Netherlands vs Sweden: Maternal mortality ratio

Netherlands
4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Sweden
4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Netherlands rank
177th
Sweden rank
174th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 26 times across 121 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Sweden ahead.

Netherlands ranks 177th and Sweden ranks 174th of 189 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 9 and Sweden in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sweden Difference Ahead
1870s 410 deaths per 100,000 live births 429.11 deaths per 100,000 live births 19.11 deaths per 100,000 live births Sweden
1880s 380 deaths per 100,000 live births 378.07 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.93 deaths per 100,000 live births Netherlands
1890s 275 deaths per 100,000 live births 288.13 deaths per 100,000 live births 13.13 deaths per 100,000 live births Sweden
1900s 238.33 deaths per 100,000 live births 245.41 deaths per 100,000 live births 7.08 deaths per 100,000 live births Sweden
1910s 255 deaths per 100,000 live births 262.11 deaths per 100,000 live births 7.11 deaths per 100,000 live births Sweden
1920s 269.7 deaths per 100,000 live births 293.59 deaths per 100,000 live births 23.89 deaths per 100,000 live births Sweden
1930s 295.5 deaths per 100,000 live births 304.69 deaths per 100,000 live births 9.19 deaths per 100,000 live births Sweden
1940s 176 deaths per 100,000 live births 134.69 deaths per 100,000 live births 41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births Netherlands
1950s 69.26 deaths per 100,000 live births 49.77 deaths per 100,000 live births 19.49 deaths per 100,000 live births Netherlands
1960s 29.18 deaths per 100,000 live births 17.84 deaths per 100,000 live births 11.34 deaths per 100,000 live births Netherlands
1970s 10.77 deaths per 100,000 live births 6.01 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.76 deaths per 100,000 live births Netherlands
1980s 10.06 deaths per 100,000 live births 6.21 deaths per 100,000 live births 3.85 deaths per 100,000 live births Netherlands
1990s 12.02 deaths per 100,000 live births 6.4 deaths per 100,000 live births 5.62 deaths per 100,000 live births Netherlands
2000s 10.39 deaths per 100,000 live births 5.38 deaths per 100,000 live births 5.01 deaths per 100,000 live births Netherlands
2010s 5.32 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.65 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.6702 deaths per 100,000 live births Netherlands
2020s 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.1961 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, Netherlands or Sweden?
Sweden, at 4.51 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Netherlands as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Netherlands and Sweden?
0.2 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
121 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Netherlands ranks 177th 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

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed

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.