Japan vs Sweden: Youth mortality rate
Japan
0.326
in 2024
Sweden
0.3168
in 2024
Japan rank
187th
Sweden rank
189th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.326 against 0.3168 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0092.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 187th and Sweden ranks 189th of 195 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.33 | 2.71 | 4.62 | Japan |
| 1960s | 3.23 | 2.03 | 1.2 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.69 | 1.35 | 0.3343 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.979 | 0.9452 | 0.0338 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.7179 | 0.6571 | 0.0608 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.4886 | 0.4688 | 0.0197 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.3792 | 0.3668 | 0.0124 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.3181 | 0.3246 | 0.0065 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Japan or Sweden?
- Japan, at 0.326 against 0.3168 in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.0092, 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 youth mortality rate?
- Japan ranks 187th and Sweden ranks 189th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.