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

Sweden, at 240 deaths against 231 deaths in Denmark as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark 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.

Denmark vs Sweden: Number of child deaths

Denmark

231 deaths

in 2024

Sweden

240 deaths

in 2024

Denmark rank

145th

Sweden rank

144th

Number of child deaths over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 240 deaths against 231 deaths in Denmark, a difference of 9 deaths.

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

Denmark ranks 145th and Sweden ranks 144th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,058 deaths	2,198 deaths	140 deaths	Sweden
1960s	1,696 deaths	1,863 deaths	167.2 deaths	Sweden
1970s	914.3 deaths	1,150 deaths	235.9 deaths	Sweden
1980s	531.3 deaths	758.4 deaths	227.1 deaths	Sweden
1990s	459.9 deaths	581.9 deaths	122 deaths	Sweden
2000s	319.3 deaths	358.3 deaths	39 deaths	Sweden
2010s	238 deaths	324.4 deaths	86.4 deaths	Sweden
2020s	229 deaths	269.6 deaths	40.6 deaths	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Denmark or Sweden?: Sweden, at 240 deaths against 231 deaths in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Denmark and Sweden?: 9 deaths, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for number of child deaths?: Denmark ranks 145th 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 .