Japan vs Switzerland: Maternal mortality rate who mdb

Japan
0.0257
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0277
in 2023
Japan rank
88th
Switzerland rank
86th

Maternal mortality rate who mdb over time

  • Japan
  • Switzerland
0246195019862023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0277 against 0.0257 in Japan, a difference of 0.002.

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

The two have swapped places 21 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 88th and Switzerland ranks 86th of 111 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Switzerland Difference Ahead
1950s 3.58 1.79 1.79 Japan
1960s 1.52 0.8248 0.6997 Japan
1970s 0.5394 0.2254 0.314 Japan
1980s 0.1861 0.0712 0.1149 Japan
1990s 0.0817 0.0553 0.0264 Japan
2000s 0.0546 0.0527 0.0019 Japan
2010s 0.0373 0.0588 0.0216 Switzerland
2020s 0.0295 0.0247 0.0048 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality rate who mdb, Japan or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0277 against 0.0257 in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality rate who mdb between Japan and Switzerland?
0.002, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
Japan ranks 88th and Switzerland ranks 86th 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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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