Finland vs Japan: Mortality rate, under-5
Finland
2.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Japan
2.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Finland rank
188th
Japan rank
188th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2.4 per 1,000 live births against 2.4 per 1,000 live births in Japan, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Finland ranks 188th and Japan ranks 188th of 196 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.18 per 1,000 live births | 27.2 per 1,000 live births | 6.02 per 1,000 live births | Japan |
| 1970s | 12.65 per 1,000 live births | 13.79 per 1,000 live births | 1.14 per 1,000 live births | Japan |
| 1980s | 7.56 per 1,000 live births | 7.86 per 1,000 live births | 0.3 per 1,000 live births | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.43 per 1,000 live births | 5.66 per 1,000 live births | 0.23 per 1,000 live births | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.78 per 1,000 live births | 3.84 per 1,000 live births | 0.06 per 1,000 live births | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | 2.87 per 1,000 live births | 0.27 per 1,000 live births | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 0 per 1,000 live births | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Finland or Japan?
- Finland, at 2.4 per 1,000 live births against 2.4 per 1,000 live births in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Finland and Japan?
- 0 per 1,000 live births, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Finland ranks 188th and Japan ranks 188th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.