Finland vs Sweden: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Finland
0.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sweden
0.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Finland rank
192nd
Sweden rank
192nd
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.24 deaths per 100 live births against 0.24 deaths per 100 live births in Sweden, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 192nd and Sweden ranks 192nd of 200 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 | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.445 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.183 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.756 deaths per 100 live births | 0.771 deaths per 100 live births | 0.015 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.543 deaths per 100 live births | 0.529 deaths per 100 live births | 0.014 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.378 deaths per 100 live births | 0.364 deaths per 100 live births | 0.014 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.287 deaths per 100 live births | 0.027 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.248 deaths per 100 live births | 0.008 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 0.24 deaths per 100 live births against 0.24 deaths per 100 live births in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Finland and Sweden?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Finland 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 rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Finland ranks 192nd and Sweden ranks 192nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.