What is child mortality vs. health spending in Finland?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Finland was 0.2352 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 child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Finland?

The highest recorded value was 4.76 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Finland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2352 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Finland rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Finland ranks 194th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Finland?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Finland

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Finland
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Finland: Child mortality vs. health spending was 0.2352 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.2352 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

194th

of 199 countries

All-time high

4.76 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.2352 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1949–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending 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 child mortality vs. health spending in Finland is 0.2352 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Finland peaked at 4.76 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.2352 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Finland ranks 194th 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	4.76 deaths per 100 live births	4.76 deaths per 100 live births	4.76 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	3.66 deaths per 100 live births	2.86 deaths per 100 live births	4.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	2.12 deaths per 100 live births	1.68 deaths per 100 live births	2.68 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.26 deaths per 100 live births	0.9219 deaths per 100 live births	1.61 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.7564 deaths per 100 live births	0.6946 deaths per 100 live births	0.8662 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.5432 deaths per 100 live births	0.4407 deaths per 100 live births	0.6728 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.3763 deaths per 100 live births	0.3163 deaths per 100 live births	0.4277 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.2595 deaths per 100 live births	0.237 deaths per 100 live births	0.3018 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.2356 deaths per 100 live births	0.2352 deaths per 100 live births	0.2361 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Finland

191 Japan 0.2434 deaths per 100 live births compare
192 Sweden 0.2406 deaths per 100 live births compare
193 Montenegro 0.2383 deaths per 100 live births compare
195 Belarus 0.2331 deaths per 100 live births compare
196 Slovenia 0.2259 deaths per 100 live births compare
197 Luxembourg 0.2182 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Finland

Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 28,070 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 31,514 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 29,994 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 30,641 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 29,215 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 29,312 (2025)
Population, female 50.6% (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 26,519 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 26,828 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 30,617 (2025)

All data for Finland →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Finland?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Finland was 0.2352 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 child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Finland?: The highest recorded value was 4.76 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Finland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2352 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Finland rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Finland ranks 194th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Finland?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .