Japan vs Sweden: Child mortality around the world
Japan
0.2268
in 2023
Sweden
0.2354
in 2023
Japan rank
222nd
Sweden rank
220th
Child mortality around the world over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2354 against 0.2268 in Japan, a difference of 0.0086.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 222nd and Sweden ranks 220th of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.3 | 2.24 | 4.06 | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.73 | 1.67 | 1.06 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.38 | 1.09 | 0.2895 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.7859 | 0.7651 | 0.0208 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.5672 | 0.5327 | 0.0344 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.3823 | 0.3625 | 0.0198 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.2857 | 0.2833 | 0.0024 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2292 | 0.2506 | 0.0215 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality around the world, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.2354 against 0.2268 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality around the world between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.0086, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for child mortality around the world?
- Japan ranks 222nd and Sweden ranks 220th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child mortality around the world. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.