Italy vs Sweden: Maternal mortality rate who mdb

Italy
0.031
in 2023
Sweden
0.028
in 2023
Italy rank
82nd
Sweden rank
85th

Maternal mortality rate who mdb over time

  • Italy
  • Sweden
0123195119872023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.031 against 0.028 in Sweden, a difference of 0.003.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 82nd and Sweden ranks 85th of 111 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 2.35 0.7686 1.59 Italy
1960s 1.58 0.3002 1.28 Italy
1970s 0.5365 0.0883 0.4482 Italy
1980s 0.0959 0.0599 0.036 Italy
1990s 0.0451 0.0448 0.0002 Italy
2000s 0.0282 0.0476 0.0194 Sweden
2010s 0.0241 0.0422 0.018 Sweden
2020s 0.0269 0.0468 0.0198 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality rate who mdb, Italy or Sweden?
Italy, at 0.031 against 0.028 in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality rate who mdb between Italy and Sweden?
0.003, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
Italy ranks 82nd and Sweden ranks 85th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality rate who mdb. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality rate who mdb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,924 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed