Japan vs Sweden: Maternal mortality vs neonatal mortality

Japan
4.31
in 2020
Sweden
4.51
in 2020
Japan rank
173rd
Sweden rank
171st

Maternal mortality vs neonatal mortality over time

  • Japan
  • Sweden
51015198520022020

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 4.51 against 4.31 in Japan, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 173rd and Sweden ranks 171st of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 14.44 7.37 7.06 Japan
1990s 10.81 6.4 4.42 Japan
2000s 7.11 5.38 1.74 Japan
2010s 5.09 4.65 0.4405 Japan
2020s 4.31 4.51 0.1929 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality vs neonatal mortality, Japan or Sweden?
Sweden, at 4.51 against 4.31 in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality vs neonatal mortality between Japan and Sweden?
0.2, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for maternal mortality vs neonatal mortality?
Japan ranks 173rd and Sweden ranks 171st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality vs neonatal mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality vs neonatal mortality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed