Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Denmark or Sweden?

Sweden, at 240 deaths against 199 deaths in Denmark as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Sweden: Number of children who die before age 5

Denmark

199 deaths

in 2023

Sweden

240 deaths

in 2023

Denmark rank

148th

Sweden rank

145th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 240 deaths against 199 deaths in Denmark, a difference of 41 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 148th and Sweden ranks 145th of 236 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	2,338 deaths	2,458 deaths	120.3 deaths	Sweden
1960s	1,718 deaths	1,877 deaths	158.8 deaths	Sweden
1970s	916.9 deaths	1,158 deaths	241.3 deaths	Sweden
1980s	540.2 deaths	758 deaths	217.8 deaths	Sweden
1990s	463.1 deaths	587.2 deaths	124.1 deaths	Sweden
2000s	329.5 deaths	360.4 deaths	30.9 deaths	Sweden
2010s	239.4 deaths	324.1 deaths	84.7 deaths	Sweden
2020s	215 deaths	275.5 deaths	60.5 deaths	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Denmark or Sweden?: Sweden, at 240 deaths against 199 deaths in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Denmark and Sweden?: 41 deaths, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Denmark ranks 148th and Sweden ranks 145th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.