Belarus vs Finland: Child mortality
Belarus
0.2331 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Finland
0.2352 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belarus rank
198th
Finland rank
197th
Child mortality over time
- Belarus
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.2352 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2331 deaths per 100 live births in Belarus, a difference of 0.0021 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Finland ahead.
Belarus ranks 198th and Finland ranks 197th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 18 and Finland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | 41.49 deaths per 100 live births | 4.93 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 1810s | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | 37.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9154 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 1820s | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | 34.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1830s | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | 37.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5392 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 1840s | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | 33.36 deaths per 100 live births | 3.21 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1850s | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | 36.93 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3621 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 1860s | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | 37.64 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 1870s | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | 26.76 deaths per 100 live births | 9.81 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1880s | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | 27.02 deaths per 100 live births | 9.55 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1890s | 36.55 deaths per 100 live births | 23.39 deaths per 100 live births | 13.17 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1900s | 33.34 deaths per 100 live births | 21.62 deaths per 100 live births | 11.72 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1910s | 26.7 deaths per 100 live births | 18.65 deaths per 100 live births | 8.05 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1920s | 20.81 deaths per 100 live births | 14.1 deaths per 100 live births | 6.71 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1930s | 17.21 deaths per 100 live births | 9.65 deaths per 100 live births | 7.55 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1940s | 14.93 deaths per 100 live births | 7.41 deaths per 100 live births | 7.52 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1950s | 8.83 deaths per 100 live births | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1960s | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1970s | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.928 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1980s | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7564 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1990s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5432 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9706 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.9188 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3763 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5425 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.4261 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2595 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1666 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2356 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0244 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Belarus or Finland?
- Finland, at 0.2352 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2331 deaths per 100 live births in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Belarus and Finland?
- 0.0021 deaths per 100 live births, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Finland?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Finland rank globally for child mortality?
- Belarus ranks 198th and Finland ranks 197th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.