Italy vs Sweden: Maternal mortality ratio
Italy
4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Sweden
4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Italy rank
172nd
Sweden rank
174th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births in Sweden, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100,000 live births.
Across all 69 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 172nd and Sweden ranks 174th of 189 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 127.48 deaths per 100,000 live births | 48.47 deaths per 100,000 live births | 79.01 deaths per 100,000 live births | Italy |
| 1960s | 83.74 deaths per 100,000 live births | 17.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 65.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | Italy |
| 1970s | 32.19 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.01 deaths per 100,000 live births | 26.18 deaths per 100,000 live births | Italy |
| 1980s | 14.78 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.58 deaths per 100,000 live births | Italy |
| 1990s | 13.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.44 deaths per 100,000 live births | Italy |
| 2000s | 8.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.38 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.79 deaths per 100,000 live births | Italy |
| 2010s | 6.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.65 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 live births | Italy |
| 2020s | 4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.0831 deaths per 100,000 live births | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 4.59 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 Italy and Sweden?
- 0.08 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Italy ranks 172nd 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
The 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.