Iceland vs Sweden: Infant mortality by sex
Iceland
0.229 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sweden
0.2137 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
189th
Sweden rank
191st
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.229 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2137 deaths per 100 live births in Sweden, a difference of 0.0153 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 189th and Sweden ranks 191st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1609 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
| 1960s | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1367 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1427 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.6977 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7198 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0221 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.4564 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4879 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0316 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.2693 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3279 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0587 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.2169 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2549 deaths per 100 live births | 0.038 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2307 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2218 deaths per 100 live births | 0.009 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Iceland or Sweden?
- Iceland, at 0.229 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2137 deaths per 100 live births in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Iceland and Sweden?
- 0.0153 deaths per 100 live births, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Iceland ranks 189th and Sweden ranks 191st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .