Belarus vs Finland: Infant mortality rate by sex
Belarus
0.1591 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Finland
0.1722 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belarus rank
197th
Finland rank
194th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Belarus
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.1722 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1591 deaths per 100 live births in Belarus, a difference of 0.0131 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 197th and Finland ranks 194th of 199 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.78 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1960s | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7013 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1970s | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.909 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5946 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1980s | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5606 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6541 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1990s | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4032 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6068 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.6027 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2758 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3269 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.2845 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1902 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0942 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.1765 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1727 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0038 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Belarus or Finland?
- Finland, at 0.1722 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1591 deaths per 100 live births in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Belarus and Finland?
- 0.0131 deaths per 100 live births, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Finland?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Finland rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Belarus ranks 197th and Finland ranks 194th 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .