Neonatal mortality rate in Sweden
Sweden: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Sweden, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality rate in Sweden stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Sweden peaked at 1.7% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
Sweden ranks 192nd of 204 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 | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Sweden?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Sweden was 0.1% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Sweden ranks 192nd out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days