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Children died before five per woman in Sweden

Sweden: Children died before five per woman was 0.0046 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0046
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
183rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.63
in 1811
All-time low
0.0042
in 2021
Years of data
225
1800–2024

Children died before five per woman in Sweden, 1800–2024

00.511.5180019122024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Sweden is 0.0046, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Sweden peaked at 1.63 in 1811 and was at its lowest, 0.0042, in 2021.

That places Sweden 183rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Sweden, year by year

Year Value Change
1800 1.55 —
1801 1.4 -9.7%
1802 1.27 -9.1%
1803 1.23 -3.8%
1804 1.23 +0.2%
1805 1.2 -2.6%
1806 1.45 +21.3%
1807 1.23 -15.2%
1808 1.51 +22.5%
1809 1.38 -8.2%
1810 1.62 +16.8%
1811 1.63 +0.7%
1812 1.49 -8.6%
1813 1.28 -13.8%
1814 1.32 +3.3%
1815 1.35 +2.3%
1816 1.37 +1.2%
1817 1.31 -4.5%
1818 1.29 -1.1%
1819 1.37 +6.2%
1820 1.22 -11.2%
1821 1.53 +25.7%
1822 1.25 -18.7%
1823 1.14 -8.9%
1824 1.1 -3.1%
1825 1.18 +7.3%
1826 1.2 +1.3%
1827 1 -16.0%
1828 1.35 +33.9%
1829 1.5 +11.2%
1830 1.19 -20.5%
1831 1.19 +0.1%
1832 1.12 -5.9%
1833 1.18 +5.5%
1834 1.21 +2.1%
1835 0.9261 -23.3%
1836 1.02 +9.8%
1837 1.22 +20.2%
1838 1.06 -13.5%
1839 1.05 -0.5%
1840 0.9845 -6.4%
1841 0.9495 -3.6%
1842 1.09 +14.6%
1843 1.01 -6.8%
1844 1.03 +1.7%
1845 0.9582 -7.1%
1846 1.06 +10.8%
1847 1.13 +6.9%
1848 0.9131 -19.5%
1849 1.06 +15.8%
1850 0.9698 -8.3%
1851 1.01 +4.4%
1852 1.05 +3.8%
1853 1.1 +4.3%
1854 0.9952 -9.3%
1855 0.9726 -2.3%
1856 1.04 +6.9%
1857 1.35 +29.9%
1858 1.16 -14.5%
1859 1.09 -5.4%
1860 0.9258 -15.3%
1861 0.9626 +4.0%
1862 1.22 +26.6%
1863 1.1 -9.7%
1864 1.1 +0.3%
1865 1.07 -3.4%
1866 1.04 -2.7%
1867 0.9267 -10.7%
1868 0.9803 +5.8%
1869 1.09 +11.6%
1870 0.9063 -17.1%
1871 0.802 -11.5%
1872 0.8109 +1.1%
1873 0.8861 +9.3%
1874 1.04 +17.8%
1875 1.07 +2.5%
1876 1.08 +1.4%
1877 1.05 -3.0%
1878 1.01 -4.3%
1879 0.8981 -10.8%
1880 0.8892 -1.0%
1881 0.8361 -6.0%
1882 0.8925 +6.7%
1883 0.8367 -6.3%
1884 0.8461 +1.1%
1885 0.8463 +0.0%
1886 0.8052 -4.9%
1887 0.7562 -6.1%
1888 0.6815 -9.9%
1889 0.6661 -2.3%
1890 0.7372 +10.7%
1891 0.7408 +0.5%
1892 0.6721 -9.3%
1893 0.6641 -1.2%
1894 0.6363 -4.2%
1895 0.5895 -7.4%
1896 0.6219 +5.5%
1897 0.5823 -6.4%
1898 0.5609 -3.7%
1899 0.6696 +19.4%
1900 0.6208 -7.3%
1901 0.6286 +1.3%
1902 0.5303 -15.6%
1903 0.524 -1.2%
1904 0.4796 -8.5%
1905 0.493 +2.8%
1906 0.4395 -10.9%
1907 0.4153 -5.5%
1908 0.452 +8.8%
1909 0.3815 -15.6%
1910 0.3842 +0.7%
1911 0.3594 -6.5%
1912 0.3516 -2.2%
1913 0.3191 -9.2%
1914 0.3242 +1.6%
1915 0.317 -2.2%
1916 0.2975 -6.1%
1917 0.2678 -10.0%
1918 0.2945 +9.9%
1919 0.282 -4.2%
1920 0.312 +10.6%
1921 0.2455 -21.3%
1922 0.2115 -13.8%
1923 0.1861 -12.0%
1924 0.195 +4.8%
1925 0.1687 -13.5%
1926 0.158 -6.4%
1927 0.1624 +2.8%
1928 0.1611 -0.8%
1929 0.1406 -12.7%
1930 0.1341 -4.6%
1931 0.1322 -1.4%
1932 0.116 -12.3%
1933 0.103 -11.1%
1934 0.0999 -3.0%
1935 0.0977 -2.2%
1936 0.0991 +1.4%
1937 0.1017 +2.6%
1938 0.0977 -3.9%
1939 0.0925 -5.4%
1940 0.0853 -7.8%
1941 0.0893 +4.7%
1942 0.0825 -7.5%
1943 0.0908 +10.0%
1944 0.1059 +16.7%
1945 0.0989 -6.7%
1946 0.0817 -17.3%
1947 0.076 -7.0%
1948 0.0688 -9.6%
1949 0.0654 -4.9%
1950 0.0625 -4.5%
1951 0.0568 -9.1%
1952 0.0544 -4.2%
1953 0.0525 -3.5%
1954 0.0489 -6.8%
1955 0.0489 -0.2%
1956 0.0482 -1.3%
1957 0.0471 -2.4%
1958 0.0457 -2.9%
1959 0.0446 -2.5%
1960 0.0426 -4.5%
1961 0.0422 -0.9%
1962 0.0415 -1.5%
1963 0.0415 -0.1%
1964 0.042 +1.2%
1965 0.0393 -6.5%
1966 0.0367 -6.4%
1967 0.0338 -7.9%
1968 0.0298 -11.8%
1969 0.0269 -10.0%
1970 0.0259 -3.5%
1971 0.0253 -2.3%
1972 0.0236 -7.0%
1973 0.0217 -7.9%
1974 0.0206 -5.1%
1975 0.0183 -11.2%
1976 0.0165 -9.6%
1977 0.0154 -6.7%
1978 0.0145 -6.1%
1979 0.0144 -0.4%
1980 0.0141 -2.0%
1981 0.0134 -5.1%
1982 0.0129 -3.6%
1983 0.0126 -2.2%
1984 0.0128 +1.1%
1985 0.0132 +3.3%
1986 0.0135 +2.3%
1987 0.0137 +1.5%
1988 0.0144 +4.7%
1989 0.0145 +1.2%
1990 0.0148 +1.8%
1991 0.014 -5.6%
1992 0.0128 -8.1%
1993 0.0113 -11.6%
1994 0.0098 -13.3%
1995 0.0084 -14.7%
1996 0.0073 -12.7%
1997 0.0067 -9.1%
1998 0.0064 -4.3%
1999 0.0062 -2.2%
2000 0.0063 +1.4%
2001 0.0064 +0.5%
2002 0.0066 +3.2%
2003 0.0066 +1.1%
2004 0.0065 -1.2%
2005 0.0064 -2.7%
2006 0.0064 +0.2%
2007 0.0062 -2.3%
2008 0.0061 -2.1%
2009 0.006 -1.2%
2010 0.0061 +0.2%
2011 0.0057 -5.2%
2012 0.0057 -1.4%
2013 0.0055 -2.3%
2014 0.0055 -1.3%
2015 0.0053 -2.9%
2016 0.0052 -1.7%
2017 0.0049 -5.3%
2018 0.0047 -3.8%
2019 0.0045 -4.3%
2020 0.0043 -4.7%
2021 0.0042 -1.9%
2022 0.0048 +12.4%
2023 0.0047 -1.8%
2024 0.0046 -1.3%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.0046 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 56% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.0046 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0068, 68% of the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1800s 1.34 1.2 1.55 10
1810s 1.4 1.28 1.63 10
1820s 1.25 1 1.53 10
1830s 1.12 0.9261 1.22 10
1840s 1.02 0.9131 1.13 10
1850s 1.07 0.9698 1.35 10
1860s 1.04 0.9258 1.22 10
1870s 0.9561 0.802 1.08 10
1880s 0.8056 0.6661 0.8925 10
1890s 0.6475 0.5609 0.7408 10
1900s 0.4964 0.3815 0.6286 10
1910s 0.3197 0.2678 0.3842 10
1920s 0.1941 0.1406 0.312 10
1930s 0.1074 0.0925 0.1341 10
1940s 0.0845 0.0654 0.1059 10
1950s 0.051 0.0446 0.0625 10
1960s 0.0376 0.0269 0.0426 10
1970s 0.0196 0.0144 0.0259 10
1980s 0.0135 0.0126 0.0145 10
1990s 0.0098 0.0062 0.0148 10
2000s 0.0064 0.006 0.0066 10
2010s 0.0053 0.0045 0.0061 10
2020s 0.0045 0.0042 0.0048 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 180 Greece 0.0051 compare
  2. 181 Taiwan 0.0049 compare
  3. 182 Spain 0.0047 compare
  4. 184 Norway 0.0046 compare
  5. 185 North Macedonia 0.0045 compare
  6. 186 Czechia 0.0043 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Sweden?
Children died before five per woman in Sweden was 0.0046 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.63 in 1811.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 in 2021.
How does Sweden rank for children died before five per woman?
Sweden ranks 183rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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