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

Czechia, at 243 deaths against 240 deaths in Sweden as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia 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.

Czechia vs Sweden: Number of child deaths

Czechia

243 deaths

in 2024

Sweden

240 deaths

in 2024

Czechia rank

143rd

Sweden rank

144th

Number of child deaths over time

Czechia
Sweden

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 243 deaths against 240 deaths in Sweden, a difference of 3 deaths.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Czechia has been ahead every year.

Czechia ranks 143rd and Sweden ranks 144th of 199 countries.

Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,557 deaths	2,198 deaths	2,359 deaths	Czechia
1960s	3,385 deaths	1,863 deaths	1,522 deaths	Czechia
1970s	3,701 deaths	1,150 deaths	2,550 deaths	Czechia
1980s	2,022 deaths	758.4 deaths	1,264 deaths	Czechia
1990s	1,013 deaths	581.9 deaths	430.7 deaths	Czechia
2000s	440.4 deaths	358.3 deaths	82.1 deaths	Czechia
2010s	354.3 deaths	324.4 deaths	29.9 deaths	Czechia
2020s	284.6 deaths	269.6 deaths	15 deaths	Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Czechia or Sweden?: Czechia, at 243 deaths against 240 deaths in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Czechia and Sweden?: 3 deaths, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for number of child deaths?: Czechia ranks 143rd 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 .