Saudi Arabia vs Sweden: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in Saudi Arabia and 1.9 per 1,000 live births in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 3.2 per 1,000 live births, or 2.72 times that in Sweden.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Saudi Arabia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Saudi Arabia ranked 171 and Sweden ranked 220 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Saudi Arabia at 1 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	Saudi Arabia	Sweden	World
2023	5.1	1.9	27.3
2022	5.3	2.1	28.2
2021	5.5	1.8	28.4
2020	5.8	2.3	28.7
2019	6.1	2	29.2
2018	6.4	2	29.7
2017	6.7	2.4	30.3
2016	7.1	2.5	31.1
2015	7.5	2.4	32.1
2014	7.9	2.2	32.9
2013	8.4	2.7	33.9
2012	8.9	2.6	35
2011	9.5	2.1	36.8
2010	10.1	2.6	37.7
2009	10.8	2.5	39.1
2008	11.4	2.5	40.4
2007	12.1	2.5	42
2006	12.8	2.8	43.7
2005	13.6	2.4	45.4
2004	14.4	3.1	47.2
2003	15.2	3.2	48.8
2002	16.1	3.3	50.6
2001	17.1	3.6	52.2
2000	18.2	3.5	53.7
1999	19.3	3.3	55.5
1998	20.5	3.5	57.1
1997	21.8	3.5	58.3
1996	23.3	3.8	59.6
1995	24.9	4	60.8
1994	26.6	4.3	62
1993	28.5	4.7	62.9
1992	30.6	5.3	64.1
1991	32.9	6.1	64.9
1990	35.3	6.1	64.9
1989	37.9	5.9	66.2
1988	40.7	6	68
1987	43.7	6.2	68.6
1986	46.9	6	70.8
1985	50.3	6.9	72.9
1984	53.7	6.5	74.6
1983	57.4	7	76.1
1982	61.2	6.8	76.6
1981	65.2	6.8	78.7
1980	69.3	6.9	80.6
1979	73.7	7.6	82.5
1978	78.3	7.7	84.7
1977	83	7.9	86.4
1976	87.9	8.1	88.1
1975	92.9	8.3	89.6
1974	98.2	9.5	90.9
1973	103.5	9.7	92.1
1972	108.9	10.7	93.6
1971	114.2	11.4	96.1
1970	119.4	11.3	96.9
1969	124.5	11.5	98.3
1968	129.2	12.7	100.2
1967	133.7	12.6	103.1
1966	137.8	12.7	104.9
1965	141.6	13.2	106.4
1964	145.1	14.8	106.1
1963	148.4	15.8	107.7
1962	151.5	15.6	110.2
1961	154.4	15.9	121.5
1960	157.2	16.4	131.8
1959	159.9	16.5	125.7
1958	162.6	15.7	117.7
1957	165.1	17.6	120
1956	167.7	17.3	121.9
1955	170.2	17.6	124.8
1954	172.6	18.2	127.7
1953	175.1	18.6	130.1
1952	177.5	20.1	132.7
1951	179.9	21	136
1950	182.3	20.4	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Saudi Arabia	Sweden	World
2024	65.1–7.3	1.81.6–2.2	26.9
2025	5.84.6–7.6	1.81.4–2.3	26.4
2026	5.64.3–7.8	1.71.3–2.4	25.9
2027	5.53.9–7.8	1.71.2–2.4	25.4
2028	5.33.6–7.8	1.61.1–2.4	24.9
2029	5.13.3–7.9	1.61.1–2.4	24.5
2030	4.93.1–7.9	1.51–2.4	24
2031	4.73–8	1.51–2.4	23.6
2032	4.62.7–8.1	1.50.9–2.4	23.2
2033	4.42.5–7.8	1.40.9–2.4	22.8
2034	4.32.4–7.9	1.40.8–2.4	22.3
2035	4.12.3–7.7	1.40.8–2.4	21.9
2036	42.2–7.7	1.30.7–2.4	21.5
2037	3.92–7.5	1.30.7–2.4	21.1
2038	3.71.9–7.5	1.30.7–2.3	20.8
2039	3.61.9–7.4	1.20.6–2.3	20.4
2040	3.51.8–7.3	1.20.6–2.3	20
2041	3.41.7–7.1	1.20.6–2.3	19.7
2042	3.31.6–7.2	1.10.5–2.3	19.4
2043	3.21.6–6.9	1.10.5–2.3	19
2044	3.11.5–7	1.10.5–2.3	18.7
2045	31.4–7	1.10.5–2.2	18.4
2046	2.91.4–7	10.4–2.2	18.2
2047	2.91.3–6.9	10.4–2.3	17.9
2048	2.81.3–6.8	10.4–2.2	17.7
2049	2.71.2–6.9	10.4–2.2	17.5
2050	2.61.2–6.7	0.90.4–2.2	17.3
2051	2.61.1–6.4	0.90.4–2.2	17.1
2052	2.51.1–6.3	0.90.4–2.2	16.9
2053	2.51.1–6.2	0.90.3–2.2	16.7
2054	2.41.1–5.9	0.90.3–2.1	16.5
2055	2.31–5.6	0.80.3–2.1	16.3
2056	2.31–5.7	0.80.3–2.1	16.1
2057	2.20.9–5.6	0.80.3–2.1	15.9
2058	2.20.9–5.5	0.80.3–2	15.7
2059	2.10.8–5.4	0.80.3–2	15.5
2060	2.10.8–5.2	0.80.3–2	15.3
2061	20.8–5.3	0.70.2–2	15.1
2062	20.8–5.3	0.70.2–2.1	14.9
2063	1.90.7–5.1	0.70.2–2	14.7
2064	1.90.7–4.9	0.70.2–2	14.5
2065	1.90.7–4.9	0.70.2–1.9	14.3
2066	1.80.7–4.8	0.70.2–2	14.1
2067	1.80.7–4.7	0.70.2–2	13.9
2068	1.80.6–4.7	0.60.2–1.9	13.8
2069	1.70.6–4.5	0.60.2–2	13.6
2070	1.70.6–4.3	0.60.2–2	13.4
2071	1.70.6–4.3	0.60.2–2	13.2
2072	1.60.6–4.3	0.60.1–1.9	13
2073	1.60.6–4.4	0.60.1–1.8	12.9
2074	1.60.5–4.1	0.60.1–1.8	12.7
2075	1.60.5–4.2	0.50.1–1.7	12.6
2076	1.50.5–4.1	0.50.1–1.7	12.4
2077	1.50.5–4	0.50.1–1.7	12.3
2078	1.50.5–3.9	0.50.1–1.7	12.1
2079	1.40.5–3.9	0.50.1–1.7	12
2080	1.40.4–3.9	0.50.1–1.7	11.8
2081	1.40.4–3.8	0.50.1–1.7	11.7
2082	1.40.4–3.7	0.50.1–1.6	11.6
2083	1.30.4–3.6	0.50.1–1.6	11.5
2084	1.30.4–3.5	0.50.1–1.6	11.4
2085	1.30.4–3.6	0.40.1–1.6	11.3
2086	1.30.4–3.5	0.40–1.6	11.1
2087	1.30.4–3.6	0.40–1.6	11
2088	1.20.3–3.5	0.40–1.5	10.9
2089	1.20.3–3.5	0.40–1.5	10.8
2090	1.20.3–3.4	0.40–1.5	10.7
2091	1.20.3–3.4	0.40–1.5	10.6
2092	1.20.3–3.3	0.40–1.5	10.5
2093	1.20.3–3.3	0.40–1.6	10.4
2094	1.10.3–3.2	0.40–1.5	10.3
2095	1.10.3–3.2	0.40–1.5	10.1
2096	1.10.2–3.2	0.30–1.5	10
2097	1.10.2–3.1	0.30–1.4	9.9
2098	1.10.2–3.2	0.30–1.4	9.8
2099	1.10.2–3	0.30–1.4	9.7
2100	10.2–3.1	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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