Japan vs Sweden: Under-five mortality rate
Japan
2.43
in 2024
Sweden
2.41
in 2024
Japan rank
192nd
Sweden rank
193rd
Under-five mortality rate over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.43 against 2.41 in Sweden, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 192nd and Sweden ranks 193rd of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 63.24 | 22.62 | 40.63 | Japan |
| 1960s | 27.19 | 16.73 | 10.46 | Japan |
| 1970s | 13.78 | 10.84 | 2.94 | Japan |
| 1980s | 7.88 | 7.73 | 0.1498 | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.66 | 5.28 | 0.3852 | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.85 | 3.65 | 0.2034 | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.84 | 2.87 | 0.0244 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.0944 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, Japan or Sweden?
- Japan, at 2.43 against 2.41 in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.02, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for under-five mortality rate?
- Japan ranks 192nd and Sweden ranks 193rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.