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
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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

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.