Finland vs Japan: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Finland
0.2352 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Japan
0.2434 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Finland rank
194th
Japan rank
191st
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2434 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2352 deaths per 100 live births in Finland, a difference of 0.0082 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Japan ahead.
Finland ranks 194th and Japan ranks 191st of 199 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 4.76 deaths per 100 live births | 10.14 deaths per 100 live births | 5.38 deaths per 100 live births | Japan |
| 1950s | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 6.32 deaths per 100 live births | 2.66 deaths per 100 live births | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6001 deaths per 100 live births | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1128 deaths per 100 live births | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.7564 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7876 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0312 deaths per 100 live births | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.5432 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5665 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0233 deaths per 100 live births | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.3763 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3848 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0086 deaths per 100 live births | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.2595 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2843 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0248 deaths per 100 live births | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2356 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2401 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0045 deaths per 100 live births | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Finland or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.2434 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2352 deaths per 100 live births in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between Finland and Japan?
- 0.0082 deaths per 100 live births, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
- Finland ranks 194th and Japan ranks 191st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .