Sweden vs Taiwan: Number of child deaths per woman

Sweden
0.0046 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Taiwan
0.0049 under-five deaths per woman
in 2010
Sweden rank
183rd
Taiwan rank
181st

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Sweden
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman in Sweden, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Taiwan ahead.

Sweden ranks 183rd and Taiwan ranks 181st of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Taiwan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0196 under-five deaths per woman 0.0648 under-five deaths per woman 0.0451 under-five deaths per woman Taiwan
1980s 0.0135 under-five deaths per woman 0.0235 under-five deaths per woman 0.0099 under-five deaths per woman Taiwan
1990s 0.0098 under-five deaths per woman 0.0148 under-five deaths per woman 0.005 under-five deaths per woman Taiwan
2000s 0.0064 under-five deaths per woman 0.0086 under-five deaths per woman 0.0023 under-five deaths per woman Taiwan
2010s 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman 0.0011 under-five deaths per woman Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Sweden or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman in Sweden as of 2010.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Sweden and Taiwan?
0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Taiwan?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.
How do Sweden and Taiwan rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Sweden ranks 183rd and Taiwan ranks 181st 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

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).