What is infant mortality rate in Finland?

Infant mortality rate in Finland was 0.1872 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Finland?

The highest recorded value was 3.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Finland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1872 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Finland rank for infant mortality rate?

Finland ranks 193rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Finland?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Finland data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Finland

Name: Infant mortality rate in Finland
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Finland: Infant mortality rate was 0.1872 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.1872 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

193rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.86 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.1872 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1949–2024

Infant mortality rate in Finland, 1949–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Finland is 0.1872 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Finland peaked at 3.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.1872 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Finland ranks 193rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	3.86 deaths per 100 live births	3.86 deaths per 100 live births	3.86 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	2.98 deaths per 100 live births	2.33 deaths per 100 live births	3.67 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	1.74 deaths per 100 live births	1.38 deaths per 100 live births	2.19 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	0.7621 deaths per 100 live births	1.32 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.6269 deaths per 100 live births	0.5763 deaths per 100 live births	0.7165 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.4488 deaths per 100 live births	0.362 deaths per 100 live births	0.558 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.3065 deaths per 100 live births	0.2558 deaths per 100 live births	0.3507 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.2083 deaths per 100 live births	0.1893 deaths per 100 live births	0.2436 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.1878 deaths per 100 live births	0.1872 deaths per 100 live births	0.1885 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Finland

190 Norway 0.2045 deaths per 100 live births compare
191 Sweden 0.1964 deaths per 100 live births compare
192 Montenegro 0.193 deaths per 100 live births compare
195 Slovenia 0.1836 deaths per 100 live births compare
196 Japan 0.1817 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Finland

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 32,818 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 30,468 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 32,343 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 30,325 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 32,084 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 30,372 (2025)

All data for Finland →

Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Finland?: Infant mortality rate in Finland was 0.1872 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Finland?: The highest recorded value was 3.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Finland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1872 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Finland rank for infant mortality rate?: Finland ranks 193rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Finland?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Finland data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .