Mauritius vs Sweden: Number of infant deaths
Mauritius
161 deaths
in 2024
Sweden
192 deaths
in 2024
Mauritius rank
147th
Sweden rank
144th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Mauritius
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 192 deaths against 161 deaths in Mauritius, a difference of 31 deaths.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 147th and Sweden ranks 144th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,781 deaths | 1,773 deaths | 7.67 deaths | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 1,647 deaths | 1,572 deaths | 75.2 deaths | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 1,055 deaths | 968.1 deaths | 86.9 deaths | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 548.5 deaths | 644 deaths | 95.5 deaths | Sweden |
| 1990s | 411.7 deaths | 484.7 deaths | 73 deaths | Sweden |
| 2000s | 259.5 deaths | 296.7 deaths | 37.2 deaths | Sweden |
| 2010s | 183.9 deaths | 265.8 deaths | 81.9 deaths | Sweden |
| 2020s | 174 deaths | 218 deaths | 44 deaths | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Mauritius or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 192 deaths against 161 deaths in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Mauritius and Sweden?
- 31 deaths, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sweden?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Sweden rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Mauritius ranks 147th 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 .