Sweden vs Tajikistan: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in Sweden and 24.5 per 1,000 live births in Tajikistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Tajikistan, by 22.6 per 1,000 live births, or 13 times that in Sweden.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Tajikistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Sweden ranked 220 and Tajikistan ranked 58 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Sweden at 0.3 per 1,000 live births and Tajikistan at 4.7 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	Sweden	Tajikistan	World
2023	1.9	24.5	27.3
2022	2.1	25.2	28.2
2021	1.8	26	28.4
2020	2.3	26.8	28.7
2019	2	27.6	29.2
2018	2	28.4	29.7
2017	2.4	29.2	30.3
2016	2.5	30	31.1
2015	2.4	30.8	32.1
2014	2.2	31.6	32.9
2013	2.7	32.4	33.9
2012	2.6	33.2	35
2011	2.1	34.2	36.8
2010	2.6	35.5	37.7
2009	2.5	36.7	39.1
2008	2.5	38.3	40.4
2007	2.5	40.3	42
2006	2.8	42.6	43.7
2005	2.4	45.4	45.4
2004	3.1	48.6	47.2
2003	3.2	52.1	48.8
2002	3.3	56	50.6
2001	3.6	60.1	52.2
2000	3.5	64.3	53.7
1999	3.3	68.5	55.5
1998	3.5	72.9	57.1
1997	3.5	76.4	58.3
1996	3.8	80.4	59.6
1995	4	81.3	60.8
1994	4.3	82.3	62
1993	4.7	77.8	62.9
1992	5.3	80.9	64.1
1991	6.1	80.9	64.9
1990	6.1	80.4	64.9
1989	5.9	80.5	66.2
1988	6	81.5	68
1987	6.2	83.2	68.6
1986	6	85.5	70.8
1985	6.9	87.9	72.9
1984	6.5	90.2	74.6
1983	7	92.1	76.1
1982	6.8	93.6	76.6
1981	6.8	94.7	78.7
1980	6.9	95.7	80.6
1979	7.6	96.7	82.5
1978	7.7	97.8	84.7
1977	7.9	99.3	86.4
1976	8.1	101.1	88.1
1975	8.3	103.2	89.6
1974	9.5	105.6	90.9
1973	9.7	108.1	92.1
1972	10.7	110.7	93.6
1971	11.4	113.3	96.1
1970	11.3	115.7	96.9
1969	11.5	117.9	98.3
1968	12.7	120	100.2
1967	12.6	122	103.1
1966	12.7	123.8	104.9
1965	13.2	125.6	106.4
1964	14.8	127.3	106.1
1963	15.8	129	107.7
1962	15.6	130.6	110.2
1961	15.9	132.2	121.5
1960	16.4	133.8	131.8
1959	16.5	135.4	125.7
1958	15.7	137	117.7
1957	17.6	138.6	120
1956	17.3	140.2	121.9
1955	17.6	141.8	124.8
1954	18.2	143.4	127.7
1953	18.6	144.9	130.1
1952	20.1	146.5	132.7
1951	21	148	136
1950	20.4	149.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Sweden	Tajikistan	World
2024	1.81.6–2.2	2116.8–26.4	26.9
2025	1.81.4–2.3	20.414.4–28.6	26.4
2026	1.71.3–2.4	19.812.8–29.8	25.9
2027	1.71.2–2.4	19.311.8–31.4	25.4
2028	1.61.1–2.4	18.910.8–32.1	24.9
2029	1.61.1–2.4	18.410.1–32.8	24.5
2030	1.51–2.4	189.6–33.5	24
