Finland vs Sweden: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Finland
0.2352 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sweden
0.2406 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Finland rank
194th
Sweden rank
192nd
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2406 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2352 deaths per 100 live births in Finland, a difference of 0.0054 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 194th and Sweden ranks 192nd of 199 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 | 0.4455 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1809 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.7564 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7726 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0162 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.5432 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5279 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0153 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.3763 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3645 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0118 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.2595 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2868 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0273 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2356 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2495 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0139 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.2406 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 Sweden?
- 0.0054 deaths per 100 live births, with Sweden 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 vs. gdp per capita?
- Finland ranks 194th and Sweden ranks 192nd 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 .