Mauritius vs Sweden: Number of child deaths
Mauritius
181 deaths
in 2024
Sweden
240 deaths
in 2024
Mauritius rank
147th
Sweden rank
144th
Number of child deaths over time
- Mauritius
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 240 deaths against 181 deaths in Mauritius, a difference of 59 deaths.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 147th and Sweden ranks 144th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,356 deaths | 1,847 deaths | 508.22 deaths | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 1,410 deaths | 1,150 deaths | 260.1 deaths | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 666.9 deaths | 758.4 deaths | 91.5 deaths | Sweden |
| 1990s | 472.7 deaths | 581.9 deaths | 109.2 deaths | Sweden |
| 2000s | 297.4 deaths | 358.3 deaths | 60.9 deaths | Sweden |
| 2010s | 209.2 deaths | 324.4 deaths | 115.2 deaths | Sweden |
| 2020s | 195.2 deaths | 269.6 deaths | 74.4 deaths | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Mauritius or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 240 deaths against 181 deaths in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Mauritius and Sweden?
- 59 deaths, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Sweden rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Mauritius 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 .