Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Bhutan or Sweden?

Bhutan, at 193 deaths against 184 deaths in Sweden as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Sweden: Number of infants who die before age 1

Bhutan

193 deaths

in 2023

Sweden

184 deaths

in 2023

Bhutan rank

145th

Sweden rank

147th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Bhutan
Sweden

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 193 deaths against 184 deaths in Sweden, a difference of 9 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.

Bhutan ranks 145th and Sweden ranks 147th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,028 deaths	1,988 deaths	40 deaths	Bhutan
1960s	2,424 deaths	1,585 deaths	838.9 deaths	Bhutan
1970s	2,557 deaths	970 deaths	1,587 deaths	Bhutan
1980s	2,322 deaths	644.1 deaths	1,678 deaths	Bhutan
1990s	1,456 deaths	490.6 deaths	965.1 deaths	Bhutan
2000s	659.9 deaths	293.8 deaths	366.1 deaths	Bhutan
2010s	313.6 deaths	266.1 deaths	47.5 deaths	Bhutan
2020s	202.5 deaths	219.25 deaths	16.75 deaths	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Bhutan or Sweden?: Bhutan, at 193 deaths against 184 deaths in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Bhutan and Sweden?: 9 deaths, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sweden?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Sweden rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Bhutan ranks 145th and Sweden ranks 147th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.