Czechia vs Sweden: Number of child deaths per woman
Czechia
0.0043 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Sweden
0.0046 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Czechia rank
186th
Sweden rank
183rd
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Czechia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0043 under-five deaths per woman in Czechia, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 186th and Sweden ranks 183rd of 200 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2354 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0654 under-five deaths per woman | 0.17 under-five deaths per woman | Czechia |
| 1950s | 0.1075 under-five deaths per woman | 0.051 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0565 under-five deaths per woman | Czechia |
| 1960s | 0.051 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0376 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0134 under-five deaths per woman | Czechia |
| 1970s | 0.0484 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0196 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0288 under-five deaths per woman | Czechia |
| 1980s | 0.0283 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0135 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0148 under-five deaths per woman | Czechia |
| 1990s | 0.0136 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0098 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0039 under-five deaths per woman | Czechia |
| 2000s | 0.0057 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0064 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.005 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0045 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0045 under-five deaths per woman | 0 under-five deaths per woman | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Czechia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0043 under-five deaths per woman in Czechia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Czechia and Sweden?
- 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Czechia ranks 186th and Sweden ranks 183rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).