Romania vs Sweden: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in Romania and 1.9 per 1,000 live births in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Romania, by 3 per 1,000 live births, or 2.61 times that in Sweden.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Romania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Romania ranked 176 and Sweden ranked 220 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Romania at 1.3 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	Romania	Sweden	World
2023	4.8	1.9	27.3
2022	5.2	2.1	28.2
2021	5.4	1.8	28.4
2020	5.6	2.3	28.7
2019	5.7	2	29.2
2018	6	2	29.7
2017	6.6	2.4	30.3
2016	6.9	2.5	31.1
2015	7.6	2.4	32.1
2014	8.7	2.2	32.9
2013	9.3	2.7	33.9
2012	9.9	2.6	35
2011	9.6	2.1	36.8
2010	10.5	2.6	37.7
2009	11.3	2.5	39.1
2008	12.1	2.5	40.4
2007	12.5	2.5	42
2006	14.5	2.8	43.7
2005	15.6	2.4	45.4
2004	17.1	3.1	47.2
2003	16.7	3.2	48.8
2002	17	3.3	50.6
2001	18	3.6	52.2
2000	18.6	3.5	53.7
1999	18.5	3.3	55.5
1998	20.5	3.5	57.1
1997	22.2	3.5	58.3
1996	22	3.8	59.6
1995	20.8	4	60.8
1994	23.7	4.3	62
1993	22.8	4.7	62.9
1992	23.1	5.3	64.1
1991	21.6	6.1	64.9
1990	24.7	6.1	64.9
1989	26.4	5.9	66.2
1988	25.2	6	68
1987	29	6.2	68.6
1986	23.7	6	70.8
1985	25.8	6.9	72.9
1984	24.4	6.5	74.6
1983	23	7	76.1
1982	26.6	6.8	76.6
1981	27.9	6.8	78.7
1980	28.9	6.9	80.6
1979	31.4	7.6	82.5
1978	30.2	7.7	84.7
1977	31.5	7.9	86.4
1976	31.2	8.1	88.1
1975	34.4	8.3	89.6
1974	37	9.5	90.9
1973	37.5	9.7	92.1
1972	39.4	10.7	93.6
1971	41.1	11.4	96.1
1970	47.5	11.3	96.9
1969	51.8	11.5	98.3
1968	55	12.7	100.2
1967	49.5	12.6	103.1
1966	49	12.7	104.9
1965	48.7	13.2	106.4
1964	50.1	14.8	106.1
1963	52.8	15.8	107.7
1962	56.5	15.6	110.2
1961	61.2	15.9	121.5
1960	66	16.4	131.8
1959	70.1	16.5	125.7
1958	73.4	15.7	117.7
1957	76	17.6	120
1956	78.3	17.3	121.9
1955	80.6	17.6	124.8
1954	83.2	18.2	127.7
1953	86.3	18.6	130.1
1952	89.8	20.1	132.7
1951	93.6	21	136
1950	97.5	20.4	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Romania	Sweden	World
2024	5.14.2–6.5	1.81.6–2.2	26.9
2025	53.7–7.1	1.81.4–2.3	26.4
2026	4.83.3–7.6	1.71.3–2.4	25.9
2027	4.73.1–7.9	1.71.2–2.4	25.4
2028	4.62.8–8	1.61.1–2.4	24.9
2029	4.42.6–8.2	1.61.1–2.4	24.5
2030	4.32.5–8.4	1.51–2.4	24
