Which has higher number of child deaths, Finland or Samoa?

Finland, at 104 deaths against 82 deaths in Samoa as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Samoa?

70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Samoa: Number of child deaths

Finland

104 deaths

in 2024

Samoa

82 deaths

in 2024

Finland rank

159th

Samoa rank

162nd

Number of child deaths over time

Finland
Samoa

How they compare

Finland currently reports 104 deaths against 82 deaths in Samoa, a difference of 22 deaths.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 159th and Samoa ranks 162nd of 199 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,801 deaths	632.4 deaths	2,168 deaths	Finland
1960s	1,690 deaths	534.1 deaths	1,156 deaths	Finland
1970s	802.5 deaths	328.2 deaths	474.3 deaths	Finland
1980s	480.1 deaths	213.8 deaths	266.3 deaths	Finland
1990s	342.8 deaths	149 deaths	193.8 deaths	Finland
2000s	215.7 deaths	113.5 deaths	102.2 deaths	Finland
2010s	145.4 deaths	110.2 deaths	35.2 deaths	Finland
2020s	108.8 deaths	90 deaths	18.8 deaths	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Finland or Samoa?: Finland, at 104 deaths against 82 deaths in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Finland and Samoa?: 22 deaths, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Samoa?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Finland and Samoa rank globally for number of child deaths?: Finland ranks 159th and Samoa ranks 162nd 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 Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .