Greece vs Sweden: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Greece
0.0051 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Sweden
0.0046 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Greece rank
180th
Sweden rank
183rd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman in Sweden, a difference of 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 96 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 180th and Sweden ranks 183rd of 200 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.4456 under-five deaths per woman | 0.181 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2646 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 1930s | 0.6714 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1074 under-five deaths per woman | 0.564 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 1940s | 0.3081 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0753 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2327 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 1950s | 0.1232 under-five deaths per woman | 0.051 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0722 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 1960s | 0.0949 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0376 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0573 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 1970s | 0.0634 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0196 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0438 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.0289 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0135 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0154 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.0121 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0098 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0024 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0064 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.0055 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0045 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Greece or Sweden?
- Greece, at 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Greece and Sweden?
- 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 96 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Greece ranks 180th and Sweden ranks 183rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).