Croatia vs Sweden: Number of child deaths
Croatia
181 deaths
in 2024
Sweden
240 deaths
in 2024
Croatia rank
147th
Sweden rank
144th
Number of child deaths over time
- Croatia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 240 deaths against 181 deaths in Croatia, a difference of 59 deaths.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 147th and Sweden ranks 144th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 954.75 deaths | 769.5 deaths | 185.25 deaths | Croatia |
| 1990s | 554.2 deaths | 581.9 deaths | 27.7 deaths | Sweden |
| 2000s | 291.1 deaths | 358.3 deaths | 67.2 deaths | Sweden |
| 2010s | 196.3 deaths | 324.4 deaths | 128.1 deaths | Sweden |
| 2020s | 165 deaths | 269.6 deaths | 104.6 deaths | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Croatia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 240 deaths against 181 deaths in Croatia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Croatia and Sweden?
- 59 deaths, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Sweden?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Sweden rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Croatia ranks 147th 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .