Infant mortality rate wdi in Sweden
Sweden: Infant mortality rate wdi was 0.178 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate wdi in Sweden, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate wdi in Sweden is 0.178, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate wdi in Sweden peaked at 1.92 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.178, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 192nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.61 | 1.42 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.21 | 1.01 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7985 | 0.6536 | 0.9723 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.583 | 0.5378 | 0.6344 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3924 | 0.3059 | 0.5201 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2701 | 0.2327 | 0.3021 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2128 | 0.1958 | 0.2277 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1848 | 0.178 | 0.1917 | 5 |
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More health data for Sweden
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 66,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 57,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate wdi in Sweden?
- Infant mortality rate wdi in Sweden was 0.178 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate wdi recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 in 1950.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate wdi recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.178 in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for infant mortality rate wdi?
- Sweden ranks 192nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate wdi rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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