Which has higher child mortality, Finland or Sweden?

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

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

159 years are reported by both, from 1866 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

Sweden

0.24

in 2024

Finland rank

192nd

Sweden rank

192nd

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1866 it was Finland ahead.

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

Across the 17 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 14 and Sweden in 3.

Decade	Finland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1860s	39.48	23.83	15.66	Finland
1870s	26.76	21.4	5.36	Finland
1880s	27.02	18.7	8.32	Finland
1890s	23.39	16.2	7.19	Finland
1900s	21.62	13.01	8.61	Finland
1910s	18.66	10.26	8.4	Finland
1920s	14.1	7.94	6.16	Finland
1930s	10	6.04	3.96	Finland
1940s	8.26	3.68	4.57	Finland
1950s	3.66	2.26	1.4	Finland
1960s	2.12	1.67	0.445	Finland
1970s	1.27	1.08	0.183	Finland
1980s	0.756	0.771	0.015	Sweden
1990s	0.543	0.529	0.014	Finland
2000s	0.378	0.364	0.014	Finland
2010s	0.26	0.287	0.027	Sweden
2020s	0.24	0.248	0.008	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher child mortality, Finland or Sweden?: Finland, at 0.24 against 0.24 in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Finland and Sweden?: 0, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?: 159 years are reported by both, from 1866 to 2024.
How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for child mortality?: Finland ranks 192nd and Sweden 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.