Spain vs Sweden: Maternal mortality rate who mdb

Spain
0.0259
in 2023
Sweden
0.028
in 2023
Spain rank
87th
Sweden rank
85th

Maternal mortality rate who mdb over time

  • Spain
  • Sweden
00.511.52195119872023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.028 against 0.0259 in Spain, a difference of 0.0021.

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

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

Spain ranks 87th and Sweden ranks 85th of 111 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 1.86 0.7686 1.09 Spain
1960s 1.14 0.3002 0.8442 Spain
1970s 0.4906 0.0883 0.4023 Spain
1980s 0.0958 0.0599 0.036 Spain
1990s 0.0336 0.0448 0.0113 Sweden
2000s 0.0368 0.0476 0.0108 Sweden
2010s 0.0264 0.0422 0.0157 Sweden
2020s 0.0256 0.0468 0.0212 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality rate who mdb, Spain or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.028 against 0.0259 in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality rate who mdb between Spain and Sweden?
0.0021, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
Spain ranks 87th 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