Netherlands vs Sweden: Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income
Netherlands
4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Sweden
4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Netherlands rank
173rd
Sweden rank
170th
Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income 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 173rd and Sweden ranks 170th of 184 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 vs. average daily income, 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 vs. average daily income 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 vs. average daily income?
- Netherlands ranks 173rd 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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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.