Norway vs Sweden: Infant mortality rate wdi

Norway
0.1828
in 2024
Sweden
0.178
in 2024
Norway rank
186th
Sweden rank
188th

Infant mortality rate wdi over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.1828 against 0.178 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0048.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 186th and Sweden ranks 188th of 195 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 1.93 1.61 0.3154 Norway
1960s 1.4 1.21 0.192 Norway
1970s 0.9218 0.7985 0.1233 Norway
1980s 0.7067 0.583 0.1237 Norway
1990s 0.4501 0.3924 0.0577 Norway
2000s 0.2988 0.2701 0.0287 Norway
2010s 0.2027 0.2128 0.0101 Sweden
2020s 0.1772 0.1848 0.0076 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate wdi, Norway or Sweden?
Norway, at 0.1828 against 0.178 in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate wdi between Norway and Sweden?
0.0048, 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 rate wdi?
Norway ranks 186th and Sweden ranks 188th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate wdi. 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 rate wdi
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed