Mortality rate, neonatal in Sweden
Sweden: Mortality rate, neonatal was 1.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, neonatal in Sweden, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.4 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Sweden peaked at 13.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2021.
That places Sweden 179th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.25 per 1,000 live births | 9.6 per 1,000 live births | 13.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.09 per 1,000 live births | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.22 per 1,000 live births | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.85 per 1,000 live births | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 per 1,000 live births | 1.6 per 1,000 live births | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 per 1,000 live births | 1.5 per 1,000 live births | 1.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 per 1,000 live births | 1.4 per 1,000 live births | 1.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Sweden?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Sweden was 1.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 per 1,000 live births in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Sweden ranks 179th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.