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

0.2 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands 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.

Netherlands vs Sweden: Maternal mortality ratio

Netherlands

4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Sweden

4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Netherlands rank

174th

Sweden rank

171st

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Netherlands
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 174th and Sweden ranks 171st of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1980s	11.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.17 deaths per 100,000 live births	Netherlands
1990s	12.02 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	Netherlands
2000s	10.39 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.38 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.01 deaths per 100,000 live births	Netherlands
2010s	5.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.65 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.6702 deaths per 100,000 live births	Netherlands
2020s	4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.1961 deaths per 100,000 live births	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Netherlands or Sweden?: Sweden, at 4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Netherlands as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Netherlands and Sweden?: 0.2 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Netherlands ranks 174th 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.