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

Czechia, at 208 deaths against 184 deaths in Sweden as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia 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.

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

Czechia

208 deaths

in 2023

Sweden

184 deaths

in 2023

Czechia rank

144th

Sweden rank

147th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Czechia
Sweden

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 208 deaths against 184 deaths in Sweden, a difference of 24 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 144th and Sweden ranks 147th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6,004 deaths	1,988 deaths	4,015 deaths	Czechia
1960s	2,917 deaths	1,585 deaths	1,331 deaths	Czechia
1970s	3,329 deaths	970 deaths	2,359 deaths	Czechia
1980s	1,810 deaths	644.1 deaths	1,165 deaths	Czechia
1990s	838.7 deaths	490.6 deaths	348.1 deaths	Czechia
2000s	362.1 deaths	293.8 deaths	68.3 deaths	Czechia
2010s	287.4 deaths	266.1 deaths	21.3 deaths	Czechia
2020s	233.75 deaths	219.25 deaths	14.5 deaths	Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Czechia or Sweden?: Czechia, at 208 deaths against 184 deaths in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Czechia and Sweden?: 24 deaths, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Czechia ranks 144th 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.