Infant mortality rate in Sweden
Sweden: Infant mortality rate was 0.1964 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate in Sweden, 1950–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality rate in Sweden stood at 0.1964 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 75 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 2.21 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1964 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Sweden 191st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9185 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7392 deaths per 100 live births | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.653 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6058 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7154 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4414 deaths per 100 live births | 0.344 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5863 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2998 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2559 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3391 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2344 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2158 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2504 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2037 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1964 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2114 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Sweden?
- Infant mortality rate in Sweden was 0.1964 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1964 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for infant mortality rate?
- Sweden ranks 191st out of 199 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 volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .