Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Sweden
Sweden: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty was 0.2406 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Sweden, 1980–2024
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 vs. share in extreme poverty in Sweden is 0.2406 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 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 vs. share in extreme poverty in Sweden peaked at 0.8444 deaths per 100 live births in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.2406 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 192nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Sweden?
- Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty 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 vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8444 deaths per 100 live births in 1980.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2406 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Sweden ranks 192nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .