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
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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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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.