Norway vs Sweden: Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region

Norway
2.1 Rate
in 2024
Sweden
2 Rate
in 2024
Norway rank
37th
Sweden rank
39th

Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
246199020072024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 2.1 Rate against 2 Rate in Sweden, a difference of 0.1 Rate.

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 39th of 49 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 4.91 Rate 4.53 Rate 0.38 Rate Norway
2000s 3.3 Rate 2.93 Rate 0.37 Rate Norway
2010s 2.36 Rate 2.36 Rate 0 Rate Sweden
2020s 1.92 Rate 2.1 Rate 0.18 Rate Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region, Norway or Sweden?
Norway, at 2.1 Rate against 2 Rate in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region between Norway and Sweden?
0.1 Rate, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region?
Norway ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 39th of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Norway vs Sweden: Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 14 October 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/infant-mortality-rates-by-nuts-2-region/norway/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/infant-mortality-rates-by-nuts-2-region/norway/sweden/">Norway vs Sweden: Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region
Unit
Rate
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
476 places, 12,811 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed