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

Vanuatu, at 154 deaths against 104 deaths in Finland as of 2024.

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

68 years are reported by both, from 1957 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 Vanuatu: Number of child deaths

Finland

104 deaths

in 2024

Vanuatu

154 deaths

in 2024

Finland rank

159th

Vanuatu rank

156th

Number of child deaths over time

Finland
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 154 deaths against 104 deaths in Finland, a difference of 50 deaths.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.5 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 159th and Vanuatu ranks 156th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,592 deaths	414.67 deaths	2,177 deaths	Finland
1960s	1,690 deaths	406.1 deaths	1,284 deaths	Finland
1970s	802.5 deaths	349.7 deaths	452.8 deaths	Finland
1980s	480.1 deaths	253.7 deaths	226.4 deaths	Finland
1990s	342.8 deaths	176.7 deaths	166.1 deaths	Finland
2000s	215.7 deaths	158.8 deaths	56.9 deaths	Finland
2010s	145.4 deaths	159.8 deaths	14.4 deaths	Vanuatu
2020s	108.8 deaths	158.4 deaths	49.6 deaths	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Finland or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 154 deaths against 104 deaths in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Finland and Vanuatu?: 50 deaths, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Vanuatu?: 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
How do Finland and Vanuatu rank globally for number of child deaths?: Finland ranks 159th and Vanuatu ranks 156th 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 .