Sweden vs Taiwan, China: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Sweden
0.0046 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Taiwan, China
0.0049 under-five deaths per woman
in 2010
Sweden rank
183rd
Taiwan, China rank
181st
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Sweden
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Taiwan, China currently reports 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman in Sweden, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Taiwan, China ahead.
Sweden ranks 183rd and Taiwan, China ranks 181st of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan, China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0196 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0648 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0451 under-five deaths per woman | Taiwan, China |
| 1980s | 0.0135 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0235 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0099 under-five deaths per woman | Taiwan, China |
| 1990s | 0.0098 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0148 under-five deaths per woman | 0.005 under-five deaths per woman | Taiwan, China |
| 2000s | 0.0064 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0086 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0023 under-five deaths per woman | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0011 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, Sweden or Taiwan, China?
- Taiwan, China, at 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman in Sweden as of 2010.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Sweden and Taiwan, China?
- 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, with Taiwan, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Taiwan, China?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.
- How do Sweden and Taiwan, China rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Sweden ranks 183rd and Taiwan, China ranks 181st 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).