Number of infant deaths in Sweden
Sweden: Number of infant deaths was 192 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths in Sweden, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Sweden recorded 192 for number of infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Sweden peaked at 1,669 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 192, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 144th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,661 | — |
| 1961 | 1,627 | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 1,627 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,636 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1,669 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 1,657 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 1,598 | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 1,532 | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 1,418 | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 1,290 | -9.0% |
| 1970 | 1,227 | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 1,216 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 1,173 | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 1,091 | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 1,016 | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 931 | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 838 | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 770 | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 722 | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 697 | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 687 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 661 | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 631 | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 610 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 604 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 616 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 633 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 645 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 666 | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 687 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 699 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 683 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 633 | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 569 | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 499 | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 433 | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 376 | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 336 | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 315 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 304 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 302 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 303 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 306 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 310 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 306 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 297 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 292 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 288 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 283 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 280 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 282 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 277 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 271 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 270 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 269 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 267 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 264 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 259 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 253 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 246 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 239 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 234 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 222 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 203 | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 192 | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,572 | 1,290 | 1,669 | 10 |
| 1970s | 968.1 | 697 | 1,227 | 10 |
| 1980s | 644 | 604 | 687 | 10 |
| 1990s | 484.7 | 304 | 699 | 10 |
| 2000s | 296.7 | 280 | 310 | 10 |
| 2010s | 265.8 | 246 | 282 | 10 |
| 2020s | 218 | 192 | 239 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Sweden?
- Number of infant deaths in Sweden was 192 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1,669 in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 192 in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for number of infant deaths?
- Sweden ranks 144th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.