Finland vs Italy: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Finland
0.0042 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Italy
0.0042 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Finland rank
188th
Italy rank
187th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Finland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0042 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0042 under-five deaths per woman in Finland, a difference of 0 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 153 shared years of data; in 1872 it was Italy ahead.
Finland ranks 188th and Italy ranks 187th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.39 under-five deaths per woman | 1.93 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5392 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1880s | 1.34 under-five deaths per woman | 1.83 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4918 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1890s | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | 1.48 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3572 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1900s | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | 1.22 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1941 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.7318 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9484 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2166 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.4589 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7262 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2673 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.2469 under-five deaths per woman | 0.474 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2272 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.2326 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3599 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1273 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.1078 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1575 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0497 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.0529 under-five deaths per woman | 0.107 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0541 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.021 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0542 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0332 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.0126 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0186 under-five deaths per woman | 0.006 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0097 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0097 under-five deaths per woman | 0 under-five deaths per woman | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.0043 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0048 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Finland or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.0042 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0042 under-five deaths per woman in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Finland and Italy?
- 0 under-five deaths per woman, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
- 153 years are reported by both, from 1872 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Italy rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Finland ranks 188th and Italy ranks 187th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).