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
171st
Sweden rank
174th
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 25 times across 89 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 171st and Sweden ranks 174th of 189 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 10 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 266.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | 281.69 deaths per 100,000 live births | 15.35 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sweden |
| 1930s | 360.3 deaths per 100,000 live births | 304.69 deaths per 100,000 live births | 55.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | Denmark |
| 1940s | 239 deaths per 100,000 live births | 216.12 deaths per 100,000 live births | 22.88 deaths per 100,000 live births | Denmark |
| 1950s | 56.67 deaths per 100,000 live births | 48.47 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.2 deaths per 100,000 live births | Denmark |
| 1960s | 18.77 deaths per 100,000 live births | 17.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.9253 deaths per 100,000 live births | Denmark |
| 1970s | 6.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.01 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.0825 deaths per 100,000 live births | Denmark |
| 1980s | 9.32 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.11 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?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2020.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Denmark ranks 171st and Sweden ranks 174th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing 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
Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births, based on data from death certificates, large-scale surveys, and statistical modeling.