Finland vs Japan: Infant mortality by sex
Finland
0.2014 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Japan
0.1882 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Finland rank
194th
Japan rank
197th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.2014 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1882 deaths per 100 live births in Japan, a difference of 0.0132 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Finland ranks 194th and Japan ranks 197th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | 4.67 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3795 deaths per 100 live births | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0015 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6334 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0566 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.492 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4426 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0494 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.3358 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2993 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0365 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.2255 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2166 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0089 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.2021 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1856 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0165 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Finland or Japan?
- Finland, at 0.2014 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1882 deaths per 100 live births in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Finland and Japan?
- 0.0132 deaths per 100 live births, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Finland ranks 194th and Japan ranks 197th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .