Japan vs Sweden: Maternal mortality
Japan
4.31
in 2020
Sweden
4.51
in 2020
Japan rank
176th
Sweden rank
174th
Maternal mortality over time
- Japan
- Sweden
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 73 shared years of data; in 1935 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 176th and Sweden ranks 174th of 189 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 9 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 260 | 256.09 | 3.91 | Japan |
| 1940s | 204 | 151.55 | 52.45 | Japan |
| 1950s | 162.37 | 49.77 | 112.59 | Japan |
| 1960s | 91.12 | 17.84 | 73.28 | Japan |
| 1970s | 32.41 | 6.01 | 26.4 | Japan |
| 1980s | 16.22 | 6.21 | 10.01 | 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, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.51 against 4.31 in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.2, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1935 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for maternal mortality?
- Japan ranks 176th and Sweden ranks 174th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.