Bhutan vs Sweden: Number of maternal deaths by region

Bhutan
5.99 deaths
in 2020
Sweden
5.05 deaths
in 2020
Bhutan rank
140th
Sweden rank
142nd

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

  • Bhutan
  • Sweden
050100150198520022020

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 5.99 deaths against 5.05 deaths in Sweden, a difference of 0.94 deaths.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 140th and Sweden ranks 142nd of 185 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 148.69 deaths 7.92 deaths 140.78 deaths Bhutan
1990s 84.32 deaths 6.82 deaths 77.5 deaths Bhutan
2000s 29.34 deaths 5.42 deaths 23.92 deaths Bhutan
2010s 10.01 deaths 5.31 deaths 4.7 deaths Bhutan
2020s 5.99 deaths 5.05 deaths 0.946 deaths Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Bhutan or Sweden?
Bhutan, at 5.99 deaths against 5.05 deaths in Sweden as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Bhutan and Sweden?
0.94 deaths, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sweden?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bhutan and Sweden rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?
Bhutan ranks 140th and Sweden ranks 142nd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of maternal deaths by region
Unit
deaths
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.