Finland vs Sweden: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Finland
2.35 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sweden
2.41 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Finland rank
208th
Sweden rank
206th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.41 per 1,000 live births against 2.35 per 1,000 live births in Finland, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 208th and Sweden ranks 206th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.76 per 1,000 live births | 3.65 per 1,000 live births | 0.1179 per 1,000 live births | Finland |
| 2010s | 2.59 per 1,000 live births | 2.87 per 1,000 live births | 0.2727 per 1,000 live births | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.36 per 1,000 live births | 2.5 per 1,000 live births | 0.1392 per 1,000 live births | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.41 per 1,000 live births against 2.35 per 1,000 live births in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.06 per 1,000 live births, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Finland ranks 208th and Sweden ranks 206th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.