Lifetime risk of maternal death in Sweden
Sweden: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 18,753 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Sweden, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 18,753 1 in: rate varies by country for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.4% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Sweden peaked at 18,753 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,337 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1990.
Sweden ranks 19th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Sweden, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 7,909 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 7,526 1 in: rate varies by country | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 7,380 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 6,338 1 in: rate varies by country | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 6,616 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 6,337 1 in: rate varies by country | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 6,500 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 6,951 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 7,412 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 8,104 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 9,656 1 in: rate varies by country | +19.2% |
| 1996 | 11,301 1 in: rate varies by country | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 12,698 1 in: rate varies by country | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 13,060 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 13,002 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 13,463 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 13,827 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 12,805 1 in: rate varies by country | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 12,182 1 in: rate varies by country | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 12,495 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 12,929 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 12,015 1 in: rate varies by country | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 12,162 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 12,172 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 12,138 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 12,701 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 12,718 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 12,429 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 12,466 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 12,581 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 13,682 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 13,519 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 13,858 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 14,037 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 14,413 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 12,485 1 in: rate varies by country | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 12,629 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 13,851 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 18,753 1 in: rate varies by country | +35.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 18,753 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,964 1 in: rate varies by country, 1.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 18,753 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,578 1 in: rate varies by country, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +35.4% | 13,851 1 in: rate varies by country | 18,753 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,154 1 in: rate varies by country | 6,338 1 in: rate varies by country | 7,909 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 9,502 1 in: rate varies by country | 6,337 1 in: rate varies by country | 13,060 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,619 1 in: rate varies by country | 12,015 1 in: rate varies by country | 13,827 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,240 1 in: rate varies by country | 12,429 1 in: rate varies by country | 14,413 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,430 1 in: rate varies by country | 12,485 1 in: rate varies by country | 18,753 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 16 Greece 20,207 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 17 Ireland 20,079 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 18 Denmark 20,033 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 20 Netherlands 18,117 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 21 Slovakia 17,767 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 22 Estonia 17,634 1 in: rate varies by country compare
More health data for Sweden
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,109 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 30 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0243 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Sweden?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Sweden was 18,753 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 18,753 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,337 1 in: rate varies by country in 1990.
- How does Sweden rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Sweden ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.