Netherlands vs Sweden: Maternal mortality
Netherlands
4.31
in 2020
Sweden
4.51
in 2020
Netherlands rank
177th
Sweden rank
174th
Maternal mortality over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.51 against 4.31 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2.
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 | 429.11 | 19.11 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 380 | 378.07 | 1.93 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 275 | 288.13 | 13.13 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 238.33 | 245.41 | 7.08 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 255 | 262.11 | 7.11 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 269.7 | 293.59 | 23.89 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 295.5 | 304.69 | 9.19 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 176 | 134.69 | 41.31 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 69.26 | 49.77 | 19.49 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 29.18 | 17.84 | 11.34 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 10.77 | 6.01 | 4.76 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 10.06 | 6.21 | 3.85 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 12.02 | 6.4 | 5.62 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 10.39 | 5.38 | 5.01 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 5.32 | 4.65 | 0.6702 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 4.31 | 4.51 | 0.1961 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.51 against 4.31 in Netherlands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0.2, 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?
- Netherlands ranks 177th 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.