Greece vs Sweden: Children died before five per woman

Greece
0.0051
in 2024
Sweden
0.0046
in 2024
Greece rank
180th
Sweden rank
183rd

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Greece
  • Sweden
00.511.5180019122024

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.0051 against 0.0046 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0005.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 96 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 180th and Sweden ranks 183rd of 200 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sweden Difference Ahead
1920s 0.4456 0.181 0.2646 Greece
1930s 0.6714 0.1074 0.564 Greece
1940s 0.3081 0.0753 0.2327 Greece
1950s 0.1232 0.051 0.0722 Greece
1960s 0.0949 0.0376 0.0573 Greece
1970s 0.0634 0.0196 0.0438 Greece
1980s 0.0289 0.0135 0.0154 Greece
1990s 0.0121 0.0098 0.0024 Greece
2000s 0.0067 0.0064 0.0003 Greece
2010s 0.0055 0.0053 0.0002 Greece
2020s 0.0053 0.0045 0.0008 Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Greece or Sweden?
Greece, at 0.0051 against 0.0046 in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Greece and Sweden?
0.0005, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
96 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2024.
How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Greece ranks 180th and Sweden ranks 183rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed