Finland vs Norway: Child mortality
Finland
0.24
in 2024
Norway
0.25
in 2024
Finland rank
192nd
Norway rank
189th
Child mortality over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.25 against 0.24 in Finland, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 159 shared years of data; in 1866 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 192nd and Norway ranks 189th of 200 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 11 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 39.48 | 18.5 | 20.98 | Finland |
| 1870s | 26.76 | 17.78 | 8.98 | Finland |
| 1880s | 27.02 | 17.07 | 9.95 | Finland |
| 1890s | 23.39 | 15.46 | 7.93 | Finland |
| 1900s | 21.62 | 11.3 | 10.33 | Finland |
| 1910s | 18.66 | 9.43 | 9.23 | Finland |
| 1920s | 14.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | Finland |
| 1930s | 10 | 5.46 | 4.54 | Finland |
| 1940s | 8.26 | 4.76 | 3.49 | Finland |
| 1950s | 3.66 | 2.7 | 0.964 | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.12 | 1.99 | 0.128 | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.27 | 1.33 | 0.061 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.756 | 0.996 | 0.24 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.543 | 0.63 | 0.087 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.378 | 0.415 | 0.037 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.26 | 0.278 | 0.018 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.24 | 0.242 | 0.002 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.25 against 0.24 in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Finland and Norway?
- 0.01, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1866 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for child mortality?
- Finland ranks 192nd and Norway ranks 189th 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.