Japan vs Sweden: Child mortality
Japan
0.24
in 2024
Sweden
0.24
in 2024
Japan rank
192nd
Sweden rank
192nd
Child mortality over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.24 against 0.24 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 192nd and Sweden ranks 192nd of 200 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 9 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 24.67 | 7.94 | 16.73 | Japan |
| 1930s | 18.17 | 6.04 | 12.13 | Japan |
| 1940s | 12.14 | 3.67 | 8.48 | Japan |
| 1950s | 6.33 | 2.26 | 4.06 | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.72 | 1.67 | 1.05 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.38 | 1.08 | 0.297 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.786 | 0.771 | 0.015 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.566 | 0.529 | 0.037 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.384 | 0.364 | 0.02 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.287 | 0.287 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.24 | 0.248 | 0.008 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Japan or Sweden?
- Japan, at 0.24 against 0.24 in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Japan and Sweden?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for child mortality?
- Japan ranks 192nd and Sweden ranks 192nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.