Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Finland or Mayotte?

Mayotte, at 123 deaths against 113 deaths in Finland as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Mayotte: Number of children who die before age 5

Finland

113 deaths

in 2023

Mayotte

123 deaths

in 2023

Finland rank

162nd

Mayotte rank

159th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Finland
Mayotte

How they compare

Mayotte currently reports 123 deaths against 113 deaths in Finland, a difference of 10 deaths.

That makes Mayotte's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 162nd and Mayotte ranks 159th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and Mayotte in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Mayotte	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3,412 deaths	209.2 deaths	3,203 deaths	Finland
1960s	1,667 deaths	132 deaths	1,535 deaths	Finland
1970s	798.4 deaths	96.8 deaths	701.6 deaths	Finland
1980s	480.2 deaths	81.1 deaths	399.1 deaths	Finland
1990s	341.9 deaths	72.6 deaths	269.3 deaths	Finland
2000s	216.1 deaths	51.6 deaths	164.5 deaths	Finland
2010s	144.1 deaths	79.8 deaths	64.3 deaths	Finland
2020s	116.75 deaths	119.5 deaths	2.75 deaths	Mayotte

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Finland or Mayotte?: Mayotte, at 123 deaths against 113 deaths in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Finland and Mayotte?: 10 deaths, with Mayotte ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Mayotte?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Mayotte rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Finland ranks 162nd and Mayotte ranks 159th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.