Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Ireland or Sweden?

Sweden, at 138 deaths against 136 deaths in Ireland as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Sweden: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Ireland

136 deaths

in 2024

Sweden

138 deaths

in 2024

Ireland rank

144th

Sweden rank

143rd

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Ireland
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 138 deaths against 136 deaths in Ireland, a difference of 2 deaths.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Ireland ranks 144th and Sweden ranks 143rd of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,051 deaths	1,257 deaths	206 deaths	Sweden
1970s	759.8 deaths	748.3 deaths	11.5 deaths	Ireland
1980s	371.5 deaths	418.8 deaths	47.3 deaths	Sweden
1990s	220.4 deaths	307.7 deaths	87.3 deaths	Sweden
2000s	199.3 deaths	197.9 deaths	1.4 deaths	Ireland
2010s	162 deaths	175.9 deaths	13.9 deaths	Sweden
2020s	135.8 deaths	151.2 deaths	15.4 deaths	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Ireland or Sweden?: Sweden, at 138 deaths against 136 deaths in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Ireland and Sweden?: 2 deaths, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Ireland ranks 144th and Sweden ranks 143rd 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 Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .