Denmark vs Sweden: Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income

Denmark
4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Sweden
4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Denmark rank
167th
Sweden rank
170th

Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
4681012198520022020

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births in Sweden, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 167th and Sweden ranks 170th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 11.83 deaths per 100,000 live births 7.37 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.46 deaths per 100,000 live births Denmark
1990s 10.2 deaths per 100,000 live births 6.4 deaths per 100,000 live births 3.8 deaths per 100,000 live births Denmark
2000s 7.37 deaths per 100,000 live births 5.38 deaths per 100,000 live births 2 deaths per 100,000 live births Denmark
2010s 5.53 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.65 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.8836 deaths per 100,000 live births Denmark
2020s 4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.1499 deaths per 100,000 live births Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income, Denmark or Sweden?
Denmark, at 4.66 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 vs. average daily income between Denmark and Sweden?
0.15 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income?
Denmark ranks 167th and Sweden ranks 170th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income
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
184 places, 6,624 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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