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

Sweden, at 184 deaths against 167 deaths in Denmark as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark 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.

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

Denmark

167 deaths

in 2023

Sweden

184 deaths

in 2023

Denmark rank

148th

Sweden rank

147th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 184 deaths against 167 deaths in Denmark, a difference of 17 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 148th and Sweden ranks 147th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,989 deaths	1,988 deaths	0.5 deaths	Denmark
1960s	1,465 deaths	1,585 deaths	120.7 deaths	Sweden
1970s	749.6 deaths	970 deaths	220.4 deaths	Sweden
1980s	439.4 deaths	644.1 deaths	204.7 deaths	Sweden
1990s	379.1 deaths	490.6 deaths	111.5 deaths	Sweden
2000s	274.4 deaths	293.8 deaths	19.4 deaths	Sweden
2010s	206.5 deaths	266.1 deaths	59.6 deaths	Sweden
2020s	186.25 deaths	219.25 deaths	33 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, Denmark or Sweden?: Sweden, at 184 deaths against 167 deaths in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Denmark and Sweden?: 17 deaths, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Denmark ranks 148th 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.