Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Sweden
Sweden: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 1.42 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Sweden, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Sweden is 1.42, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Sweden peaked at 3.49 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.42, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 186th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.49 | — |
| 1991 | 3.35 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 3.21 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 3.06 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 2.89 | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 2.72 | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 2.56 | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 2.44 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 2.36 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 2.32 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 2.31 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.28 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.22 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.13 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.02 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.92 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.83 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.76 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.7 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.64 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.61 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.59 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.59 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.59 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.58 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.56 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.53 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.5 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.48 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.46 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.45 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.44 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.44 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.43 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.42 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.84 | 2.32 | 3.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 | 1.64 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 | 1.46 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 | 1.42 | 1.45 | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 0.9511 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.111 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Sweden?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Sweden was 1.42 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.49 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Sweden ranks 186th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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