Infant mortality rate in Sweden
Sweden: Infant mortality rate was 1.96 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.96 for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Sweden peaked at 3.39 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.96, in 2024.
That places Sweden 176th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.39 | — |
| 2001 | 3.34 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.28 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 3.19 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 3.08 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 2.95 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 2.83 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.72 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.63 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.56 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.5 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.46 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.43 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.4 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.37 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.34 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.26 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.21 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.16 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.11 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.07 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 2.04 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 2 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.96 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 2.56 | 3.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 | 2.16 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 | 1.96 | 2.11 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Sweden?
- Infant mortality rate in Sweden was 1.96 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.39 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for infant mortality rate?
- Sweden ranks 176th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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