Korea vs Sweden: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Korea
0.2%
in 2023
Sweden
0.2%
in 2023
Korea rank
222nd
Sweden rank
223rd
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 222nd and Sweden ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.6% | 1.6% | 10.0% | Korea |
| 1960s | 5.9% | 1.2% | 4.7% | Korea |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 0.8% | 2.6% | Korea |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Korea or Sweden?
- Korea, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Korea and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Sweden rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Korea ranks 222nd and Sweden ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.