Finland vs Samoa: Number of infant deaths
Finland
80.0%
in 2023
Samoa
71.0%
in 2023
Finland rank
158th
Samoa rank
161st
Number of infant deaths over time
- Finland
- Samoa
How they compare
Finland currently reports 80.0% against 71.0% in Samoa, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 158th and Samoa ranks 161st 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 | 2,602.9% | 480.2% | 2,122.7% | Finland |
| 1960s | 1,377.2% | 393.5% | 983.7% | Finland |
| 1970s | 655.8% | 246.4% | 409.4% | Finland |
| 1980s | 397.5% | 164.1% | 233.4% | Finland |
| 1990s | 282.9% | 115.2% | 167.7% | Finland |
| 2000s | 175.8% | 87.9% | 87.9% | Finland |
| 2010s | 115.4% | 88.7% | 26.7% | Finland |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 75.8% | 9.0% | 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 80.0% against 71.0% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Finland and Samoa?
- 9.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Samoa?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Samoa rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Finland ranks 158th and Samoa ranks 161st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.