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

Sweden, at 30 deaths against 28 deaths in Slovakia as of 2100.

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

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

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.

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

Slovakia

28 deaths

in 2100

Sweden

30 deaths

in 2100

Slovakia rank

146th

Sweden rank

143rd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Slovakia
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 30 deaths against 28 deaths in Slovakia, a difference of 2 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Slovakia ahead.

Slovakia ranks 146th and Sweden ranks 143rd of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Slovakia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2020s	176 deaths	164.67 deaths	11.33 deaths	Slovakia
2030s	129 deaths	134.1 deaths	5.1 deaths	Sweden
2040s	102 deaths	114.1 deaths	12.1 deaths	Sweden
2050s	76.1 deaths	85.9 deaths	9.8 deaths	Sweden
2060s	56.2 deaths	65.9 deaths	9.7 deaths	Sweden
2070s	47.4 deaths	55.4 deaths	8 deaths	Sweden
2080s	38.6 deaths	43.9 deaths	5.3 deaths	Sweden
2090s	30.6 deaths	33.8 deaths	3.2 deaths	Sweden
2100s	28 deaths	30 deaths	2 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, Slovakia or Sweden?: Sweden, at 30 deaths against 28 deaths in Slovakia as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Slovakia and Sweden?: 2 deaths, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Sweden?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Slovakia and Sweden rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Slovakia ranks 146th and Sweden ranks 143rd 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, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.