Greece vs Sweden: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Greece and 1.9 per 1,000 live births in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Greece, 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

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What the numbers say

Greece has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Greece ranked 196 and Sweden ranked 220 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Greece at 0.6 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

Year	Greece	Sweden	World
2023	3.3	1.9	27.3
2022	3.7	2.1	28.2
2021	3.5	1.8	28.4
2020	3.2	2.3	28.7
2019	3.6	2	29.2
2018	3.6	2	29.7
2017	3.6	2.4	30.3
2016	3.6	2.5	31.1
2015	3.6	2.4	32.1
2014	3.6	2.2	32.9
2013	3.6	2.7	33.9
2012	3.6	2.6	35
2011	3.6	2.1	36.8
2010	3.6	2.6	37.7
2009	3.6	2.5	39.1
2008	3.7	2.5	40.4
2007	3.8	2.5	42
2006	4	2.8	43.7
2005	4.1	2.4	45.4
2004	4.4	3.1	47.2
2003	4.6	3.2	48.8
2002	4.9	3.3	50.6
2001	5.2	3.6	52.2
2000	5.6	3.5	53.7
1999	6	3.3	55.5
1998	6.3	3.5	57.1
1997	6.7	3.5	58.3
1996	7	3.8	59.6
1995	7.4	4	60.8
1994	7.7	4.3	62
1993	8.1	4.7	62.9
1992	8.5	5.3	64.1
1991	9	6.1	64.9
1990	9.5	6.1	64.9
1989	10	5.9	66.2
1988	10.6	6	68
1987	11.4	6.2	68.6
1986	12	6	70.8
1985	12.7	6.9	72.9
1984	13.5	6.5	74.6
1983	14.4	7	76.1
1982	15.3	6.8	76.6
1981	16.2	6.8	78.7
1980	17.2	6.9	80.6
1979	18.2	7.6	82.5
1978	19.3	7.7	84.7
1977	20.3	7.9	86.4
1976	21.3	8.1	88.1
1975	22.3	8.3	89.6
1974	23.3	9.5	90.9
1973	24.2	9.7	92.1
1972	25.3	10.7	93.6
1971	26.4	11.4	96.1
1970	27.5	11.3	96.9
1969	28.8	11.5	98.3
1968	30.1	12.7	100.2
1967	31.4	12.6	103.1
1966	32.7	12.7	104.9
1965	34	13.2	106.4
1964	35.2	14.8	106.1
1963	36.3	15.8	107.7
1962	37.4	15.6	110.2
1961	38.4	15.9	121.5
1960	39.4	16.4	131.8
1959	40.4	16.5	125.7
1958	41.3	15.7	117.7
1957	42.3	17.6	120
1956	43.3	17.3	121.9
1955	44.4	17.6	124.8
1954	45.5	18.2	127.7
1953	46.8	18.6	130.1
1952	47.9	20.1	132.7
1951	49.2	21	136
1950	50.5	20.4	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Greece	Sweden	World
2024	2.92.3–3.7	1.81.6–2.2	26.9
2025	2.82.1–4	1.81.4–2.3	26.4
2026	2.61.9–4	1.71.3–2.4	25.9
2027	2.51.8–4.1	1.71.2–2.4	25.4
2028	2.41.7–4.1	1.61.1–2.4	24.9
2029	2.31.6–4.1	1.61.1–2.4	24.5
2030	2.21.4–4.1	1.51–2.4	24
2031	2.21.3–4	1.51–2.4	23.6
