Norway vs Sweden: Infant mortality by sex
Norway
0.2253
in 2024
Sweden
0.2137
in 2024
Norway rank
190th
Sweden rank
191st
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.2253 against 0.2137 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0116.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 191st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.47 | 2.1 | 0.374 | Norway |
| 1960s | 1.82 | 1.59 | 0.2246 | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.21 | 1.03 | 0.1784 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.9002 | 0.7198 | 0.1805 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.5674 | 0.4879 | 0.0794 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.3714 | 0.3279 | 0.0435 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.2501 | 0.2549 | 0.0048 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2184 | 0.2218 | 0.0034 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 0.2253 against 0.2137 in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.0116, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Norway ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 191st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.