Which has higher number of child deaths, Austria or Sweden?

Austria, at 258 deaths against 240 deaths in Sweden as of 2024.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1955 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Sweden: Number of child deaths

Austria

258 deaths

in 2024

Sweden

240 deaths

in 2024

Austria rank

141st

Sweden rank

144th

Number of child deaths over time

Austria
Sweden

How they compare

Austria currently reports 258 deaths against 240 deaths in Sweden, a difference of 18 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 141st and Sweden ranks 144th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	5,603 deaths	2,198 deaths	3,406 deaths	Austria
1960s	4,436 deaths	1,863 deaths	2,573 deaths	Austria
1970s	2,364 deaths	1,150 deaths	1,214 deaths	Austria
1980s	1,165 deaths	758.4 deaths	406.8 deaths	Austria
1990s	657.4 deaths	581.9 deaths	75.5 deaths	Austria
2000s	384.2 deaths	358.3 deaths	25.9 deaths	Austria
2010s	309.7 deaths	324.4 deaths	14.7 deaths	Sweden
2020s	276 deaths	269.6 deaths	6.4 deaths	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Austria or Sweden?: Austria, at 258 deaths against 240 deaths in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Austria and Sweden?: 18 deaths, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for number of child deaths?: Austria ranks 141st and Sweden ranks 144th 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of 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, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .