Finland vs Norway: Number of infant deaths
Finland
82 deaths
in 2024
Norway
106 deaths
in 2024
Finland rank
159th
Norway rank
157th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 106 deaths against 82 deaths in Finland, a difference of 24 deaths.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 159th and Norway ranks 157th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,603 deaths | 1,338 deaths | 1,265 deaths | Finland |
| 1960s | 1,377 deaths | 1,034 deaths | 343.7 deaths | Finland |
| 1970s | 655.7 deaths | 636.2 deaths | 19.5 deaths | Finland |
| 1980s | 397.1 deaths | 420.6 deaths | 23.5 deaths | Norway |
| 1990s | 282.8 deaths | 306.2 deaths | 23.4 deaths | Norway |
| 2000s | 175.8 deaths | 193.5 deaths | 17.7 deaths | Norway |
| 2010s | 115.9 deaths | 132.6 deaths | 16.7 deaths | Norway |
| 2020s | 86 deaths | 105 deaths | 19 deaths | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 106 deaths against 82 deaths in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Finland and Norway?
- 24 deaths, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Finland ranks 159th and Norway ranks 157th 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .