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

Sweden, at 184 deaths against 153 deaths in Ireland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland 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.

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

Ireland

153 deaths

in 2023

Sweden

184 deaths

in 2023

Ireland rank

149th

Sweden rank

147th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Ireland
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 184 deaths against 153 deaths in Ireland, a difference of 31 deaths.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

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

Ireland ranks 149th and Sweden ranks 147th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,430 deaths	1,988 deaths	441.5 deaths	Ireland
1960s	1,579 deaths	1,585 deaths	6 deaths	Sweden
1970s	1,139 deaths	970 deaths	169.3 deaths	Ireland
1980s	602.7 deaths	644.1 deaths	41.4 deaths	Sweden
1990s	331.1 deaths	490.6 deaths	159.5 deaths	Sweden
2000s	288.3 deaths	293.8 deaths	5.5 deaths	Sweden
2010s	222.7 deaths	266.1 deaths	43.4 deaths	Sweden
2020s	167.75 deaths	219.25 deaths	51.5 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, Ireland or Sweden?: Sweden, at 184 deaths against 153 deaths in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Ireland and Sweden?: 31 deaths, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Ireland ranks 149th 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.