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
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
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.