What is child mortality rate in Sweden?

Child mortality rate in Sweden was 0.2406 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Sweden?

The highest recorded value was 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Sweden?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2406 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Sweden rank for child mortality rate?

Sweden ranks 192nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Sweden

Name: Child mortality rate in Sweden
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sweden: Child mortality rate was 0.2406 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.2406 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.8%

World rank

192nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

1.34 deaths per 100 live births

in 1970

All-time low

0.2406 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Child mortality rate in Sweden, 1970–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Sweden is 0.2406 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Sweden peaked at 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.2406 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Sweden 192nd out of 199 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
1970s	1.08 deaths per 100 live births	0.8723 deaths per 100 live births	1.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.7726 deaths per 100 live births	0.7193 deaths per 100 live births	0.8444 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.5279 deaths per 100 live births	0.4151 deaths per 100 live births	0.6969 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.3645 deaths per 100 live births	0.3128 deaths per 100 live births	0.4099 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.2868 deaths per 100 live births	0.2642 deaths per 100 live births	0.3062 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.2495 deaths per 100 live births	0.2406 deaths per 100 live births	0.2588 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Sweden

189 Latvia 0.2501 deaths per 100 live births compare
190 Norway 0.2487 deaths per 100 live births compare
191 Japan 0.2434 deaths per 100 live births compare
193 Montenegro 0.2383 deaths per 100 live births compare
194 Finland 0.2352 deaths per 100 live births compare
195 Belarus 0.2331 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Sweden

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,109 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 30 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 66,073 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,430 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,494 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,433 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,970 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 57,504 (2025)

All data for Sweden →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Sweden?: Child mortality rate in Sweden was 0.2406 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Sweden?: The highest recorded value was 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Sweden?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2406 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Sweden rank for child mortality rate?: Sweden ranks 192nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,614 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .