What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Norway and Sweden?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Norway ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Norway vs Sweden: Mortality rate, under-5

Norway

2.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Sweden

2.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Norway rank

185th

Sweden rank

188th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Norway
Sweden

How they compare

Norway currently reports 2.5 per 1,000 live births against 2.4 per 1,000 live births in Sweden, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 185th and Sweden ranks 188th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	19.9 per 1,000 live births	16.73 per 1,000 live births	3.17 per 1,000 live births	Norway
1970s	13.26 per 1,000 live births	10.82 per 1,000 live births	2.44 per 1,000 live births	Norway
1980s	9.96 per 1,000 live births	7.71 per 1,000 live births	2.25 per 1,000 live births	Norway
1990s	6.3 per 1,000 live births	5.29 per 1,000 live births	1.01 per 1,000 live births	Norway
2000s	4.15 per 1,000 live births	3.64 per 1,000 live births	0.51 per 1,000 live births	Norway
2010s	2.78 per 1,000 live births	2.87 per 1,000 live births	0.09 per 1,000 live births	Sweden
2020s	2.42 per 1,000 live births	2.48 per 1,000 live births	0.06 per 1,000 live births	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Norway or Sweden?: Norway, at 2.5 per 1,000 live births against 2.4 per 1,000 live births in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Norway and Sweden?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Norway ranks 185th and Sweden ranks 188th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.