2031	4.22.4–8.7	1.51–2.4	23.6
2032	4.12.2–8.9	1.50.9–2.4	23.2
2033	42.1–8.8	1.40.9–2.4	22.8
2034	3.92.1–8.9	1.40.8–2.4	22.3
2035	3.82–8.9	1.40.8–2.4	21.9
2036	3.71.9–8.9	1.30.7–2.4	21.5
2037	3.61.8–9.1	1.30.7–2.4	21.1
2038	3.51.7–9.5	1.30.7–2.3	20.8
2039	3.41.6–9.3	1.20.6–2.3	20.4
2040	3.41.6–9.5	1.20.6–2.3	20
2041	3.31.5–9.7	1.20.6–2.3	19.7
2042	3.21.4–9.5	1.10.5–2.3	19.4
2043	3.21.4–9.4	1.10.5–2.3	19
2044	3.11.4–9.3	1.10.5–2.3	18.7
2045	31.4–9.3	1.10.5–2.2	18.4
2046	31.3–9.3	10.4–2.2	18.2
2047	2.91.3–9.3	10.4–2.3	17.9
2048	2.81.2–9.1	10.4–2.2	17.7
2049	2.81.2–9.1	10.4–2.2	17.5
2050	2.71.1–9.4	0.90.4–2.2	17.3
2051	2.71.1–9	0.90.4–2.2	17.1
2052	2.61.1–9	0.90.4–2.2	16.9
2053	2.61.1–8.8	0.90.3–2.2	16.7
2054	2.51–9.2	0.90.3–2.1	16.5
2055	2.51–9	0.80.3–2.1	16.3
2056	2.41–8.9	0.80.3–2.1	16.1
2057	2.41–9	0.80.3–2.1	15.9
2058	2.31–8.9	0.80.3–2	15.7
2059	2.31–8.9	0.80.3–2	15.5
2060	2.21–8.8	0.80.3–2	15.3
2061	2.20.9–8.7	0.70.2–2	15.1
2062	2.20.9–9.1	0.70.2–2.1	14.9
2063	2.10.9–9.1	0.70.2–2	14.7
2064	2.10.9–8.8	0.70.2–2	14.5
2065	20.8–8.8	0.70.2–1.9	14.3
2066	20.8–8.7	0.70.2–2	14.1
2067	20.8–8.8	0.70.2–2	13.9
2068	20.8–8.8	0.60.2–1.9	13.8
2069	1.90.7–8.8	0.60.2–2	13.6
2070	1.90.7–8.1	0.60.2–2	13.4
2071	1.90.7–8	0.60.2–2	13.2
2072	1.90.7–8.1	0.60.1–1.9	13
2073	1.80.7–8	0.60.1–1.8	12.9
2074	1.80.7–7.8	0.60.1–1.8	12.7
2075	1.80.6–7.7	0.50.1–1.7	12.6
2076	1.80.6–7.6	0.50.1–1.7	12.4
2077	1.70.6–7.5	0.50.1–1.7	12.3
2078	1.70.6–7.3	0.50.1–1.7	12.1
2079	1.70.6–7.2	0.50.1–1.7	12
2080	1.70.6–7.3	0.50.1–1.7	11.8
2081	1.60.6–7.2	0.50.1–1.7	11.7
2082	1.60.6–7.1	0.50.1–1.6	11.6
2083	1.60.5–7	0.50.1–1.6	11.5
2084	1.60.5–6.7	0.50.1–1.6	11.4
2085	1.60.5–6.6	0.40.1–1.6	11.3
2086	1.50.5–6.5	0.40–1.6	11.1
2087	1.50.5–6.4	0.40–1.6	11
2088	1.50.5–6.2	0.40–1.5	10.9
2089	1.50.5–6.4	0.40–1.5	10.8
2090	1.50.5–6.2	0.40–1.5	10.7
2091	1.40.5–5.9	0.40–1.5	10.6
2092	1.40.4–5.8	0.40–1.5	10.5
2093	1.40.5–5.7	0.40–1.6	10.4
2094	1.40.4–5.4	0.40–1.5	10.3
2095	1.40.4–5.5	0.40–1.5	10.1
2096	1.40.4–5.4	0.30–1.5	10
2097	1.30.4–5.4	0.30–1.4	9.9
2098	1.30.4–5.1	0.30–1.4	9.8
2099	1.30.4–5.1	0.30–1.4	9.7
2100	1.30.4–5.3	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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