Norway vs Sweden: Child mortality rate
Norway
0.2%
in 2023
Sweden
0.2%
in 2023
Norway rank
226th
Sweden rank
227th
Child mortality rate over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 226th and Sweden ranks 227th of 236 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 | 2.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Norway |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Norway ranks 226th and Sweden ranks 227th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.