Maternal deaths ihme in Sweden
Sweden: Maternal deaths ihme was 5.05 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
5.05
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
142nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
9.24
in 1988
All-time low
4.85
in 1998
Years of data
36
1985–2020
Maternal deaths ihme in Sweden, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 5.05 for maternal deaths ihme in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal deaths ihme in Sweden peaked at 9.24 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 4.85, in 1998.
Sweden ranks 142nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.92 | 7.17 | 9.24 | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.82 | 4.85 | 8.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.42 | 5.18 | 5.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.31 | 5.11 | 5.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.05 | 5.05 | 5.05 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More health data for Sweden
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 66,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 57,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal deaths ihme in Sweden?
- Maternal deaths ihme in Sweden was 5.05 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal deaths ihme recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 9.24 in 1988.
- What is the lowest maternal deaths ihme recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.85 in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for maternal deaths ihme?
- Sweden ranks 142nd out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal deaths ihme rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Maternal deaths ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).