What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Italy and Sweden?

0.08 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Sweden: Maternal mortality ratio

Italy

4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Sweden

4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Italy rank

169th

Sweden rank

171st

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Italy
Sweden

How they compare

Italy currently reports 4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births in Sweden, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 169th and Sweden ranks 171st of 185 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1980s	17.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	Italy
1990s	13.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.44 deaths per 100,000 live births	Italy
2000s	8.17 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.38 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	Italy
2010s	6.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.65 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.59 deaths per 100,000 live births	Italy
2020s	4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.0831 deaths per 100,000 live births	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Italy or Sweden?: Italy, at 4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births in Sweden as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Italy and Sweden?: 0.08 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Italy ranks 169th and Sweden ranks 171st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.