Belarus vs Finland: Number of child deaths per woman

Belarus
0.0041 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Finland
0.0042 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Belarus rank
189th
Finland rank
188th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Belarus
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.0042 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman in Belarus, a difference of 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 189th and Finland ranks 188th of 200 countries.

Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Finland Difference Ahead
1950s 0.144 under-five deaths per woman 0.0801 under-five deaths per woman 0.0639 under-five deaths per woman Belarus
1960s 0.0777 under-five deaths per woman 0.0529 under-five deaths per woman 0.0248 under-five deaths per woman Belarus
1970s 0.0485 under-five deaths per woman 0.021 under-five deaths per woman 0.0276 under-five deaths per woman Belarus
1980s 0.0372 under-five deaths per woman 0.0126 under-five deaths per woman 0.0246 under-five deaths per woman Belarus
1990s 0.0232 under-five deaths per woman 0.0097 under-five deaths per woman 0.0135 under-five deaths per woman Belarus
2000s 0.012 under-five deaths per woman 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman Belarus
2010s 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman 0.0043 under-five deaths per woman 0.0025 under-five deaths per woman Belarus
2020s 0.0043 under-five deaths per woman 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Belarus or Finland?
Finland, at 0.0042 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman in Belarus as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Belarus and Finland?
0.0001 under-five deaths per woman, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Finland?
67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Finland rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Belarus ranks 189th and Finland ranks 188th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).