Norway vs Sweden: Child mortality by sex
Norway
0.2735
in 2024
Sweden
0.2615
in 2024
Norway rank
189th
Sweden rank
191st
Child mortality by sex over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.2735 against 0.2615 in Sweden, a difference of 0.012.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 189th and Sweden ranks 191st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.03 | 2.55 | 0.4754 | Norway |
| 1960s | 2.25 | 1.9 | 0.352 | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.51 | 1.22 | 0.2896 | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 0.851 | 0.2659 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.7016 | 0.5825 | 0.1191 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.4575 | 0.3981 | 0.0594 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.3056 | 0.3114 | 0.0058 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2655 | 0.2711 | 0.0056 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 0.2735 against 0.2615 in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.012, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Norway ranks 189th and Sweden ranks 191st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.