Number of youth deaths in Sweden
Sweden: Number of youth deaths was 336 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Sweden, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Sweden is 336 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Sweden peaked at 958 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 336 deaths, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 141st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Sweden, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 958 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 939 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 885 deaths | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 814 deaths | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 739 deaths | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 664 deaths | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 601 deaths | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 554 deaths | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 527 deaths | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 511 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 504 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 500 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 500 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 498 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 488 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 473 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 460 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 449 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 437 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 432 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 430 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 424 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 417 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 416 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 414 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 412 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 411 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 406 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 399 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 393 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 386 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 380 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 368 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 348 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 336 deaths | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 719.2 deaths | 511 deaths | 958 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 474.1 deaths | 432 deaths | 504 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 412.2 deaths | 393 deaths | 430 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 363.6 deaths | 336 deaths | 386 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Sweden?
- Number of youth deaths in Sweden was 336 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 958 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 336 deaths in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for number of youth deaths?
- Sweden ranks 141st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.