Child mortality rate in Sweden
Sweden: Child mortality rate was 0.4435 in 2024. β Volatile
Child mortality rate in Sweden, 1950β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Sweden is 0.4435, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Sweden peaked at 5.17 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.4435, in 2024.
That places Sweden 187th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 4.1 | 3.41 | 5.17 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.71 | 2.16 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.67 | 1.34 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2 | 1.14 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8694 | 0.7128 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6495 | 0.5705 | 0.7098 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5251 | 0.4848 | 0.5595 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4589 | 0.4435 | 0.4752 | 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, male, annual growth rate 0.2825 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5038 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 66,073 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Sweden?
- Child mortality rate in Sweden was 0.4435 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5.17 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4435 in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for child mortality rate?
- Sweden ranks 187th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child mortality rate (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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