Finland vs Sweden: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Finland
0.2%
in 2023
Sweden
0.2%
in 2023
Finland rank
221st
Sweden rank
223rd
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 221st and Sweden ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 13 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 14.6% | 11.3% | 3.4% | Finland |
| 1880s | 14.4% | 10.2% | 4.2% | Finland |
| 1890s | 12.2% | 9.2% | 2.9% | Finland |
| 1900s | 11.6% | 7.8% | 3.8% | Finland |
| 1910s | 10.2% | 6.2% | 4.0% | Finland |
| 1920s | 8.5% | 5.1% | 3.4% | Finland |
| 1930s | 6.4% | 4.1% | 2.3% | Finland |
| 1940s | 5.4% | 2.6% | 2.9% | Finland |
| 1950s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 1.1% | Finland |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Finland ranks 221st and Sweden ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.