Spain vs Sweden: Children died before five per woman

Spain
0.0047
in 2024
Sweden
0.0046
in 2024
Spain rank
182nd
Sweden rank
183rd

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Spain
  • Sweden
00.511.5180019122024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0047 against 0.0046 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0001.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 149 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 182nd and Sweden ranks 183rd of 200 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 13 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sweden Difference Ahead
1850s 1.4 1.12 0.276 Spain
1860s 1.54 1.04 0.4987 Spain
1870s 1.53 0.9373 0.594 Spain
1880s 1.48 0.8211 0.6633 Spain
1900s 1.31 0.4964 0.8149 Spain
1910s 1.21 0.3197 0.8906 Spain
1920s 0.9483 0.1941 0.7542 Spain
1930s 0.6043 0.1074 0.4969 Spain
1940s 0.3981 0.0845 0.3137 Spain
1950s 0.189 0.051 0.138 Spain
1960s 0.1247 0.0376 0.0871 Spain
1970s 0.0639 0.0196 0.0442 Spain
1980s 0.0206 0.0135 0.0071 Spain
1990s 0.0089 0.0098 0.0009 Sweden
2000s 0.0063 0.0064 0.0001 Sweden
2010s 0.0045 0.0053 0.0008 Sweden
2020s 0.0044 0.0045 0.0002 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Spain or Sweden?
Spain, at 0.0047 against 0.0046 in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Spain and Sweden?
0.0001, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
149 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Spain ranks 182nd 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