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Sweden - Infant Mortality Rate 1974

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
9.3 −0.5 from 1973 Global rank: 1st

Sweden's infant mortality rate was 9.3 in 1974, decreased +0.5 from 9.8 in 1973. This was the 1st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1974▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 1974
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Sweden 9.3 -5.1%
2nd Japan 10.6 -6.2%
3rd Finland 10.8 -5.3%
4th Netherlands 10.8 -4.4%
5th Denmark 10.9 -6.0%
6th Iceland 11.0 -4.3%
7th Norway 11.0 -4.3%
8th Switzerland 12.0 -6.3%
9th France 12.7 -3.1%
10th Canada 15.0 -5.7%
11th Luxembourg 15.0 -5.7%
12th Australia 15.3 -5.6%
13th New Zealand 15.4 -2.5%
14th Singapore 15.8 -10.7%
15th United Kingdom 16.1 -3.6%
16th Belgium 16.6 -5.7%
17th United States 16.7 -4.6%
18th Ireland 17.5 -2.8%
19th Lithuania 17.6 3.5%
20th Belarus 17.8 -0.6%
21st Germany 18.8 -4.6%
22nd Antigua and Barbuda 19.2 -5.9%
23rd Czechia 19.4 -2.5%
24th Spain 20.1 -7.8%
25th Malta 20.1 -5.6%
26th Austria 21.6 -6.5%
27th Russian Federation 21.9 -0.5%
28th Israel 22.2 -3.9%
29th Italy 22.4 -8.2%
30th Greece 23.9 -2.0%
31st Slovak Republic 24.0 -2.0%
32nd Bulgaria 24.6 -1.6%
33rd Poland 25.7 -5.2%
34th Cuba 25.8 -5.5%
35th Bahamas, The 26.7 0.0%
36th Ukraine 26.8 -2.2%
37th Brunei Darussalam 26.9 -6.6%
38th Dominica 27.5 -7.1%
39th Tonga 31.3 -4.9%
40th Grenada 32.0 -1.5%
41st British Virgin Islands 32.3 -3.6%
42nd Cyprus 32.7 -3.0%
43rd Barbados 33.5 -5.1%
44th Malaysia 33.8 -5.6%
45th Hungary 34.2 -1.7%
46th Romania 36.5 -2.1%
47th Korea 36.8 -4.4%
48th St. Lucia 38.5 -7.5%
49th Seychelles 38.5 -7.5%
50th Portugal 39.5 -8.8%
51st Jamaica 39.9 -3.9%
52nd Panama 41.2 -5.1%
53rd Qatar 41.3 -6.1%
54th Costa Rica 42.4 -10.5%
55th Fiji 42.4 -1.4%
56th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 42.7 -4.7%
57th Turks and Caicos Islands 43.0 -6.7%
58th Trinidad and Tobago 43.1 -2.5%
59th Samoa 44.4 -4.7%
60th Bahrain 45.4 -8.5%
61st Kuwait 46.0 -5.9%
62nd Sri Lanka 46.7 -1.7%
63rd Moldova 47.7 -2.5%
64th United Arab Emirates 49.0 -9.4%
65th Uruguay 49.2 1.2%
66th St. Kitts and Nevis 49.3 -2.0%
67th Lebanon 51.2 -1.0%
68th São Tomé and Principe 51.4 1.0%
69th Marshall Islands 52.5 -1.9%
70th Philippines 52.6 0.2%
71st Palau 54.1 -5.7%
72nd Mauritius 54.4 -5.2%
73rd Solomon Islands 55.3 -6.3%
74th Argentina 55.4 -2.6%
75th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 57.7 3.6%
76th Micronesia, Federated States of 58.1 -3.2%
77th Paraguay 59.1 -1.2%
78th Jordan 59.7 -4.0%
79th Guyana 60.1 0.0%
80th Chile 61.1 -5.1%
81st Colombia 62.7 -4.3%
82nd Belize 62.8 -3.7%
83rd Namibia 62.8 1.8%
84th Viet Nam 63.8 1.9%
85th Syrian Arab Republic 64.3 -4.2%
86th Thailand 65.1 -4.5%
87th Vanuatu 68.5 -3.9%
88th China 68.6 -5.4%
