Finland vs Japan: Child mortality by sex
Finland
0.2543
in 2024
Japan
0.2526
in 2024
Finland rank
193rd
Japan rank
195th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.2543 against 0.2526 in Japan, a difference of 0.0017.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Finland ranks 193rd and Japan ranks 195th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.08 | 6.65 | 2.57 | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.38 | 3.01 | 0.6289 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.42 | 1.54 | 0.1226 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.8355 | 0.8661 | 0.0306 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.5966 | 0.6152 | 0.0185 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.4131 | 0.4113 | 0.0017 | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.2818 | 0.2978 | 0.0159 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2548 | 0.2499 | 0.0049 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Finland or Japan?
- Finland, at 0.2543 against 0.2526 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Finland and Japan?
- 0.0017, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Finland ranks 193rd and Japan ranks 195th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.