2031	1.51–2.4	17.68.7–32.8	23.6
2032	1.50.9–2.4	17.28.4–32.9	23.2
2033	1.40.9–2.4	16.87.9–33.8	22.8
2034	1.40.8–2.4	16.57.5–33.9	22.3
2035	1.40.8–2.4	167.2–35.5	21.9
2036	1.30.7–2.4	15.76.7–35	21.5
2037	1.30.7–2.4	15.36.3–35.8	21.1
2038	1.30.7–2.3	14.95.9–36.2	20.8
2039	1.20.6–2.3	14.65.7–35.9	20.4
2040	1.20.6–2.3	14.35.4–36.2	20
2041	1.20.6–2.3	13.95.3–36	19.7
2042	1.10.5–2.3	13.65–35.1	19.4
2043	1.10.5–2.3	13.34.8–35.6	19
2044	1.10.5–2.3	134.7–35.5	18.7
2045	1.10.5–2.2	12.74.5–35.3	18.4
2046	10.4–2.2	12.44.4–36.2	18.2
2047	10.4–2.3	12.14.2–36.3	17.9
2048	10.4–2.2	11.84.1–36.7	17.7
2049	10.4–2.2	11.53.9–37.4	17.5
2050	0.90.4–2.2	11.23.9–37.2	17.3
2051	0.90.4–2.2	113.7–36.3	17.1
2052	0.90.4–2.2	10.73.6–37.6	16.9
2053	0.90.3–2.2	10.53.4–36.6	16.7
2054	0.90.3–2.1	10.23.2–37.6	16.5
2055	0.80.3–2.1	103.1–37.5	16.3
2056	0.80.3–2.1	9.83–36.9	16.1
2057	0.80.3–2.1	9.52.9–37	15.9
2058	0.80.3–2	9.32.8–36.3	15.7
2059	0.80.3–2	9.12.8–35.6	15.5
2060	0.80.3–2	8.92.6–35.6	15.3
2061	0.70.2–2	8.72.6–35.1	15.1
2062	0.70.2–2.1	8.52.5–34.3	14.9
2063	0.70.2–2	8.32.5–34.3	14.7
2064	0.70.2–2	8.12.3–33.5	14.5
2065	0.70.2–1.9	7.92.4–33.9	14.3
2066	0.70.2–2	7.72.3–34.1	14.1
2067	0.70.2–2	7.62.2–35	13.9
2068	0.60.2–1.9	7.52.2–34.9	13.8
2069	0.60.2–2	7.42.1–33.7	13.6
2070	0.60.2–2	7.22.1–34.3	13.4
2071	0.60.2–2	7.12.1–34.4	13.2
2072	0.60.1–1.9	72.1–33.5	13
2073	0.60.1–1.8	6.92–33	12.9
2074	0.60.1–1.8	6.82–32.9	12.7
2075	0.50.1–1.7	6.72–32.7	12.6
2076	0.50.1–1.7	6.61.9–32.1	12.4
2077	0.50.1–1.7	6.51.9–32.1	12.3
2078	0.50.1–1.7	6.41.9–31.8	12.1
2079	0.50.1–1.7	6.21.8–31.6	12
2080	0.50.1–1.7	6.21.8–32.1	11.8
2081	0.50.1–1.7	6.11.8–32.3	11.7
2082	0.50.1–1.6	61.7–33.5	11.6
2083	0.50.1–1.6	5.91.7–33.8	11.5
2084	0.50.1–1.6	5.81.7–33	11.4
2085	0.40.1–1.6	5.71.7–32.4	11.3
2086	0.40–1.6	5.61.6–32.1	11.1
2087	0.40–1.6	5.51.6–32.4	11
2088	0.40–1.5	5.51.6–32.6	10.9
2089	0.40–1.5	5.41.6–33.2	10.8
2090	0.40–1.5	5.31.6–31.5	10.7
2091	0.40–1.5	5.31.6–31.6	10.6
2092	0.40–1.5	5.21.6–30.7	10.5
2093	0.40–1.6	5.11.6–30.4	10.4
2094	0.40–1.5	5.11.5–30	10.3
2095	0.40–1.5	51.5–30.9	10.1
2096	0.30–1.5	4.91.5–30.7	10
2097	0.30–1.4	4.91.4–29.3	9.9
2098	0.30–1.4	4.81.4–29.6	9.8
2099	0.30–1.4	4.81.4–30	9.7
2100	0.30–1.4	4.71.4–29	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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