2032	2.11.3–4	1.50.9–2.4	23.2
2033	21.2–3.9	1.40.9–2.4	22.8
2034	21.1–4	1.40.8–2.4	22.3
2035	1.91.1–4	1.40.8–2.4	21.9
2036	1.81.1–3.9	1.30.7–2.4	21.5
2037	1.81–3.9	1.30.7–2.4	21.1
2038	1.71–3.6	1.30.7–2.3	20.8
2039	1.70.9–3.6	1.20.6–2.3	20.4
2040	1.60.9–3.6	1.20.6–2.3	20
2041	1.60.9–3.6	1.20.6–2.3	19.7
2042	1.60.8–3.4	1.10.5–2.3	19.4
2043	1.50.8–3.5	1.10.5–2.3	19
2044	1.50.8–3.4	1.10.5–2.3	18.7
2045	1.40.8–3.5	1.10.5–2.2	18.4
2046	1.40.7–3.3	10.4–2.2	18.2
2047	1.40.7–3.3	10.4–2.3	17.9
2048	1.30.7–3.2	10.4–2.2	17.7
2049	1.30.7–3.2	10.4–2.2	17.5
2050	1.30.7–3.1	0.90.4–2.2	17.3
2051	1.30.6–3.1	0.90.4–2.2	17.1
2052	1.20.6–3.2	0.90.4–2.2	16.9
2053	1.20.6–3.1	0.90.3–2.2	16.7
2054	1.20.6–3	0.90.3–2.1	16.5
2055	1.20.6–3	0.80.3–2.1	16.3
2056	1.10.5–3	0.80.3–2.1	16.1
2057	1.10.5–2.8	0.80.3–2.1	15.9
2058	1.10.5–2.8	0.80.3–2	15.7
2059	1.10.5–2.7	0.80.3–2	15.5
2060	10.5–2.7	0.80.3–2	15.3
2061	10.5–2.6	0.70.2–2	15.1
2062	10.5–2.6	0.70.2–2.1	14.9
2063	10.5–2.5	0.70.2–2	14.7
2064	10.4–2.6	0.70.2–2	14.5
2065	0.90.4–2.4	0.70.2–1.9	14.3
2066	0.90.4–2.6	0.70.2–2	14.1
2067	0.90.4–2.4	0.70.2–2	13.9
2068	0.90.4–2.5	0.60.2–1.9	13.8
2069	0.90.4–2.5	0.60.2–2	13.6
2070	0.90.4–2.4	0.60.2–2	13.4
2071	0.90.4–2.5	0.60.2–2	13.2
2072	0.80.4–2.5	0.60.1–1.9	13
2073	0.80.4–2.4	0.60.1–1.8	12.9
2074	0.80.4–2.4	0.60.1–1.8	12.7
2075	0.80.3–2.3	0.50.1–1.7	12.6
2076	0.80.3–2.2	0.50.1–1.7	12.4
2077	0.80.3–2.2	0.50.1–1.7	12.3
2078	0.80.3–2.2	0.50.1–1.7	12.1
2079	0.80.3–2.2	0.50.1–1.7	12
2080	0.70.3–2.2	0.50.1–1.7	11.8
2081	0.70.3–2.2	0.50.1–1.7	11.7
2082	0.70.3–2.2	0.50.1–1.6	11.6
2083	0.70.3–2.1	0.50.1–1.6	11.5
2084	0.70.3–2.1	0.50.1–1.6	11.4
2085	0.70.3–2.1	0.40.1–1.6	11.3
2086	0.70.3–2	0.40–1.6	11.1
2087	0.70.3–2	0.40–1.6	11
2088	0.70.3–2	0.40–1.5	10.9
2089	0.70.2–2	0.40–1.5	10.8
2090	0.60.2–2	0.40–1.5	10.7
2091	0.60.2–2	0.40–1.5	10.6
2092	0.60.2–1.9	0.40–1.5	10.5
2093	0.60.2–1.9	0.40–1.6	10.4
2094	0.60.2–1.8	0.40–1.5	10.3
2095	0.60.2–1.7	0.40–1.5	10.1
2096	0.60.2–1.7	0.30–1.5	10
2097	0.60.2–1.7	0.30–1.4	9.9
2098	0.60.2–1.7	0.30–1.4	9.8
2099	0.60.2–1.7	0.30–1.4	9.7
2100	0.60.2–1.7	0.30–1.4	9.6

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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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