Which has higher child mortality, Finland or Japan?

Finland, at 0.24 against 0.24 in Japan as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?

102 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland

0.24

in 2024

Japan

0.24

in 2024

Finland rank

192nd

Japan rank

192nd

Finland currently reports 0.24 against 0.24 in Japan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Japan ahead.

Finland ranks 192nd and Japan ranks 192nd of 200 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Decade	Finland	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1920s	14.1	24.67	10.56	Japan
1930s	10	18.17	8.17	Japan
1940s	7.83	12.14	4.32	Japan
1950s	3.66	6.33	2.66	Japan
1960s	2.12	2.72	0.602	Japan
1970s	1.27	1.38	0.114	Japan
1980s	0.756	0.786	0.03	Japan
1990s	0.543	0.566	0.023	Japan
2000s	0.378	0.384	0.006	Japan
2010s	0.26	0.287	0.027	Japan
2020s	0.24	0.24	0	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher child mortality, Finland or Japan?: Finland, at 0.24 against 0.24 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Finland and Japan?: 0, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?: 102 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2024.
How do Finland and Japan rank globally for child mortality?: Finland ranks 192nd and Japan ranks 192nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.