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

Sweden, at 240 deaths against 206 deaths in Ireland as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland 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.

Ireland vs Sweden: Number of child deaths

Ireland

206 deaths

in 2024

Sweden

240 deaths

in 2024

Ireland rank

146th

Sweden rank

144th

Number of child deaths over time

Ireland
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 240 deaths against 206 deaths in Ireland, a difference of 34 deaths.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 146th and Sweden ranks 144th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,468 deaths	2,198 deaths	270.8 deaths	Ireland
1960s	1,793 deaths	1,863 deaths	70 deaths	Sweden
1970s	1,320 deaths	1,150 deaths	169.3 deaths	Ireland
1980s	749.9 deaths	758.4 deaths	8.5 deaths	Sweden
1990s	398.8 deaths	581.9 deaths	183.1 deaths	Sweden
2000s	339.5 deaths	358.3 deaths	18.8 deaths	Sweden
2010s	256.1 deaths	324.4 deaths	68.3 deaths	Sweden
2020s	206.8 deaths	269.6 deaths	62.8 deaths	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Ireland or Sweden?: Sweden, at 240 deaths against 206 deaths in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Ireland and Sweden?: 34 deaths, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for number of child deaths?: Ireland ranks 146th 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 .