Maternal mortality in Finland
Finland: Maternal mortality was 8.34 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
8.34
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
150th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1,437
in 1868
All-time low
1.54
in 1984
Years of data
267
1751–2020
Maternal mortality in Finland, 1751–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 8.34 for maternal mortality in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality in Finland peaked at 1,437 in 1868 and was at its lowest, 1.54, in 1984.
That places Finland 150th out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maternal mortality in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1751 | 933.69 | — |
| 1752 | 794.02 | -15.0% |
| 1753 | 636.81 | -19.8% |
| 1754 | 899.64 | +41.3% |
| 1755 | 747.43 | -16.9% |
| 1756 | 857.94 | +14.8% |
| 1757 | 950.35 | +10.8% |
| 1758 | 923.29 | -2.8% |
| 1759 | 838.17 | -9.2% |
| 1760 | 1,061 | +26.6% |
| 1761 | 769.2 | -27.5% |
| 1762 | 823.2 | +7.0% |
| 1763 | 889.56 | +8.1% |
| 1764 | 909.09 | +2.2% |
| 1765 | 921.08 | +1.3% |
| 1766 | 865.52 | -6.0% |
| 1767 | 913.39 | +5.5% |
| 1768 | 777.96 | -14.8% |
| 1769 | 871.1 | +12.0% |
| 1770 | 684.12 | -21.5% |
| 1771 | 847.62 | +23.9% |
| 1772 | 839.91 | -0.9% |
| 1773 | 701.55 | -16.5% |
| 1774 | 881.3 | +25.6% |
| 1775 | 1,010 | +14.6% |
| 1776 | 852.7 | -15.5% |
| 1777 | 732.92 | -14.0% |
| 1778 | 805.49 | +9.9% |
| 1779 | 727.69 | -9.7% |
| 1780 | 837.79 | +15.1% |
| 1781 | 828.98 | -1.1% |
| 1782 | 891.64 | +7.6% |
| 1783 | 888.81 | -0.3% |
| 1784 | 748.91 | -15.7% |
| 1785 | 721.18 | -3.7% |
| 1786 | 706.29 | -2.1% |
| 1787 | 722.01 | +2.2% |
| 1788 | 762.61 | +5.6% |
| 1789 | 1,093 | +43.3% |
| 1790 | 1,122 | +2.7% |
| 1791 | 983.25 | -12.4% |
| 1792 | 897.32 | -8.7% |
| 1793 | 894.75 | -0.3% |
| 1794 | 844.85 | -5.6% |
| 1795 | 801.07 | -5.2% |
| 1796 | 825.59 | +3.1% |
| 1797 | 695.64 | -15.7% |
| 1798 | 878.99 | +26.4% |
| 1799 | 804.82 | -8.4% |
| 1800 | 825.33 | +2.5% |
| 1801 | 834.91 | +1.2% |
| 1802 | 867.76 | +3.9% |
| 1803 | 806.58 | -7.0% |
| 1804 | 789.1 | -2.2% |
| 1805 | 842.11 | +6.7% |
| 1806 | 757.98 | -10.0% |
| 1808 | 1,011 | +33.3% |
| 1809 | 1,132 | +12.0% |
| 1810 | 912.98 | -19.3% |
| 1811 | 922.58 | +1.1% |
| 1812 | 965.18 | +4.6% |
| 1813 | 806.81 | -16.4% |
| 1815 | 779.99 | -3.3% |
| 1816 | 902.88 | +15.8% |
| 1817 | 925.61 | +2.5% |
| 1819 | 876.71 | -5.3% |
| 1820 | 867.04 | -1.1% |
| 1821 | 864.44 | -0.3% |
| 1822 | 811.23 | -6.2% |
| 1823 | 884.72 | +9.1% |
| 1824 | 877.46 | -0.8% |
| 1825 | 787.61 | -10.2% |
| 1826 | 784.48 | -0.4% |
| 1827 | 905.77 | +15.5% |
| 1828 | 911.02 | +0.6% |
| 1829 | 845.67 | -7.2% |
| 1830 | 843.48 | -0.3% |
| 1831 | 883.97 | +4.8% |
| 1832 | 800.91 | -9.4% |
| 1833 | 1,162 | +45.0% |
| 1834 | 843.98 | -27.3% |
| 1835 | 923.72 | +9.4% |
| 1836 | 912.45 | -1.2% |
| 1837 | 1,000 | +9.6% |
| 1838 | 913.73 | -8.7% |
| 1839 | 949.71 | +3.9% |
| 1840 | 897.7 | -5.5% |
| 1841 | 853.56 | -4.9% |
| 1842 | 766.34 | -10.2% |
| 1843 | 869.45 | +13.5% |
| 1844 | 754.84 | -13.2% |
| 1845 | 774.36 | +2.6% |
| 1846 | 875.9 | +13.1% |
| 1847 | 864.48 | -1.3% |
| 1848 | 784.2 | -9.3% |
| 1849 | 702.92 | -10.4% |
| 1850 | 798.02 | +13.5% |
| 1851 | 757.68 | -5.1% |
| 1852 | 874.82 | +15.5% |
| 1853 | 900.72 | +3.0% |
| 1854 | 857.84 | -4.8% |
| 1855 | 1,020 | +18.9% |
| 1856 | 1,029 | +0.8% |
| 1857 | 949.47 | -7.7% |
| 1858 | 1,092 | +15.0% |
| 1859 | 987.73 | -9.6% |
| 1860 | 933.79 | -5.5% |
| 1861 | 852.2 | -8.7% |
| 1862 | 940.78 | +10.4% |
| 1863 | 857.15 | -8.9% |
| 1864 | 861.07 | +0.5% |
| 1865 | 841.03 | -2.3% |
| 1866 | 961.72 | +14.3% |
| 1867 | 961.73 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 1,437 | +49.5% |
| 1869 | 962.41 | -33.0% |
| 1870 | 820.42 | -14.8% |
| 1871 | 821.73 | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 735.77 | -10.5% |
| 1873 | 755.61 | +2.7% |
| 1874 | 794.1 | +5.1% |
| 1875 | 904.76 | +13.9% |
| 1876 | 1,067 | +17.9% |
| 1877 | 902.03 | -15.5% |
| 1878 | 819.64 | -9.1% |
| 1879 | 778.73 | -5.0% |
| 1880 | 874.52 | +12.3% |
| 1881 | 840.74 | -3.9% |
| 1882 | 690.31 | -17.9% |
| 1883 | 705.7 | +2.2% |
| 1884 | 662.85 | -6.1% |
| 1885 | 713.44 | +7.6% |
| 1886 | 839.95 | +17.7% |
| 1887 | 808.82 | -3.7% |
| 1888 | 755.88 | -6.5% |
| 1889 | 657.41 | -13.0% |
| 1890 | 590.8 | -10.1% |
| 1891 | 602.72 | +2.0% |
| 1892 | 559.97 | -7.1% |
| 1893 | 627.14 | +12.0% |
| 1894 | 488.15 | -22.2% |
| 1895 | 555.13 | +13.7% |
| 1896 | 499.66 | -10.0% |
| 1897 | 476.13 | -4.7% |
| 1898 | 424.21 | -10.9% |
| 1899 | 505.9 | +19.3% |
| 1900 | 494.56 | -2.2% |
| 1901 | 459.18 | -7.2% |
| 1902 | 483.45 | +5.3% |
| 1903 | 417.06 | -13.7% |
| 1904 | 452.06 | +8.4% |
| 1905 | 401.86 | -11.1% |
| 1906 | 381.83 | -5.0% |
| 1907 | 400.19 | +4.8% |
| 1908 | 389.6 | -2.6% |
| 1909 | 415.77 | +6.7% |
| 1910 | 372.11 | -10.5% |
| 1911 | 425.26 | +14.3% |
| 1912 | 370.63 | -12.8% |
| 1913 | 393.12 | +6.1% |
| 1914 | 411.07 | +4.6% |
| 1915 | 340.91 | -17.1% |
| 1916 | 364.08 | +6.8% |
| 1917 | 378.8 | +4.0% |
| 1918 | 442.8 | +16.9% |
| 1919 | 400.65 | -9.5% |
| 1920 | 360.04 | -10.1% |
| 1921 | 329.82 | -8.4% |
| 1922 | 303.22 | -8.1% |
| 1923 | 308.68 | +1.8% |
| 1924 | 347.18 | +12.5% |
| 1925 | 293.89 | -15.3% |
| 1926 | 320 | +8.9% |
| 1927 | 296.25 | -7.4% |
| 1928 | 300.56 | +1.5% |
| 1929 | 359.16 | +19.5% |
| 1930 | 326.97 | -9.0% |
| 1931 | 300.56 | -8.1% |
| 1932 | 294.15 | -2.1% |
| 1933 | 250.59 | -14.8% |
| 1934 | 236.29 | -5.7% |
| 1935 | 241.63 | +2.3% |
| 1936 | 542.86 | +124.7% |
| 1937 | 503.33 | -7.3% |
| 1938 | 430.28 | -14.5% |
| 1939 | 401.72 | -6.6% |
| 1940 | 476.85 | +18.7% |
| 1941 | 343.88 | -27.9% |
| 1942 | 426.45 | +24.0% |
| 1943 | 412.55 | -3.3% |
| 1944 | 443.07 | +7.4% |
| 1945 | 402.06 | -9.3% |
| 1946 | 266.79 | -33.6% |
| 1947 | 214.48 | -19.6% |
| 1948 | 172.61 | -19.5% |
| 1949 | 155.53 | -9.9% |
| 1950 | 145.82 | -6.2% |
| 1951 | 121.42 | -16.7% |
| 1952 | 125.36 | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 132.86 | +6.0% |
| 1954 | 106.87 | -19.6% |
| 1955 | 104.91 | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 111.52 | +6.3% |
| 1957 | 88.68 | -20.5% |
| 1958 | 99.44 | +12.1% |
| 1959 | 67.51 | -32.1% |
| 1960 | 71.7 | +6.2% |
| 1961 | 54.86 | -23.5% |
| 1962 | 51.58 | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 49.98 | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 42.17 | -15.6% |
| 1965 | 25.52 | -39.5% |
| 1966 | 30.85 | +20.9% |
| 1967 | 20.74 | -32.8% |
| 1968 | 28.46 | +37.2% |
| 1969 | 14.66 | -48.5% |
| 1970 | 12.34 | -15.8% |
| 1971 | 8.22 | -33.4% |
| 1972 | 11.94 | +45.3% |
| 1973 | 10.52 | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 4.82 | -54.2% |
| 1975 | 10.66 | +121.3% |
| 1976 | 8.97 | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 7.59 | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 3.12 | -58.9% |
| 1979 | 6.3 | +101.9% |
| 1980 | 1.59 | -74.8% |
| 1981 | 4.73 | +198.2% |
| 1982 | 4.55 | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 3 | -34.0% |
| 1984 | 1.54 | -48.8% |
| 1985 | 5.57 | +261.7% |
| 1986 | 6.61 | +18.7% |
| 1987 | 6.52 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 6.41 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 6.59 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 6.55 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 6.29 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 6.54 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 6.3 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 6.1 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 6.34 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 6.45 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 7.04 | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 6.8 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 6.85 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 7.46 | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 7.29 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 7.35 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 7.01 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 7.26 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 7.74 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 6.69 | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 7.05 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 6.99 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 7.34 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 7.02 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 6.75 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 7.32 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 7.46 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 6.8 | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 7.26 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 7.81 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 7.29 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 7.67 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 8.53 | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 8.34 | -2.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 8.34 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.61, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Finland's 8.34 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.23, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +261.7% | 1.54 | 5.57 |
| 1981 | +198.2% | 1.59 | 4.73 |
| 1936 | +124.7% | 241.63 | 542.86 |
| 1975 | +121.3% | 4.82 | 10.66 |
| 1979 | +101.9% | 3.12 | 6.3 |
| 1980 | -74.8% | 6.3 | 1.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 842.37 | 636.81 | 950.35 | 9 |
| 1760s | 880.09 | 769.2 | 1,061 | 10 |
| 1770s | 808.3 | 684.12 | 1,010 | 10 |
| 1780s | 820.12 | 706.29 | 1,093 | 10 |
| 1790s | 874.86 | 695.64 | 1,122 | 10 |
| 1800s | 874.03 | 757.98 | 1,132 | 9 |
| 1810s | 886.59 | 779.99 | 965.18 | 8 |
| 1820s | 853.94 | 784.48 | 911.02 | 10 |
| 1830s | 923.41 | 800.91 | 1,162 | 10 |
| 1840s | 814.37 | 702.92 | 897.7 | 10 |
| 1850s | 926.8 | 757.68 | 1,092 | 10 |
| 1860s | 960.94 | 841.03 | 1,437 | 10 |
| 1870s | 839.98 | 735.77 | 1,067 | 10 |
| 1880s | 754.96 | 657.41 | 874.52 | 10 |
| 1890s | 532.98 | 424.21 | 627.14 | 10 |
| 1900s | 429.56 | 381.83 | 494.56 | 10 |
| 1910s | 389.94 | 340.91 | 442.8 | 10 |
| 1920s | 321.88 | 293.89 | 360.04 | 10 |
| 1930s | 352.84 | 236.29 | 542.86 | 10 |
| 1940s | 331.43 | 155.53 | 476.85 | 10 |
| 1950s | 110.44 | 67.51 | 145.82 | 10 |
| 1960s | 39.05 | 14.66 | 71.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.45 | 3.12 | 12.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.71 | 1.54 | 6.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.53 | 6.1 | 7.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.22 | 6.69 | 7.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.39 | 6.75 | 8.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.34 | 8.34 | 8.34 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 147 United Kingdom 9.84 compare
- 148 United Arab Emirates 9.34 compare
- 149 Lithuania 8.66 compare
- 151 Albania 8.28 compare
- 152 South Korea 8.12 compare
- 153 France 7.91 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4631 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0212 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality in Finland?
- Maternal mortality in Finland was 8.34 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,437 in 1868.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 in 1984.
- How does Finland rank for maternal mortality?
- Finland ranks 150th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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