Norway vs Sweden: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Norway
0.2487 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sweden
0.2406 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Norway rank
190th
Sweden rank
192nd
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.2487 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2406 deaths per 100 live births in Sweden, a difference of 0.0081 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 192nd 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 | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4367 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 1960s | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3165 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2431 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.9967 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7726 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2241 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.6307 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5279 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1027 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.4142 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3645 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0497 deaths per 100 live births | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.2778 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2868 deaths per 100 live births | 0.009 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2415 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2495 deaths per 100 live births | 0.008 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 0.2487 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2406 deaths per 100 live births in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.0081 deaths per 100 live births, 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 vs. gdp per capita?
- Norway ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 192nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .