Korea vs Sweden: Midwives — Health and social employment
Midwives — Health and social employment over time
- Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 146.69 Per 1 000 live births against 35.27 Per 1 000 live births in Korea, a difference of 111.42 Per 1 000 live births.
That makes Sweden's figure about 4.2 times Korea's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th of 2 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.24 Per 1 000 live births | 93.41 Per 1 000 live births | 75.17 Per 1 000 live births | Sweden |
| 2010s | 20.79 Per 1 000 live births | 102.91 Per 1 000 live births | 82.12 Per 1 000 live births | Sweden |
| 2020s | 32.41 Per 1 000 live births | 128.09 Per 1 000 live births | 95.67 Per 1 000 live births | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher midwives — health and social employment, Korea or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 146.69 Per 1 000 live births against 35.27 Per 1 000 live births in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in midwives — health and social employment between Korea and Sweden?
- 111.42 Per 1 000 live births, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sweden?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Sweden rank globally for midwives — health and social employment?
- Korea ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th of 2 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Midwives — Health and social employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of midwives by status (ie. practising midwives, professionally active midwives, and midwives licenced to practice). Practising midwives provide services directly to patients. Professionally active midwives include practising and other (non-practising) midwives for whom their education is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. Midwives licensed to practice have acquired the requisite education and qualifications to be registered and/or legally licensed to practice midwifery. They include both practising and other (non-practising) midwives. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.