Norway vs Sweden: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Norway
0.0046 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Sweden
0.0046 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Norway rank
184th
Sweden rank
183rd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman in Norway, a difference of 0 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 189 shared years of data; in 1836 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 184th and Sweden ranks 183rd of 200 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 10 and Sweden in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.9273 under-five deaths per woman | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1598 under-five deaths per woman | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.8583 under-five deaths per woman | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 0.161 under-five deaths per woman | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.7672 under-five deaths per woman | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3066 under-five deaths per woman | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.8829 under-five deaths per woman | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1588 under-five deaths per woman | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.8066 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9561 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1495 under-five deaths per woman | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.7647 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8056 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0409 under-five deaths per woman | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.6891 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6475 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0416 under-five deaths per woman | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.4632 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4964 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0333 under-five deaths per woman | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.335 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3197 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0152 under-five deaths per woman | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.1969 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1941 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0028 under-five deaths per woman | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.1052 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1074 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0022 under-five deaths per woman | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.1111 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0845 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0266 under-five deaths per woman | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.0726 under-five deaths per woman | 0.051 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0217 under-five deaths per woman | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.0572 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0376 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0196 under-five deaths per woman | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.0283 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0196 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0086 under-five deaths per woman | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.0172 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0135 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0037 under-five deaths per woman | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.0119 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0098 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0021 under-five deaths per woman | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.0077 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0064 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0013 under-five deaths per woman | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0045 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman | Sweden |
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, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Norway and Sweden?
- 0 under-five deaths per woman, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 189 years are reported by both, from 1836 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Norway ranks 184th 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).