Infant mortality by age and sex in Finland
Finland: Infant mortality by age and sex was 27 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
27
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
30th
of 46 countries
All-time high
51
in 2007
All-time low
22
in 2022
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Infant mortality by age and sex in Finland, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Finland recorded 27 for infant mortality by age and sex in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by age and sex in Finland peaked at 51 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2022.
That places Finland 30th out of 46 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Infant mortality by age and sex in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 51 | — |
| 2008 | 50 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 37 | -27.5% |
| 2011 | 41 | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 28 | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 33 | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 27 | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 25 | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 34 | +36.0% |
| 2019 | 27 | -20.6% |
| 2020 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 27 | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.67 | 50 | 51 | 3 |
| 2010s | 32 | 25 | 41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4 | 22 | 27 | 5 |
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More health data for Finland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4544 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,271 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.07 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0733 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by age and sex in Finland?
- Infant mortality by age and sex in Finland was 27 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest infant mortality by age and sex recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 51 in 2007.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by age and sex recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2022.
- How does Finland rank for infant mortality by age and sex?
- Finland ranks 30th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by age and sex rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Infant mortality by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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