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Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Sweden

Sweden: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.2%
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
223rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
23.5%
in 1762
All-time low
0.2%
in 2021
Years of data
273
1751–2023

Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Sweden, 1751–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Sweden stood at 0.2%.

The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Sweden peaked at 23.5% in 1762 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2021.

Sweden ranks 223rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Sweden, year by year

Year % Change
1751 18.5% —
1752 21.1% +13.7%
1753 18.5% -12.3%
1754 20.3% +9.9%
1755 22.2% +9.3%
1756 21.1% -4.8%
1757 20.1% -4.7%
1758 19.6% -2.4%
1759 17.9% -8.7%
1760 18.3% +1.9%
1761 20.1% +10.2%
1762 23.5% +16.9%
1763 23.4% -0.6%
1764 20.5% -12.5%
1765 20.6% +0.6%
1766 20.6% +0.1%
1767 20.0% -3.0%
1768 21.3% +6.8%
1769 21.3% -0.1%
1770 20.6% -3.5%
1771 20.2% -1.7%
1772 21.2% +4.7%
1773 23.2% +9.2%
1774 17.7% -23.6%
1775 18.3% +3.7%
1776 15.8% -14.1%
1777 18.1% +14.7%
1778 20.0% +10.8%
1779 20.5% +2.2%
1780 15.5% -24.3%
1781 17.4% +12.3%
1782 17.0% -2.1%
1783 18.0% +5.5%
1784 19.2% +6.7%
1785 18.4% -4.0%
1786 19.7% +7.0%
1787 17.3% -12.4%
1788 20.3% +17.5%
1789 20.7% +1.8%
1790 19.2% -7.1%
1791 17.9% -6.9%
1792 19.2% +7.5%
1793 18.6% -3.3%
1794 17.4% -6.5%
1795 18.8% +8.0%
1796 19.0% +1.0%
1797 19.1% +0.9%
1798 17.8% -7.0%
1799 18.0% +1.0%
1800 21.8% +21.1%
1801 19.7% -9.4%
1802 18.0% -8.6%
1803 17.4% -3.5%
1804 17.7% +1.8%
1805 16.8% -5.1%
1806 21.1% +25.5%
1807 17.7% -16.2%
1808 20.4% +15.5%
1809 19.2% -5.9%
1810 18.9% -1.8%
1811 19.1% +0.9%
1812 18.9% -0.7%
1813 16.6% -12.5%
1814 16.8% +1.5%
1815 16.4% -2.3%
1816 17.6% +7.0%
1817 16.6% -5.7%
1818 15.8% -4.4%
1819 17.2% +8.4%
1820 15.2% -11.7%
1821 16.9% +11.7%
1822 15.5% -8.7%
1823 14.0% -9.3%
1824 14.2% +1.1%
1825 14.9% +4.9%
1826 16.0% +7.9%
1827 14.4% -10.2%
1828 16.2% +12.7%
1829 18.4% +13.3%
1830 16.4% -10.8%
1831 17.4% +6.3%
1832 15.5% -11.1%
1833 15.8% +2.1%
1834 16.2% +2.3%
1835 13.2% -18.3%
1836 14.2% +7.1%
1837 17.6% +24.2%
1838 16.0% -9.2%
1839 15.1% -5.6%
1840 14.0% -7.7%
1841 14.5% +3.6%
1842 15.1% +4.1%
1843 14.7% -2.5%
1844 13.2% -9.8%
1845 14.0% +6.0%
1846 14.8% +5.7%
1847 15.8% +6.8%
1848 13.1% -17.3%
1849 13.7% +4.7%
1850 13.4% -2.1%
1851 13.9% +3.6%
1852 14.9% +6.9%
1853 14.8% -0.2%
1854 12.5% -16.1%
1855 13.2% +6.1%
1856 13.2% -0.4%
1857 14.9% +13.4%
1858 13.6% -8.9%
1859 13.2% -2.7%
1860 11.8% -11.0%
1861 12.1% +3.1%
1862 12.7% +4.2%
1863 12.3% -3.0%
1864 12.7% +3.5%
1865 12.2% -3.6%
1866 11.9% -2.7%
1867 12.6% +5.5%
1868 14.7% +17.3%
1869 13.8% -6.2%
1870 12.4% -10.5%
1871 10.8% -12.6%
1872 11.6% +7.4%
1873 12.2% +5.1%
1874 13.6% +11.6%
1875 13.7% +1.0%
1876 13.1% -4.9%
1877 11.5% -11.7%
1878 12.1% +5.1%
1879 10.4% -14.0%
1880 10.8% +3.9%
1881 10.4% -4.3%
1882 11.5% +11.3%
1883 10.4% -9.5%
1884 10.4% -0.1%
1885 10.3% -1.2%
1886 10.2% -1.6%
1887 9.4% -7.4%
1888 9.0% -4.4%
1889 9.8% +8.5%
1890 9.4% -3.6%
1891 9.7% +3.3%
1892 9.5% -2.1%
1893 9.3% -2.2%
1894 9.1% -1.7%
1895 8.7% -5.2%
1896 9.3% +7.8%
1897 8.8% -5.8%
1898 8.3% -5.2%
1899 9.9% +19.0%
