New Zealand vs Sweden: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre

New Zealand
0.0011 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0006 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
183rd
Sweden rank
186th

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sweden
00.0020.0040.006196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0011 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0006 deaths per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.0005 deaths per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.7 times Sweden's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 183rd and Sweden ranks 186th of 195 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0056 deaths per square kilometre 0.0045 deaths per square kilometre 0.001 deaths per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.0041 deaths per square kilometre 0.0028 deaths per square kilometre 0.0013 deaths per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.0027 deaths per square kilometre 0.0019 deaths per square kilometre 0.0009 deaths per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 0.002 deaths per square kilometre 0.0014 deaths per square kilometre 0.0006 deaths per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.0015 deaths per square kilometre 0.0009 deaths per square kilometre 0.0006 deaths per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.0013 deaths per square kilometre 0.0008 deaths per square kilometre 0.0005 deaths per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.0011 deaths per square kilometre 0.0007 deaths per square kilometre 0.0004 deaths per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Sweden?
New Zealand, at 0.0011 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0006 deaths per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of child deaths, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Sweden?
0.0005 deaths per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 183rd and Sweden ranks 186th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
deaths per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 10,420 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.