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Sweden - Infant Mortality Rate 1971

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
10.9 −0.4 from 1970 Global rank: 1st

Sweden's infant mortality rate was 10.9 in 1971, decreased +0.4 from 11.3 in 1970. This was the 1st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1971▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 1971
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Sweden 10.9 -3.5%
2nd Netherlands 12.1 -4.0%
3rd Iceland 12.5 -3.8%
4th Finland 12.6 -4.5%
5th Japan 12.6 -6.0%
6th Norway 12.6 -3.8%
7th Denmark 13.2 -5.0%
8th Switzerland 14.3 -4.7%
9th France 14.3 -5.3%
10th New Zealand 16.6 -1.8%
11th Lithuania 16.7 -7.7%
12th Australia 17.5 -2.2%
13th Canada 17.6 -4.9%
14th United Kingdom 17.7 -2.2%
15th Luxembourg 18.0 -5.3%
16th Belarus 18.3 -2.7%
17th Ireland 18.6 -2.6%
18th United States 19.1 -4.0%
19th Belgium 19.6 -4.4%
20th Singapore 20.6 -5.5%
21st Czechia 20.8 -1.4%
22nd Germany 21.4 -3.2%
23rd Russian Federation 22.5 -1.3%
24th Antigua and Barbuda 23.5 -7.8%
25th Malta 23.7 -4.8%
26th Israel 24.7 -2.8%
27th Austria 24.8 -1.2%
28th Slovak Republic 25.1 -0.8%
29th Spain 25.6 -7.6%
30th Greece 26.1 -5.1%
31st Bahamas, The 26.3 1.2%
32nd Bulgaria 26.5 -4.0%
33rd Italy 28.2 -4.7%
34th Ukraine 28.8 -
35th Cuba 30.3 -4.4%
36th Poland 30.3 -4.7%
37th Brunei Darussalam 32.5 -5.0%
38th Grenada 33.7 -2.0%
39th Dominica 34.3 -7.3%
40th Hungary 34.7 -1.4%
41st Cyprus 35.4 -
42nd British Virgin Islands 36.6 -4.9%
43rd Tonga 37.0 -5.9%
44th Barbados 39.1 -4.6%
45th Malaysia 39.7 -4.1%
46th Romania 42.4 -11.5%
47th Korea 42.9 -5.9%
48th Fiji 43.6 -0.7%
49th Jamaica 45.0 -3.6%
50th Trinidad and Tobago 46.3 -2.1%
51st Seychelles 47.9 -6.1%
52nd Sri Lanka 48.1 -0.6%
53rd Uruguay 48.1 -1.2%
54th St. Lucia 48.4 -7.3%
55th Panama 48.4 -4.5%
56th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 49.5 7.6%
57th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 49.8 -5.3%
58th Qatar 50.1 -6.5%
59th São Tomé and Principe 50.2 0.0%
60th Moldova 51.2 -
61st Samoa 51.2 -4.7%
62nd Portugal 51.4 -7.1%
63rd Philippines 52.3 -0.4%
64th Lebanon 52.5 -0.6%
65th Turks and Caicos Islands 53.1 -6.8%
66th Kuwait 55.2 -6.1%
67th Costa Rica 56.4 -5.4%
68th Marshall Islands 56.6 -3.6%
69th Argentina 58.8 -0.8%
70th Mauritius 59.6 -1.7%
71st Bahrain 59.9 -9.2%
72nd Guyana 59.9 0.2%
73rd Namibia 60.0 1.2%
74th Paraguay 60.8 -0.5%
75th Viet Nam 62.8 -1.4%
76th Palau 63.8 -4.6%
77th Micronesia, Federated States of 64.1 -3.5%
78th United Arab Emirates 65.9 -9.0%
79th Chile 66.9 -1.6%
80th Zimbabwe 67.2 0.1%
81st Solomon Islands 67.3 -6.4%
82nd Jordan 67.6 -4.1%
83rd Belize 70.5 -3.8%
84th Colombia 70.5 -3.2%
85th Syrian Arab Republic 72.9 -4.2%
86th Congo, Republic of 73.3 -1.9%
87th Thailand 75.0 -4.5%
88th Kazakhstan 75.5 -
89th Vanuatu 77.1 -3.9%
90th Mexico 79.1 -2.8%
91st China 80.3 -4.7%
92nd Cabo Verde 81.9 -4.7%
93rd Iraq 81.9 -4.1%
94th Tuvalu 83.6 -5.0%
95th Kenya 86.0 -1.7%
96th Dominican Republic 87.5 -2.2%
97th Gabon 89.0 -2.3%
98th Zambia 89.0 -2.3%
99th Sudan 90.1 0.1%
100th Botswana 91.7 -3.1%
101st Libya 91.7 -6.9%
102nd Brazil 99.8 -2.2%
103rd Ecuador 100.3 -2.2%
104th Honduras 101.3 -3.4%
105th Kiribati 101.3 -3.1%
106th Papua New Guinea 102.7 -3.3%
107th Mauritania 105.1 -0.1%
108th Tunisia 105.2 -5.0%
109th El Salvador 106.8 -1.7%
110th Indonesia 108.0 -2.7%
111th Uganda 108.3 0.0%
112th Peru 109.6 -12.3%
113th Ghana 112.9 -1.5%
114th Tanzania 113.8 -1.0%
115th Eswatini 114.1 -2.3%
116th Rwanda 117.5 1.1%
117th Togo 118.5 -1.6%
118th Guatemala 119.0 -2.9%
119th Burundi 120.3 0.5%
120th Senegal 120.6 -0.8%
121st Nicaragua 121.2 -2.0%
122nd Myanmar 121.4 -1.3%
123rd Cameroon 122.9 -3.6%
124th Morocco 125.5 -1.3%
125th Congo, Democratic Republic of 126.2 -1.0%
126th Central African Republic 129.5 -1.8%
127th India 134.0 -1.3%
128th Pakistan 134.7 -1.0%
129th Benin 136.2 -1.4%
130th Chad 136.5 -0.5%
131st Lesotho 137.7 -1.6%
132nd Türkiye 137.8 -2.2%
133rd Gambia, The 142.9 -1.2%
134th Nigeria 143.7 -3.2%
135th Iran, Islamic Republic of 145.1 -
136th Egypt, Arab Republic of 147.3 0.0%
137th Mozambique 149.2 0.2%
138th Sierra Leone 150.9 -0.9%
139th Niger 151.9 0.8%
140th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 152.0 -2.4%
141st Côte d'Ivoire 155.8 -3.0%
142nd Algeria 156.7 -1.8%
143rd Oman 156.7 -4.7%
144th Burkina Faso 159.7 -0.7%
145th Haiti 163.1 -2.0%
146th Malawi 163.5 -0.8%
147th South Sudan 172.5 -1.1%
148th Nepal 176.4 -1.9%
149th Guinea 179.0 -0.7%
150th Bhutan 179.8 -2.1%
151st Liberia 183.5 -1.8%
152nd Mali 188.6 -1.4%
153rd Maldives 189.4 -3.5%
154th Bangladesh 205.7 24.4%
155th Yemen, Republic of 216.4 -3.2%
156th Afghanistan 220.2 -1.3%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was Sweden's infant mortality rate in 1971?▾

Sweden's infant mortality rate in 1971 was 10.9. This ranked 1st globally.

How did Sweden's infant mortality rate change in 1971?▾

Sweden's infant mortality rate decreased by 3.5% in 1971 compared to 1970.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1971?▾

Afghanistan had the highest infant mortality rate in 1971 at 220.2.

What is the infant mortality rate of Sweden in 1971?▾

The infant mortality rate of Sweden in 1971 was 10.9. This ranked 1st globally.

How does 1971 compare to 1970 for Sweden's infant mortality rate?▾

Sweden's infant mortality rate went from 11.3 in 1970 to 10.9 in 1971, a 3.5% decrease.

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