Japan vs Sweden: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Japan
2.43 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sweden
2.41 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Japan rank
205th
Sweden rank
206th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.43 per 1,000 live births against 2.41 per 1,000 live births in Sweden, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 205th and Sweden ranks 206th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.85 per 1,000 live births | 3.65 per 1,000 live births | 0.2034 per 1,000 live births | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.84 per 1,000 live births | 2.87 per 1,000 live births | 0.0244 per 1,000 live births | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 2.5 per 1,000 live births | 0.0944 per 1,000 live births | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Japan or Sweden?
- Japan, at 2.43 per 1,000 live births against 2.41 per 1,000 live births in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.02 per 1,000 live births, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Japan ranks 205th and Sweden ranks 206th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.