Sweden Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Sweden infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Sweden in 2023 is 1.716 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.65% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for Sweden in 2022 was 1.781 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.52% decline from 2021.
  • The infant mortality rate for Sweden in 2021 was 1.846 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.4% decline from 2020.
  • The infant mortality rate for Sweden in 2020 was 1.911 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.29% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2023 Infant Mortality Rate
Trinidad and Tobago 19.850
Panama 12.601
Aruba 12.471
New Caledonia 10.352
Seychelles 9.851
Barbados 9.101
Argentina 8.951
Curacao 7.941
Guam 7.718
Uruguay 7.673
Kuwait 6.140
Oman 6.120
Chile 5.898
French Polynesia 5.634
Channel Islands 5.611
Qatar 5.529
United States 5.480
Saudi Arabia 5.295
Bahamas 5.216
Bahrain 5.120
UAE 4.791
Puerto Rico 4.731
Antigua and Barbuda 4.587
Malta 4.255
Canada 3.943
Lithuania 3.522
Hungary 3.498
Croatia 3.438
New Zealand 3.352
United Kingdom 3.337
Taiwan 3.225
Cyprus 3.024
Switzerland 2.994
Latvia 2.921
Poland 2.808
Australia 2.732
Denmark 2.683
France 2.677
Luxembourg 2.439
Belgium 2.359
Greece 2.349
Portugal 2.331
Austria 2.307
Macao 2.297
Israel 2.282
Italy 2.183
Germany 2.133
Netherlands 2.132
Spain 2.011
Ireland 1.869
South Korea 1.797
Sweden 1.716
Estonia 1.710
Norway 1.705
Slovenia 1.578
Japan 1.564
Finland 1.422
Singapore 1.415
Hong Kong 1.169
Iceland 1.005
Sweden - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2023 1.716 -3.650%
2022 1.781 -3.520%
2021 1.846 -3.400%
2020 1.911 -3.290%
2019 1.976 -3.180%
2018 2.041 -3.410%
2017 2.113 -3.300%
2016 2.185 -3.230%
2015 2.258 -3.090%
2014 2.330 -3.000%
2013 2.402 -1.360%
2012 2.435 -1.340%
2011 2.468 -1.360%
2010 2.502 -1.300%
2009 2.535 -1.290%
2008 2.568 -4.920%
2007 2.701 -4.690%
2006 2.834 -4.450%
2005 2.966 -4.290%
2004 3.099 -4.120%
2003 3.232 -2.060%
2002 3.300 -2.020%
2001 3.368 -2.010%
2000 3.437 -1.940%
1999 3.505 -1.900%
1998 3.573 -7.910%
1997 3.880 -7.330%
1996 4.187 -6.830%
1995 4.494 -6.390%
1994 4.801 -6.010%
1993 5.108 -3.770%
1992 5.308 -3.630%
1991 5.508 -3.500%
1990 5.708 -3.390%
1989 5.908 -3.270%
1988 6.108 -2.130%
1987 6.241 -2.070%
1986 6.373 -2.040%
1985 6.506 -1.990%
1984 6.638 -1.960%
1983 6.771 -2.810%
1982 6.967 -2.750%
1981 7.164 -2.660%
1980 7.360 -2.610%
1979 7.557 -2.530%
1978 7.753 -5.990%
1977 8.247 -5.650%
1976 8.741 -5.360%
1975 9.236 -5.080%
1974 9.730 -4.830%
1973 10.224 -3.950%
1972 10.645 -3.810%
1971 11.067 -3.660%
1970 11.488 -3.540%
1969 11.910 -3.410%
1968 12.331 -4.680%
1967 12.937 -4.480%
1966 13.544 -4.280%
1965 14.150 -4.110%
1964 14.757 -3.940%
1963 15.363 -1.880%
1962 15.658 -1.850%
1961 15.953 -1.820%
1960 16.249 -1.780%
1959 16.544 -1.750%
1958 16.839 -2.920%
1957 17.345 -2.830%
1956 17.851 -2.760%
1955 18.357 -2.680%
1954 18.863 -2.610%
1953 19.369 -2.550%
1952 19.875 -2.480%
1951 20.381 -2.420%
1950 20.887 0.000%