Ireland vs Sweden: Maternal mortality ratio
Ireland
3.79 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Sweden
4.03 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Ireland rank
178th
Sweden rank
175th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Ireland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.03 per 100,000 live births against 3.79 per 100,000 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.24 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 178th and Sweden ranks 175th of 196 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.47 per 100,000 live births | 5.27 per 100,000 live births | 1.2 per 100,000 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 4.95 per 100,000 live births | 4.71 per 100,000 live births | 0.2378 per 100,000 live births | Ireland |
| 2020s | 5.48 per 100,000 live births | 4.86 per 100,000 live births | 0.6256 per 100,000 live births | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Ireland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.03 per 100,000 live births against 3.79 per 100,000 live births in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Ireland and Sweden?
- 0.24 per 100,000 live births, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Ireland ranks 178th and Sweden ranks 175th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.