Finland vs Sweden: Infant mortality by sex
Finland
0.2014 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sweden
0.2137 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Finland rank
194th
Sweden rank
191st
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2137 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2014 deaths per 100 live births in Finland, a difference of 0.0123 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 194th and Sweden ranks 191st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 1960s | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.356 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1365 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7198 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0298 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.492 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4879 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0041 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.3358 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3279 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0079 deaths per 100 live births | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.2255 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2549 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0294 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2021 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2218 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0197 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.2137 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2014 deaths per 100 live births in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.0123 deaths per 100 live births, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Finland ranks 194th and Sweden ranks 191st 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 .