Israel vs Sweden: Number of maternal deaths by region

Israel
4.97 deaths
in 2020
Sweden
5.05 deaths
in 2020
Israel rank
143rd
Sweden rank
142nd

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

  • Israel
  • Sweden
010203040198520022020

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 5.05 deaths against 4.97 deaths in Israel, a difference of 0.08 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 143rd and Sweden ranks 142nd of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 40.25 deaths 7.92 deaths 32.33 deaths Israel
1990s 26.32 deaths 6.82 deaths 19.49 deaths Israel
2000s 6.81 deaths 5.42 deaths 1.39 deaths Israel
2010s 4.89 deaths 5.31 deaths 0.4221 deaths Sweden
2020s 4.97 deaths 5.05 deaths 0.0825 deaths Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Israel or Sweden?
Sweden, at 5.05 deaths against 4.97 deaths in Israel as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Israel and Sweden?
0.08 deaths, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sweden?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Israel and Sweden rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?
Israel ranks 143rd 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.