Germany vs Sweden: Maternal mortality ratio
Germany
4.43 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Sweden
4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Germany rank
175th
Sweden rank
174th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.43 deaths per 100,000 live births in Germany, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 175th and Sweden ranks 174th of 189 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 142.93 deaths per 100,000 live births | 43.77 deaths per 100,000 live births | 99.16 deaths per 100,000 live births | Germany |
| 1960s | 74.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | 17.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 56.22 deaths per 100,000 live births | Germany |
| 1970s | 38.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.01 deaths per 100,000 live births | 32.23 deaths per 100,000 live births | Germany |
| 1980s | 13.22 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.01 deaths per 100,000 live births | Germany |
| 1990s | 8.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 live births | Germany |
| 2000s | 6.74 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.38 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 live births | Germany |
| 2010s | 5.12 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.65 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.4691 deaths per 100,000 live births | Germany |
| 2020s | 4.43 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.0794 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Germany or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.43 deaths per 100,000 live births in Germany as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Germany and Sweden?
- 0.08 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Germany ranks 175th 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.