Lifetime risk of maternal death in Sweden
Sweden: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0053 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Sweden, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Sweden stood at 0.0053. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.1% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Sweden peaked at 0.0158 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0053, in 2023.
That places Sweden 176th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0126 | — |
| 1986 | 0.0133 | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0136 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0158 | +16.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0151 | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0158 | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0154 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0144 | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0135 | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0123 | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0104 | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0088 | -14.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0079 | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0077 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0077 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0074 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0072 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0078 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0082 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.008 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0077 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0083 | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0082 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0082 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0082 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0079 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0079 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.008 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.008 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0079 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0073 | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0074 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0072 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0071 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0069 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.008 | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0079 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0053 | -26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0141 | 0.0126 | 0.0158 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0114 | 0.0077 | 0.0158 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0079 | 0.0072 | 0.0083 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0076 | 0.0069 | 0.008 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0071 | 0.0053 | 0.008 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0811 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Sweden?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Sweden was 0.0053 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0158 in 1990.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Sweden ranks 176th 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 down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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