Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Sweden

Sweden: Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days was 12.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
12.1
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
1st
of 17 countries
All-time high
15.8
in 2007
All-time low
2.91
in 2008
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Sweden, 2007–2022

510152007201420222007: 15.82008: 2.92009: 12.62010: 12.92011: 12.22012: 12.52013: 12.22014: 12.22015: 122016: 12.42017: 13.22018: 132019: 12.52020: 11.82021: 10.42022: 12.1

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 12.1 for neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in 2022.

That represents a change of up 16.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Sweden peaked at 15.8 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.91, in 2008.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Sweden, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 15.8
2008 2.91 -81.6%
2009 12.6 +333.5%
2010 12.9 +2.4%
2011 12.2 -5.4%
2012 12.5 +2.5%
2013 12.2 -2.4%
2014 12.2 +0.0%
2015 12 -1.6%
2016 12.4 +3.3%
2017 13.2 +6.5%
2018 13 -1.5%
2019 12.5 -3.8%
2020 11.8 -5.6%
2021 10.4 -11.9%
2022 12.1 +16.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.44 2.91 15.8 3
2010s 12.51 12 13.2 10
2020s 11.43 10.4 12.1 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Sweden?
Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Sweden was 12.1 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 15.8 in 2007.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 2.91 in 2008.
How does Sweden rank for neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days?
Sweden ranks 1st out of 17 countries with data for 2022.
Is neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
28 places, 448 data points, 2007–2022
Last refreshed