Japan vs Sweden: Maternal mortality rate who mdb

Japan
0.0257
in 2023
Sweden
0.028
in 2023
Japan rank
88th
Sweden rank
85th

Maternal mortality rate who mdb over time

  • Japan
  • Sweden
0246195019862023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.028 against 0.0257 in Japan, a difference of 0.0023.

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 88th and Sweden ranks 85th of 111 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 3.58 0.7686 2.81 Japan
1960s 1.52 0.3002 1.22 Japan
1970s 0.5394 0.0883 0.4511 Japan
1980s 0.1861 0.0599 0.1262 Japan
1990s 0.0817 0.0448 0.0369 Japan
2000s 0.0546 0.0476 0.007 Japan
2010s 0.0373 0.0422 0.0049 Sweden
2020s 0.0295 0.0468 0.0173 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality rate who mdb, Japan or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.028 against 0.0257 in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality rate who mdb between Japan and Sweden?
0.0023, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
Japan ranks 88th 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