1900 8.9% -10.0%
1901 9.3% +4.3%
1902 7.7% -17.4%
1903 8.1% +5.3%
1904 7.6% -5.8%
1905 7.9% +3.4%
1906 7.3% -7.9%
1907 6.9% -5.7%
1908 7.8% +13.4%
1909 6.5% -16.8%
1910 6.6% +1.7%
1911 6.3% -3.7%
1912 6.2% -1.7%
1913 6.2% -0.4%
1914 6.4% +3.3%
1915 6.5% +1.3%
1916 6.2% -5.0%
1917 5.7% -8.5%
1918 5.7% +0.2%
1919 6.1% +8.5%
1920 5.8% -5.2%
1921 5.4% -7.0%
1922 5.2% -4.7%
1923 5.0% -3.8%
1924 5.1% +2.7%
1925 4.8% -5.7%
1926 4.8% +0.3%
1927 5.0% +3.2%
1928 5.2% +4.8%
1929 4.9% -6.8%
1930 4.8% -1.4%
1931 4.7% -2.8%
1932 4.4% -4.6%
1933 4.1% -7.7%
1934 4.1% -0.0%
1935 3.9% -4.3%
1936 3.8% -2.7%
1937 3.9% +2.4%
1938 3.7% -4.8%
1939 3.4% -8.6%
1940 3.3% -1.9%
1941 3.4% +2.2%
1942 2.7% -21.4%
1943 2.6% -4.6%
1944 2.7% +6.2%
1945 2.6% -4.2%
1946 2.3% -10.8%
1947 2.2% -5.7%
1948 1.9% -12.8%
1949 2.0% +3.1%
1950 1.8% -10.4%
1951 1.8% +3.1%
1952 1.8% -2.3%
1953 1.6% -8.4%
1954 1.5% -8.8%
1955 1.6% +4.9%
1956 1.5% -0.9%
1957 1.6% +0.8%
1958 1.3% -14.2%
1959 1.4% +2.6%
1960 1.4% +2.6%
1961 1.4% -1.5%
1962 1.3% -4.2%
1963 1.4% +1.9%
1964 1.3% -3.8%
1965 1.2% -9.1%
1966 1.1% -10.5%
1967 1.1% +5.4%
1968 1.1% -2.5%
1969 0.9% -15.0%
1970 1.0% +4.0%
1971 1.0% +1.4%
1972 0.9% -10.1%
1973 0.9% -0.7%
1974 0.8% -2.7%
1975 0.7% -16.1%
1976 0.7% +2.5%
1977 0.7% -5.3%
1978 0.7% -4.9%
1979 0.7% -0.3%
1980 0.6% -13.3%
1981 0.6% +12.6%
1982 0.6% +0.6%
1983 0.7% +8.3%
1984 0.6% -20.0%
1985 0.6% +14.8%
1986 0.5% -17.1%
1987 0.6% +5.8%
1988 0.5% -8.3%
1989 0.5% -2.3%
1990 0.5% +7.5%
1991 0.6% +3.7%
1992 0.5% -17.2%
1993 0.4% -11.6%
1994 0.4% -4.8%
1995 0.3% -12.5%
1996 0.4% +5.5%
1997 0.3% -15.5%
1998 0.3% -1.6%
1999 0.3% -12.6%
2000 0.3% +8.4%
2001 0.3% +14.7%
2002 0.3% -4.9%
2003 0.3% -15.4%
2004 0.3% +11.8%
2005 0.2% -20.1%
2006 0.3% +11.1%
2007 0.2% -10.7%
2008 0.2% +6.9%
2009 0.2% -2.0%
2010 0.2% -1.2%
2011 0.2% -19.6%
2012 0.2% +18.6%
2013 0.2% +8.7%
2014 0.2% -28.1%
2015 0.2% +15.6%
2016 0.2% +14.0%
2017 0.2% -2.5%
2018 0.2% -20.8%
2019 0.2% +2.2%
2020 0.2% +8.6%
2021 0.2% -17.8%
2022 0.2% +19.8%
2023 0.2% -15.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 19.9% 17.9% 22.2% 9
1760s 21.0% 18.3% 23.5% 10
1770s 19.5% 15.8% 23.2% 10
1780s 18.3% 15.5% 20.7% 10
1790s 18.5% 17.4% 19.2% 10
1800s 19.0% 16.8% 21.8% 10
1810s 17.4% 15.8% 19.1% 10
1820s 15.6% 14.0% 18.4% 10
1830s 15.8% 13.2% 17.6% 10
1840s 14.3% 13.1% 15.8% 10
1850s 13.8% 12.5% 14.9% 10
1860s 12.7% 11.8% 14.7% 10
1870s 12.2% 10.4% 13.7% 10
1880s 10.2% 9.0% 11.5% 10
1890s 9.2% 8.3% 9.9% 10
1900s 7.8% 6.5% 9.3% 10
1910s 6.2% 5.7% 6.6% 10
1920s 5.1% 4.8% 5.8% 10
1930s 4.1% 3.4% 4.8% 10
1940s 2.6% 1.9% 3.4% 10
1950s 1.6% 1.3% 1.8% 10
1960s 1.2% 0.9% 1.4% 10
1970s 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 10
1980s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 10
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Sweden?
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Sweden was 0.2% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 1762.
What is the lowest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
How does Sweden rank for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
Sweden ranks 223rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is probability of dying in infancy, by sex rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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