Child mortality line chart by sex in Sweden
Sweden: Child mortality line chart by sex was 0.2185 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality line chart by sex in Sweden, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality line chart by sex in Sweden stood at 0.2185. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality line chart by sex in Sweden peaked at 2.36 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2185, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 188th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.96 | 1.71 | 2.36 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.44 | 1.19 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9428 | 0.7713 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6902 | 0.6403 | 0.749 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4706 | 0.3705 | 0.6199 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3291 | 0.2847 | 0.3662 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2609 | 0.2402 | 0.2787 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2268 | 0.2185 | 0.2353 | 5 |
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More health data for Sweden
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2091 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.2263 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4962 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality line chart by sex in Sweden?
- Child mortality line chart by sex in Sweden was 0.2185 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality line chart by sex recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality line chart by sex recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2185 in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for child mortality line chart by sex?
- Sweden ranks 188th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality line chart by sex rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality line chart by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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