% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Sweden
Sweden: % of premature births - less than 37 weeks was 11.44 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.44
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
15th
of 17 countries
All-time high
11.83
in 2023
All-time low
8.7
in 2014
Years of data
13
2012–2024
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Sweden, 2012–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Sweden is 11.44, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Sweden peaked at 11.83 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.7, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.2 | — |
| 2013 | 8.8 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 8.7 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.6 | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 10 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.4 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 9.6 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 9.8 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 9.7 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 10.71 | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 11.83 | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 11.44 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.54 | 8.7 | 10.4 | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.7 | 9.7 | 11.83 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 12 Peru 11.74 compare
- 13 Puerto Rico 11.67 compare
- 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.61 compare
- 16 Seychelles 11.05 compare
- 17 Spain 10.74 compare
More health data for Sweden
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,109 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 30 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.029 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0294 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Sweden?
- % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Sweden was 11.44 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 11.83 in 2023.
- What is the lowest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 in 2014.
- How does Sweden rank for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 % of premature births - less than 37 weeks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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