What is youth mortality rate in Sweden?

Youth mortality rate in Sweden was 0.3168 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Sweden?

The highest recorded value was 3.23 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Sweden?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3168 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Sweden rank for youth mortality rate?

Sweden ranks 193rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Sweden?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Youth mortality rate in Sweden

Name: Youth 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: Youth mortality rate was 0.3168 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.3168 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.2%

World rank

193rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.23 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

0.3168 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Youth mortality rate in Sweden, 1950–2024

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 youth mortality rate in Sweden is 0.3168 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Sweden peaked at 3.23 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.3168 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Sweden ranks 193rd of 199 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	2.71 deaths per 100 live births	2.38 deaths per 100 live births	3.23 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	2.03 deaths per 100 live births	1.71 deaths per 100 live births	2.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.35 deaths per 100 live births	1.09 deaths per 100 live births	1.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.9452 deaths per 100 live births	0.8682 deaths per 100 live births	1.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.6571 deaths per 100 live births	0.5329 deaths per 100 live births	0.8404 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.4688 deaths per 100 live births	0.4039 deaths per 100 live births	0.5257 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.3668 deaths per 100 live births	0.3387 deaths per 100 live births	0.3946 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.3246 deaths per 100 live births	0.3168 deaths per 100 live births	0.3331 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Sweden

190 Belarus 0.3273 deaths per 100 live births compare
191 Japan 0.326 deaths per 100 live births compare
192 Andorra 0.3199 deaths per 100 live births compare
194 Norway 0.3167 deaths per 100 live births compare
195 Finland 0.3156 deaths per 100 live births compare
196 Estonia 0.3145 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth mortality rate in Sweden?: Youth mortality rate in Sweden was 0.3168 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Sweden?: The highest recorded value was 3.23 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Sweden?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3168 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Sweden rank for youth mortality rate?: Sweden ranks 193rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Sweden?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Youth 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, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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