Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Czechia or Sweden?

Sweden, at 138 deaths against 127 deaths in Czechia as of 2024.

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

42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Czechia vs Sweden: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Czechia

127 deaths

in 2024

Sweden

138 deaths

in 2024

Czechia rank

146th

Sweden rank

143rd

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Czechia
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 138 deaths against 127 deaths in Czechia, a difference of 11 deaths.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 146th and Sweden ranks 143rd of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,135 deaths	406.29 deaths	728.29 deaths	Czechia
1990s	544.5 deaths	307.7 deaths	236.8 deaths	Czechia
2000s	224.5 deaths	197.9 deaths	26.6 deaths	Czechia
2010s	178.6 deaths	175.9 deaths	2.7 deaths	Czechia
2020s	144.4 deaths	151.2 deaths	6.8 deaths	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Czechia or Sweden?: Sweden, at 138 deaths against 127 deaths in Czechia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Czechia and Sweden?: 11 deaths, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Czechia ranks 146th and Sweden ranks 143rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .