Iceland vs Sweden: Infant mortality rate
Iceland
0.2123 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sweden
0.1964 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
188th
Sweden rank
191st
Infant mortality rate over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.2123 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1964 deaths per 100 live births in Sweden, a difference of 0.0159 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 188th 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 | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1812 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
| 1960s | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1472 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9185 deaths per 100 live births | 0.144 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.6414 deaths per 100 live births | 0.653 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0116 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.4227 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4414 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0188 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.2495 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2998 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0502 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.2013 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2344 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0331 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2137 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2037 deaths per 100 live births | 0.01 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Iceland or Sweden?
- Iceland, at 0.2123 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 Iceland and Sweden?
- 0.0159 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 rate?
- Iceland ranks 188th 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 .