Finland vs Italy: Child mortality rate
Finland
0.3%
in 2023
Italy
0.3%
in 2023
Finland rank
224th
Italy rank
223rd
Child mortality rate over time
- Finland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 224th and Italy ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.7% | 6.7% | 3.0% | Italy |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 4.3% | 2.2% | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1.2% | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Finland or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Finland and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Italy rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Finland ranks 224th and Italy ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.