Sweden vs United Kingdom

Sweden vs United Kingdom: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in Sweden and 3.7 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 1.8 per 1,000 live births, or 1.99 times that in Sweden.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Sweden vs United Kingdom: Infant mortalityInfant mortality in 2023: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in Sweden and 3.7 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 1.8 per 1,000 live births, or 1.99 times that in Sweden.
SwedenUnited KingdomUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Sweden ranked 220 and United Kingdom ranked 190 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Sweden at 0.3 per 1,000 live births and United Kingdom at 0.7 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

YearSwedenUnited KingdomWorld
20231.93.727.3
20222.13.828.2
20211.83.928.4
20202.33.728.7
201923.929.2
201823.829.7
20172.43.930.3
20162.53.831.1
20152.43.932.1
20142.23.832.9
20132.73.833.9
20122.64.135
20112.14.336.8
20102.64.437.7
20092.54.739.1
20082.54.840.4
20072.54.942
20062.85.143.7
20052.45.145.4
20043.15.147.2
20033.25.448.8
20023.35.250.6
20013.65.552.2
20003.55.553.7
19993.35.755.5
19983.55.757.1
19973.55.858.3
19963.86.259.6
199546.160.8
19944.36.162
19934.76.362.9
19925.36.564.1
19916.17.364.9
19906.1864.9
19895.98.466.2
19886968
19876.29.268.6
198669.570.8
19856.99.472.9
19846.59.774.6
1983710.276.1
19826.810.976.6
19816.811.178.7
19806.912.480.6
19797.613.282.5
19787.713.684.7
19777.914.186.4
19768.114.288.1
19758.315.689.6
19749.516.490.9
19739.716.792.1
197210.71793.6
197111.417.896.1
197011.318.596.9
196911.518.298.3
196812.718.7100.2
196712.618.6103.1
196612.719.6104.9
196513.219.7106.4
196414.821.1106.1
196315.821.9107.7
196215.622.7110.2
196115.922.4121.5
196016.423.1131.8
195916.523125.7
195815.723.5117.7
195717.624.3120
195617.324.8121.9
195517.625.8124.8
195418.226.2127.7
195318.627.7130.1
195220.128.9132.7
19512130.4136
195020.430.1138.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSwedenUnited KingdomWorld
20241.81.6–2.23.63.1–4.326.9
20251.81.4–2.33.52.8–4.526.4
20261.71.3–2.43.42.6–4.625.9
20271.71.2–2.43.32.4–4.825.4
20281.61.1–2.43.32.3–4.824.9
20291.61.1–2.43.22.2–4.824.5
20301.51–2.43.12.1–4.824
20311.51–2.432–4.823.6
20321.50.9–2.42.91.9–4.923.2
20331.40.9–2.42.91.8–4.922.8
20341.40.8–2.42.81.8–4.922.3
20351.40.8–2.42.71.7–4.921.9
20361.30.7–2.42.61.6–4.921.5
20371.30.7–2.42.61.6–4.821.1
20381.30.7–2.32.51.5–4.920.8
20391.20.6–2.32.51.5–4.820.4
20401.20.6–2.32.41.4–4.820
20411.20.6–2.32.31.3–4.719.7
20421.10.5–2.32.31.2–4.819.4
20431.10.5–2.32.21.2–4.819
20441.10.5–2.32.21.2–4.818.7
20451.10.5–2.22.11.1–4.818.4
204610.4–2.22.11.1–4.618.2
204710.4–2.321–4.817.9
204810.4–2.221–4.617.7
204910.4–2.221–4.617.5
20500.90.4–2.21.90.9–4.617.3
20510.90.4–2.21.90.9–4.417.1
20520.90.4–2.21.80.9–4.316.9
20530.90.3–2.21.80.8–4.216.7
20540.90.3–2.11.80.8–4.216.5
20550.80.3–2.11.70.8–4.216.3
20560.80.3–2.11.70.7–4.116.1
20570.80.3–2.11.60.7–415.9
20580.80.3–21.60.7–3.915.7
20590.80.3–21.60.7–3.815.5
20600.80.3–21.60.6–3.815.3
20610.70.2–21.50.6–3.715.1
20620.70.2–2.11.50.6–3.714.9
20630.70.2–21.50.5–3.714.7
20640.70.2–21.40.5–3.614.5
20650.70.2–1.91.40.5–3.514.3
20660.70.2–21.40.5–3.414.1
20670.70.2–21.40.5–3.513.9
20680.60.2–1.91.30.4–3.513.8
20690.60.2–21.30.4–3.413.6
20700.60.2–21.30.4–3.413.4
20710.60.2–21.30.4–3.313.2
20720.60.1–1.91.20.4–3.213
20730.60.1–1.81.20.4–3.212.9
20740.60.1–1.81.20.4–3.212.7
20750.50.1–1.71.20.3–3.212.6
20760.50.1–1.71.10.3–3.112.4
20770.50.1–1.71.10.3–3.112.3
20780.50.1–1.71.10.3–3.112.1
20790.50.1–1.71.10.3–3.112
20800.50.1–1.71.10.3–311.8
20810.50.1–1.710.3–311.7
20820.50.1–1.610.2–311.6
20830.50.1–1.610.2–311.5
20840.50.1–1.610.2–311.4
20850.40.1–1.610.2–2.911.3
20860.40–1.60.90.2–2.811.1
20870.40–1.60.90.2–2.811
20880.40–1.50.90.2–2.810.9
20890.40–1.50.90.1–2.910.8
20900.40–1.50.90.1–2.810.7
20910.40–1.50.90.1–2.910.6
20920.40–1.50.80.1–2.710.5
20930.40–1.60.80.1–2.610.4
20940.40–1.50.80.1–2.610.3
20950.40–1.50.80.1–2.610.1
20960.30–1.50.80.1–2.710
20970.30–1.40.80.1–2.69.9
20980.30–1.40.80.1–2.69.8
20990.30–1.40.70.1–2.69.7
21000.30–1.40.70.1–2.59.6

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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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