Sweden vs Switzerland: Infant mortality (Eurostat)

Sweden
296 Number
in 2024
Switzerland
319 Number
in 2020
Sweden rank
23rd
Switzerland rank
22nd

Infant mortality (Eurostat) over time

  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
2505007501.0k1.2k1.5k196019922024

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 319 Number against 296 Number in Sweden, a difference of 23 Number.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 58 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 1,235 Number 1,146 Number 88.9 Number Sweden
1970s 665.2 Number 614.8 Number 50.4 Number Sweden
1980s 397.9 Number 347.2 Number 50.7 Number Sweden
1990s 381.75 Number 333.38 Number 48.38 Number Sweden
2000s 354.1 Number 303.1 Number 51 Number Sweden
2010s 425.22 Number 363.67 Number 61.56 Number Sweden
2020s 353 Number 319 Number 34 Number Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality, Sweden or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 319 Number against 296 Number in Sweden as of 2020.
What is the difference in infant mortality between Sweden and Switzerland?
23 Number, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for infant mortality?
Sweden ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 58 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Infant mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
60 places, 2,680 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed