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

Puerto Rico, at 98 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 Puerto Rico?

13 deaths, with Puerto Rico ahead.

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

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 Puerto Rico: Number of infants who die before age 1

Finland

85 deaths

in 2023

Puerto Rico

98 deaths

in 2023

Finland rank

162nd

Puerto Rico rank

159th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Finland
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 98 deaths against 85 deaths in Finland, a difference of 13 deaths.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

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

Finland ranks 162nd and Puerto Rico ranks 159th of 236 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,742 deaths	4,287 deaths	1,545 deaths	Puerto Rico
1960s	1,363 deaths	2,700 deaths	1,336 deaths	Puerto Rico
1970s	650 deaths	1,801 deaths	1,151 deaths	Puerto Rico
1980s	397.9 deaths	1,332 deaths	933.6 deaths	Puerto Rico
1990s	282 deaths	910.3 deaths	628.3 deaths	Puerto Rico
2000s	174.4 deaths	422.6 deaths	248.2 deaths	Puerto Rico
2010s	112.1 deaths	211.5 deaths	99.4 deaths	Puerto Rico
2020s	89.25 deaths	101.5 deaths	12.25 deaths	Puerto Rico

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 Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 98 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 Puerto Rico?: 13 deaths, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Finland ranks 162nd and Puerto Rico 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 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.