Finland vs Sweden: Child mortality by sex
Finland
0.2543
in 2024
Sweden
0.2615
in 2024
Finland rank
193rd
Sweden rank
191st
Child mortality by sex over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2615 against 0.2543 in Finland, a difference of 0.0072.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 193rd and Sweden ranks 191st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.08 | 2.55 | 1.53 | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.38 | 1.9 | 0.4858 | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.42 | 1.22 | 0.2039 | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.8355 | 0.851 | 0.0155 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.5966 | 0.5825 | 0.0142 | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.4131 | 0.3981 | 0.0149 | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.2818 | 0.3114 | 0.0296 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2548 | 0.2711 | 0.0164 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.2615 against 0.2543 in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.0072, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Finland ranks 193rd and Sweden ranks 191st 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.