Denmark vs Sweden: Maternal mortality ratio
Denmark
4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Sweden
4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Denmark rank
168th
Sweden rank
171st
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
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 168th and Sweden ranks 171st of 185 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, 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 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?
- Denmark ranks 168th 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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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.