Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Finland or Norway?

Norway, at 97 deaths against 85 deaths in Finland as of 2023.

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

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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Norway: Number of infants who die before age 1

Finland

85 deaths

in 2023

Norway

97 deaths

in 2023

Finland rank

162nd

Norway rank

161st

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Finland
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 97 deaths against 85 deaths in Finland, a difference of 12 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 15 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 162nd and Norway ranks 161st of 236 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	2,742 deaths	1,288 deaths	1,455 deaths	Finland
1960s	1,363 deaths	990.3 deaths	373.1 deaths	Finland
1970s	650 deaths	597.4 deaths	52.6 deaths	Finland
1980s	397.9 deaths	425 deaths	27.1 deaths	Norway
1990s	282 deaths	294.7 deaths	12.7 deaths	Norway
2000s	174.4 deaths	189.4 deaths	15 deaths	Norway
2010s	112.1 deaths	136.8 deaths	24.7 deaths	Norway
2020s	89.25 deaths	96.75 deaths	7.5 deaths	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Finland or Norway?: Norway, at 97 deaths against 85 deaths in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Finland and Norway?: 12 deaths, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Finland ranks 162nd and Norway ranks 161st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.