89th Zimbabwe 69.0 1.2%
90th Congo, Republic of 69.6 -1.4%
91st Cabo Verde 69.8 -5.3%
92nd Kazakhstan 70.0 -2.5%
93rd Tuvalu 70.8 -5.6%
94th Mexico 72.2 -3.1%
95th Iraq 72.3 -4.1%
96th Libya 74.6 -6.4%
97th Dominican Republic 80.3 -3.0%
98th Kenya 80.5 -2.4%
99th Zambia 82.1 -2.4%
100th Botswana 82.3 -3.9%
101st Gabon 83.2 -2.2%
102nd Madagascar 85.2 2.2%
103rd Tunisia 89.4 -5.6%
104th Sudan 90.3 0.0%
105th Ecuador 90.8 -3.7%
106th Brazil 93.1 -2.3%
107th Papua New Guinea 93.2 -3.1%
108th Kiribati 94.8 -1.7%
109th Indonesia 99.7 -2.5%
110th Honduras 100.0 6.3%
111th El Salvador 100.2 -2.4%
112th Peru 100.7 -2.8%
113th Eswatini 104.8 -3.1%
114th Ghana 104.9 -3.0%
115th Tajikistan 106.4 -3.4%
116th Mauritania 107.5 0.6%
117th Guatemala 108.6 -3.1%
118th Tanzania 110.0 -1.3%
119th Nicaragua 111.4 -3.3%
120th Uganda 112.2 1.7%
121st Togo 112.4 -1.8%
122nd Cameroon 115.1 -1.5%
123rd Senegal 115.3 -1.9%
124th Myanmar 115.9 -1.6%
125th Morocco 120.4 -1.6%
126th Burundi 122.0 0.4%
127th Congo, Democratic Republic of 122.6 -1.0%
128th Central African Republic 122.9 -1.8%
129th Rwanda 124.2 2.6%
130th Iran, Islamic Republic of 127.3 -4.4%
131st Türkiye 127.4 -2.7%
132nd India 127.6 -1.8%
133rd Saudi Arabia 128.5 -6.5%
134th Nigeria 129.1 -3.7%
135th Benin 129.2 -1.8%
136th Lesotho 129.7 -2.3%
137th Pakistan 131.7 -0.7%
138th Oman 133.5 -5.5%
139th Chad 134.7 -0.4%
140th Gambia, The 137.5 -1.4%
141st Côte d'Ivoire 139.4 -3.9%
142nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 140.4 -2.8%
143rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 143.8 -1.4%
144th Algeria 144.3 -3.2%
145th Comoros 145.5 -1.9%
146th Bangladesh 147.2 -0.5%
147th Sierra Leone 147.3 -0.7%
148th Mozambique 149.3 0.0%
149th Burkina Faso 150.7 -2.5%
150th Haiti 152.4 -2.4%
151st Niger 152.9 -0.3%
152nd Malawi 155.2 -2.0%
153rd Maldives 165.5 -4.7%
154th Nepal 166.1 -1.9%
155th South Sudan 166.9 -1.2%
156th Bhutan 168.0 -2.4%
157th Liberia 174.0 -1.8%
158th Guinea 174.4 -1.0%
159th Mali 178.9 -2.0%
160th Yemen, Republic of 196.8 -3.1%
161st Afghanistan 210.7 -1.4%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was Sweden's infant mortality rate in 1974?▾

Sweden's infant mortality rate in 1974 was 9.3. This ranked 1st globally.

How did Sweden's infant mortality rate change in 1974?▾

Sweden's infant mortality rate decreased by 5.1% in 1974 compared to 1973.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1974?▾

Afghanistan had the highest infant mortality rate in 1974 at 210.7.

What is the infant mortality rate of Sweden in 1974?▾

The infant mortality rate of Sweden in 1974 was 9.3. This ranked 1st globally.

How does 1974 compare to 1973 for Sweden's infant mortality rate?▾

Sweden's infant mortality rate went from 9.8 in 1973 to 9.3 in 1974, a 5.1% decrease.

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