What is neonatal mortality rate in Finland?

Neonatal mortality rate in Finland was 0.1361 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Finland?

The highest recorded value was 1.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Finland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1358 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.

How does Finland rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Finland ranks 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Finland?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Finland

Name: Neonatal 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: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.1361 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.1361 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

188th

of 199 countries

All-time high

1.58 deaths per 100 live births

in 1960

All-time low

0.1358 deaths per 100 live births

in 2021

Years of data

1960–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Finland, 1960–2024

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

Finland recorded 0.1361 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Finland peaked at 1.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1358 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.

That places Finland 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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
1960s	1.33 deaths per 100 live births	1.09 deaths per 100 live births	1.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	0.7991 deaths per 100 live births	0.5524 deaths per 100 live births	1.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.4366 deaths per 100 live births	0.3961 deaths per 100 live births	0.5122 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.3184 deaths per 100 live births	0.2583 deaths per 100 live births	0.3864 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.2113 deaths per 100 live births	0.175 deaths per 100 live births	0.248 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.1444 deaths per 100 live births	0.1366 deaths per 100 live births	0.1656 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.136 deaths per 100 live births	0.1358 deaths per 100 live births	0.1361 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Finland

185 Sweden 0.1415 deaths per 100 live births compare
186 Czechia 0.1407 deaths per 100 live births compare
187 Monaco 0.1399 deaths per 100 live births compare
189 Slovenia 0.128 deaths per 100 live births compare
190 Andorra 0.1245 deaths per 100 live births compare
191 Latvia 0.1201 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Finland?: Neonatal mortality rate in Finland was 0.1361 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Finland?: The highest recorded value was 1.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Finland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1358 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
How does Finland rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Finland ranks 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Finland?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal 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, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .