Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Sweden
Sweden: Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence was 210 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Sweden, 2011–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2023, causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Sweden stood at 210. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Sweden peaked at 311 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 210, in 2023.
That places Sweden 25th out of 45 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 236 | — |
| 2012 | 293 | +24.2% |
| 2013 | 311 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 255 | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 296 | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 305 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 289 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 238 | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 248 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 274 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 217 | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 236 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 210 | -11.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 210 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 223.5, 94% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 210 is below the median for high income countries, which is 214, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 274.56 | 236 | 311 | 9 |
| 2020s | 234.25 | 210 | 274 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Sweden?
- Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Sweden was 210 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 311 in 2013.
- What is the lowest causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 210 in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence?
- Sweden ranks 25th out of 45 countries with data for 2023.
- Is causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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