Croatia vs Sweden: Number of under-five deaths

Croatia
181
in 2024
Sweden
240
in 2024
Croatia rank
147th
Sweden rank
144th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Croatia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 240 against 181 in Croatia, a difference of 59.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 147th and Sweden ranks 144th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 954.75 769.5 185.25 Croatia
1990s 554.2 581.9 27.7 Sweden
2000s 291.1 358.3 67.2 Sweden
2010s 196.3 324.4 128.1 Sweden
2020s 165 269.6 104.6 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Croatia or Sweden?
Sweden, at 240 against 181 in Croatia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Croatia and Sweden?
59, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Sweden?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Sweden rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Croatia ranks 147th and Sweden ranks 144th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.