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

Finland, at 82 deaths against 67 deaths in Samoa as of 2024.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1951 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Samoa: Number of infant deaths

Finland

82 deaths

in 2024

Samoa

67 deaths

in 2024

Finland rank

159th

Samoa rank

162nd

Number of infant deaths over time

Finland
Samoa

How they compare

Finland currently reports 82 deaths against 67 deaths in Samoa, a difference of 15 deaths.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

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	2,603 deaths	482.11 deaths	2,121 deaths	Finland
1960s	1,377 deaths	394.4 deaths	982.8 deaths	Finland
1970s	655.7 deaths	248.2 deaths	407.5 deaths	Finland
1980s	397.1 deaths	164.7 deaths	232.4 deaths	Finland
1990s	282.8 deaths	115.4 deaths	167.4 deaths	Finland
2000s	175.8 deaths	87.7 deaths	88.1 deaths	Finland
2010s	115.9 deaths	88.4 deaths	27.5 deaths	Finland
2020s	86 deaths	73.4 deaths	12.6 deaths	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Finland or Samoa?: Finland, at 82 deaths against 67 deaths in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Finland and Samoa?: 15 deaths, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Samoa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Finland and Samoa rank globally for number of infant 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant 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, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .