Denmark vs Sweden: Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate
Denmark
0.0%
in 2023
Sweden
0.0%
in 2023
Denmark rank
181st
Sweden rank
179th
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 4.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 181st and Sweden ranks 179th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1980s | -0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate?
- Denmark ranks 181st and Sweden ranks 179th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. 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
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.