Czechia vs Sweden: Infant mortality rate
Czechia
0.2104 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sweden
0.1964 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Czechia rank
189th
Sweden rank
191st
Infant mortality rate over time
- Czechia
- Sweden
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 0.2104 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1964 deaths per 100 live births in Sweden, a difference of 0.014 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Czechia has been ahead every year.
Czechia ranks 189th and Sweden ranks 191st of 199 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | Czechia |
| 1960s | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7063 deaths per 100 live births | Czechia |
| 1970s | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9185 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9575 deaths per 100 live births | Czechia |
| 1980s | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.653 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5904 deaths per 100 live births | Czechia |
| 1990s | 0.7528 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4414 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3114 deaths per 100 live births | Czechia |
| 2000s | 0.3622 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2998 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0625 deaths per 100 live births | Czechia |
| 2010s | 0.2565 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2344 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0221 deaths per 100 live births | Czechia |
| 2020s | 0.2212 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2037 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0175 deaths per 100 live births | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Czechia or Sweden?
- Czechia, at 0.2104 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1964 deaths per 100 live births in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Czechia and Sweden?
- 0.014 deaths per 100 live births, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Czechia 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .