Finland vs Italy: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex

Finland
0.2%
in 2023
Italy
0.2%
in 2023
Finland rank
221st
Italy rank
219th

Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time

  • Finland
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

Across all 146 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 221st and Italy ranks 219th of 236 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Italy Difference Ahead
1870s 14.6% 19.4% 4.8% Italy
1880s 14.4% 18.9% 4.5% Italy
1890s 12.2% 16.7% 4.5% Italy
1900s 11.6% 15.5% 3.9% Italy
1910s 10.2% 14.0% 3.8% Italy
1920s 8.5% 11.8% 3.3% Italy
1930s 6.4% 9.7% 3.3% Italy
1940s 5.4% 9.0% 3.5% Italy
1950s 2.7% 5.0% 2.4% Italy
1960s 1.5% 3.3% 1.8% Italy
1970s 0.9% 2.0% 1.1% Italy
1980s 0.6% 1.0% 0.4% Italy
1990s 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% Italy
2000s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Italy
2010s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Italy
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Finland or Italy?
Italy, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Finland and Italy?
0.0%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
146 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2023.
How do Finland and Italy rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
Finland ranks 221st and Italy ranks 219th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.