Which has higher number of infant deaths, Denmark or Sweden?

Denmark, at 205 deaths against 192 deaths in Sweden as of 2024.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1951 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Sweden: Number of infant deaths

Denmark

205 deaths

in 2024

Sweden

192 deaths

in 2024

Denmark rank

142nd

Sweden rank

144th

Number of infant deaths over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 205 deaths against 192 deaths in Sweden, a difference of 13 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 142nd and Sweden ranks 144th of 199 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,916 deaths	1,962 deaths	46.44 deaths	Sweden
1960s	1,443 deaths	1,572 deaths	128.2 deaths	Sweden
1970s	753.1 deaths	968.1 deaths	215 deaths	Sweden
1980s	434.2 deaths	644 deaths	209.8 deaths	Sweden
1990s	380.3 deaths	484.7 deaths	104.4 deaths	Sweden
2000s	266.9 deaths	296.7 deaths	29.8 deaths	Sweden
2010s	205.8 deaths	265.8 deaths	60 deaths	Sweden
2020s	202.6 deaths	218 deaths	15.4 deaths	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Denmark or Sweden?: Denmark, at 205 deaths against 192 deaths in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Denmark and Sweden?: 13 deaths, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Denmark ranks 142nd 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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Indicator: Number of infant 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, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .