Austria vs Sweden: Number of infant deaths
Austria
215 deaths
in 2024
Sweden
192 deaths
in 2024
Austria rank
141st
Sweden rank
144th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Austria currently reports 215 deaths against 192 deaths in Sweden, a difference of 23 deaths.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 141st and Sweden ranks 144th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,178 deaths | 1,962 deaths | 3,216 deaths | Austria |
| 1960s | 3,858 deaths | 1,572 deaths | 2,286 deaths | Austria |
| 1970s | 2,008 deaths | 968.1 deaths | 1,040 deaths | Austria |
| 1980s | 988 deaths | 644 deaths | 344 deaths | Austria |
| 1990s | 546.3 deaths | 484.7 deaths | 61.6 deaths | Austria |
| 2000s | 317.2 deaths | 296.7 deaths | 20.5 deaths | Austria |
| 2010s | 260 deaths | 265.8 deaths | 5.8 deaths | Sweden |
| 2020s | 231 deaths | 218 deaths | 13 deaths | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Austria or Sweden?
- Austria, at 215 deaths against 192 deaths in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Austria and Sweden?
- 23 deaths, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Austria ranks 141st and Sweden ranks 144th 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .