Denmark vs Sweden: Number of under-five deaths
Denmark
231
in 2024
Sweden
240
in 2024
Denmark rank
145th
Sweden rank
144th
Number of under-five deaths over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 240 against 231 in Denmark, a difference of 9.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 145th and Sweden ranks 144th of 196 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,696 | 1,863 | 167.2 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 914.3 | 1,150 | 235.9 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 531.3 | 758.4 | 227.1 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 459.9 | 581.9 | 122 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 319.3 | 358.3 | 39 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 238 | 324.4 | 86.4 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 229 | 269.6 | 40.6 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 240 against 231 in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Denmark and Sweden?
- 9, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
- Denmark ranks 145th 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
Number of children dying before reaching age five.