Belgium vs Sweden

Belgium vs Sweden: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Belgium and 1.9 per 1,000 live births in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 1.5 per 1,000 live births, or 1.79 times that in Sweden.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Belgium vs Sweden: Infant mortalityInfant mortality in 2023: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Belgium and 1.9 per 1,000 live births in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 1.5 per 1,000 live births, or 1.79 times that in Sweden.
BelgiumSwedenUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Belgium ranked 195 and Sweden ranked 220 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at 0.7 per 1,000 live births and Sweden at 0.3 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

YearBelgiumSwedenWorld
20233.31.927.3
20223.42.128.2
202131.828.4
20203.22.328.7
20193.6229.2
20183.7229.7
20173.62.430.3
20163.22.531.1
20153.22.432.1
20143.42.232.9
20133.42.733.9
20123.72.635
20113.32.136.8
20103.62.637.7
20093.52.539.1
20083.82.540.4
20074.12.542
20064.12.843.7
20053.72.445.4
20043.83.147.2
20034.13.248.8
20024.43.350.6
20014.53.652.2
20004.83.553.7
19994.93.355.5
19985.13.557.1
19975.53.558.3
19965.33.859.6
19956460.8
19947.44.362
19937.94.762.9
19928.15.364.1
19918.36.164.9
199086.164.9
19898.65.966.2
19889.1668
19879.66.268.6
19869.7670.8
19859.76.972.9
19849.96.574.6
198310.4776.1
1982116.876.6
198111.46.878.7
198012.26.980.6
197912.37.682.5
197813.27.784.7
197713.67.986.4
197615.48.188.1
197515.88.389.6
1974179.590.9
197317.19.792.1
197218.510.793.6
197120.211.496.1
197021.111.396.9
196921.211.598.3
196821.312.7100.2
196722.512.6103.1
196624.312.7104.9
196523.213.2106.4
196425.414.8106.1
196327.315.8107.7
196227.115.6110.2
196128.215.9121.5
196030.616.4131.8
195930.316.5125.7
195831.415.7117.7
195736.117.6120
195639.217.3121.9
195540.417.6124.8
195441.518.2127.7
195341.518.6130.1
195245.220.1132.7
195149.421136
195052.720.4138.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBelgiumSwedenWorld
20242.92.4–3.41.81.6–2.226.9
20252.82.2–3.61.81.4–2.326.4
20262.72–3.71.71.3–2.425.9
20272.61.9–3.71.71.2–2.425.4
20282.51.8–3.81.61.1–2.424.9
20292.51.7–3.91.61.1–2.424.5
20302.41.7–3.91.51–2.424
20312.31.6–3.81.51–2.423.6
20322.31.5–3.91.50.9–2.423.2
20332.21.4–3.81.40.9–2.422.8
20342.21.4–3.81.40.8–2.422.3
20352.11.4–3.81.40.8–2.421.9
20362.11.3–3.71.30.7–2.421.5
203721.2–3.61.30.7–2.421.1
203821.2–3.71.30.7–2.320.8
20391.91.2–3.61.20.6–2.320.4
20401.91.1–3.61.20.6–2.320
20411.81.1–3.51.20.6–2.319.7
20421.81–3.51.10.5–2.319.4
20431.71–3.41.10.5–2.319
20441.70.9–3.41.10.5–2.318.7
20451.70.9–3.41.10.5–2.218.4
20461.60.9–3.410.4–2.218.2
20471.60.8–3.510.4–2.317.9
20481.60.8–3.410.4–2.217.7
20491.50.8–3.410.4–2.217.5
20501.50.8–3.30.90.4–2.217.3
20511.50.8–3.30.90.4–2.217.1
20521.50.7–3.20.90.4–2.216.9
20531.40.7–3.20.90.3–2.216.7
20541.40.7–3.20.90.3–2.116.5
20551.40.7–3.20.80.3–2.116.3
20561.40.7–3.10.80.3–2.116.1
20571.30.6–3.10.80.3–2.115.9
20581.30.6–3.10.80.3–215.7
20591.30.6–30.80.3–215.5
20601.30.6–30.80.3–215.3
20611.20.5–2.90.70.2–215.1
20621.20.5–2.80.70.2–2.114.9
20631.20.5–2.90.70.2–214.7
20641.20.5–2.80.70.2–214.5
20651.20.5–2.80.70.2–1.914.3
20661.10.5–2.80.70.2–214.1
20671.10.5–2.80.70.2–213.9
20681.10.4–2.70.60.2–1.913.8
20691.10.4–2.70.60.2–213.6
20701.10.4–2.70.60.2–213.4
207110.4–2.60.60.2–213.2
207210.4–2.60.60.1–1.913
207310.4–2.50.60.1–1.812.9
207410.4–2.60.60.1–1.812.7
207510.4–2.50.50.1–1.712.6
207610.3–2.50.50.1–1.712.4
20770.90.3–2.50.50.1–1.712.3
20780.90.3–2.50.50.1–1.712.1
20790.90.3–2.50.50.1–1.712
20800.90.3–2.40.50.1–1.711.8
20810.90.3–2.30.50.1–1.711.7
20820.90.3–2.50.50.1–1.611.6
20830.90.3–2.40.50.1–1.611.5
20840.80.2–2.40.50.1–1.611.4
20850.80.2–2.30.40.1–1.611.3
20860.80.2–2.50.40–1.611.1
20870.80.2–2.40.40–1.611
20880.80.2–2.30.40–1.510.9
20890.80.2–2.40.40–1.510.8
20900.80.2–2.40.40–1.510.7
20910.80.2–2.30.40–1.510.6
20920.70.2–2.30.40–1.510.5
20930.70.2–2.30.40–1.610.4
20940.70.1–2.30.40–1.510.3
20950.70.1–2.30.40–1.510.1
20960.70.1–2.30.30–1.510
20970.70.1–2.10.30–1.49.9
20980.70.1–2.10.30–1.49.8
20990.70.1–2.10.30–1.49.7
21000.70.1–2.10.30–1.49.6

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Good to know

  • Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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