Finland vs Sweden: Child mortality rate
Finland
0.3%
in 2023
Sweden
0.2%
in 2023
Finland rank
224th
Sweden rank
227th
Child mortality rate over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 224th and Sweden ranks 227th of 236 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 | 3.7% | 2.2% | 1.5% | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Finland ranks 224th and Sweden ranks 227th 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.