Netherlands (Kingdom of the) vs Sweden: Maternal mortality ratio

Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
4.3 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Sweden
4.03 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank
187th
Sweden rank
188th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
  • Sweden
468101214200020112023

How they compare

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) currently reports 4.3 per 100,000 live births against 4.03 per 100,000 live births in Sweden, a difference of 0.27 per 100,000 live births.

That makes Netherlands (Kingdom of the)'s figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 187th and Sweden ranks 188th of 210 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 10.4 per 100,000 live births 5.27 per 100,000 live births 5.13 per 100,000 live births Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2010s 5.52 per 100,000 live births 4.71 per 100,000 live births 0.8059 per 100,000 live births Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2020s 4.36 per 100,000 live births 4.86 per 100,000 live births 0.4925 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 (Kingdom of the) or Sweden?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the), at 4.3 per 100,000 live births against 4.03 per 100,000 live births in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and Sweden?
0.27 per 100,000 live births, with Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and Sweden?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and Sweden rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 187th and Sweden ranks 188th of 210 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) vs Sweden: Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/maternal-mortality-ratio/netherlands-kingdom-of-the/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/maternal-mortality-ratio/netherlands-kingdom-of-the/sweden/">Netherlands (Kingdom of the) vs Sweden: Maternal mortality ratio</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
per 100,000 live births
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
247 places, 5,928 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed