What is number of under-five deaths in Finland?

Number of under-five deaths in Finland was 104 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Finland?

The highest recorded value was 2,223 in 1960.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Finland?

The lowest recorded value was 104 in 2024.

How does Finland rank for number of under-five deaths?

Finland ranks 159th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Finland?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Finland data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Finland

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Finland
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Finland: Number of under-five deaths was 104 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

104

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

159th

of 195 countries

All-time high

2,223

in 1960

All-time low

104

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Finland, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Finland stood at 104. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Finland peaked at 2,223 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 104, in 2024.

Finland ranks 159th of 195 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
1960s	1,690	1,211	2,223	10
1970s	802.5	590	1,094	10
1980s	480.1	437	551	10
1990s	342.8	255	429	10
2000s	215.7	188	245	10
2010s	145.4	113	181	10
2020s	108.8	104	113	5

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Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 29,215 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 29,312 (2025)
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Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 26,828 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 30,617 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Finland?: Number of under-five deaths in Finland was 104 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Finland?: The highest recorded value was 2,223 in 1960.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Finland?: The lowest recorded value was 104 in 2024.
How does Finland rank for number of under-five deaths?: Finland ranks 159th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Finland?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Finland data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.