Infant Mortality Rate: Sweden
Sweden's infant mortality rate is currently 2 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Sweden Infant Mortality Rate Sweden's infant mortality rate stands at 2 per 1,000 births in 2024, representing one of the world's lowest levels.
Current (2024)
2 per 1,000 births
+0.0% y/y
Peak (1960)
16.3 per 1,000 births
Low (2022)
2 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Sweden
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Sweden
Analysis# Sweden Infant Mortality Rate
Sweden's infant mortality rate stands at 2 per 1,000 births in 2024, representing one of the world's lowest levels. Since 1960, the country has reduced its rate by 87.7%, declining from a peak of 16.3 per 1,000 births to its current figure. This dramatic improvement reflects decades of sustained progress in maternal and child health outcomes, with Sweden now performing near its historical minimum.
The most significant gains occurred during the 1960s through 1990s, when rapid advances in healthcare access and prenatal care drove sharp declines. Since 2015, the rate has stabilized at approximately 2.1 to 2.3 per 1,000 births, reaching 2.0 in 2022 and holding steady through 2024. This plateau at minimal levels suggests Sweden has approached the practical lower bound for infant mortality in modern healthcare systems, with further reductions likely dependent on addressing rare, intractable causes rather than systemic improvements.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 2 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2022 | 2 per 1,000 births | -4.76% |
| 2021 | 2.1 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2020 | 2.1 per 1,000 births | -4.55% |
| 2019 | 2.2 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2018 | 2.2 per 1,000 births | -4.35% |
| 2017 | 2.3 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2016 | 2.3 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2015 | 2.3 per 1,000 births | -4.17% |
| 2014 | 2.4 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2013 | 2.4 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 2.4 per 1,000 births | -4.00% |
| 2011 | 2.5 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2010 | 2.5 per 1,000 births | -3.85% |
| 2009 | 2.6 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2008 | 2.6 per 1,000 births | -3.70% |
| 2007 | 2.7 per 1,000 births | -3.57% |
| 2006 | 2.8 per 1,000 births | -6.67% |
| 2005 | 3 per 1,000 births | -3.23% |
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| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.1 per 1,000 births | -3.13% |
| 2003 | 3.2 per 1,000 births | -3.03% |
| 2002 | 3.3 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2001 | 3.3 per 1,000 births | -2.94% |
| 2000 | 3.4 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 1999 | 3.4 per 1,000 births | -2.86% |
| 1998 | 3.5 per 1,000 births | -2.78% |
| 1997 | 3.6 per 1,000 births | -5.26% |
| 1996 | 3.8 per 1,000 births | -5.00% |
| 1995 | 4 per 1,000 births | -9.09% |
| 1994 | 4.4 per 1,000 births | -8.33% |
| 1993 | 4.8 per 1,000 births | -7.69% |
| 1992 | 5.2 per 1,000 births | -7.14% |
| 1991 | 5.6 per 1,000 births | -5.08% |
| 1990 | 5.9 per 1,000 births | -3.28% |
| 1989 | 6.1 per 1,000 births | -1.61% |
| 1988 | 6.2 per 1,000 births | -1.59% |
| 1987 | 6.3 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 1986 | 6.3 per 1,000 births | -1.56% |
| 1985 | 6.4 per 1,000 births | -1.54% |
| 1984 | 6.5 per 1,000 births | -1.52% |
| 1983 | 6.6 per 1,000 births | -2.94% |
| 1982 | 6.8 per 1,000 births | -1.45% |
| 1981 | 6.9 per 1,000 births | -4.17% |
| 1980 | 7.2 per 1,000 births | -2.70% |
| 1979 | 7.4 per 1,000 births | -3.90% |
| 1978 | 7.7 per 1,000 births | -3.75% |
| 1977 | 8 per 1,000 births | -3.61% |
| 1976 | 8.3 per 1,000 births | -5.68% |
| 1975 | 8.8 per 1,000 births | -5.38% |
| 1974 | 9.3 per 1,000 births | -5.10% |
| 1973 | 9.8 per 1,000 births | -5.77% |
| 1972 | 10.4 per 1,000 births | -4.59% |
| 1971 | 10.9 per 1,000 births | -3.54% |
| 1970 | 11.3 per 1,000 births | -3.42% |
| 1969 | 11.7 per 1,000 births | -4.10% |
| 1968 | 12.2 per 1,000 births | -3.17% |
| 1967 | 12.6 per 1,000 births | -3.82% |
| 1966 | 13.1 per 1,000 births | -4.38% |
| 1965 | 13.7 per 1,000 births | -4.86% |
| 1964 | 14.4 per 1,000 births | -4.00% |
| 1963 | 15 per 1,000 births | -3.85% |
| 1962 | 15.6 per 1,000 births | -2.50% |
| 1961 | 16 per 1,000 births | -1.84% |
| 1960 | 16.3 per 1,000 births | — |
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