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
0204060183619302024

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed