Finland vs Sweden
Finland vs Sweden: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 0.2 per 100 live births in Finland and 0.2 per 100 live births in Sweden, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 both had 0.2 per 100 live births.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.
Every year
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
| Year | Finland | Sweden | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 1987 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0.9 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 1.1 | 1 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 1.2 | 1 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 15 |
| 1967 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 2 | 1.6 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 17 |
| 1961 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 2.7 | 2 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 2.9 | 2 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 3 | 2 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 23.9 |
| 1951 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 24.3 |
| 1950 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 24.7 |
| 1949 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 24.9 |
| 1948 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 24.9 |
| 1947 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 25.5 |
| 1946 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 25.8 |
| 1945 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 26.7 |
| 1944 | 10.4 | 4.1 | 27.4 |
| 1943 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 27.7 |
| 1942 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 27.9 |
| 1941 | 9.1 | 4.7 | 27.8 |
| 1940 | 11.5 | 4.7 | 27.9 |
| 1939 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 1938 | 9.3 | 5.4 | 28.7 |
| 1937 | 9.6 | 5.9 | 28.8 |
| 1936 | 9.4 | 5.7 | 29.1 |
| 1935 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 29.5 |
| 1934 | 10.8 | 6 | 30.7 |
| 1933 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 30.5 |
| 1932 | 10 | 6.4 | 30.7 |
| 1931 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 31.4 |
| 1930 | 10.6 | 7 | 31.6 |
| 1929 | 13.9 | 7.3 | 32 |
| 1928 | 12.2 | 7.9 | 31.9 |
| 1927 | 14 | 7.9 | 31.9 |
| 1926 | 12 | 7.3 | 32.7 |
| 1925 | 12.2 | 7.3 | 32.4 |
| 1924 | 15.7 | 8.1 | 33.1 |
| 1923 | 14.5 | 7.4 | 33.1 |
| 1922 | 14.5 | 8 | 33.2 |
| 1921 | 14 | 8.5 | 34.2 |
| 1920 | 18 | 9.8 | 34.4 |
| 1919 | 22.5 | 10.5 | 35.7 |
| 1918 | 21.5 | 10.6 | 37.6 |
| 1917 | 19.2 | 9.3 | 35.3 |
| 1916 | 17.7 | 10.2 | 35.1 |
| 1915 | 16.8 | 10.5 | 35.3 |
| 1914 | 16.7 | 10.1 | 35.4 |
| 1913 | 17.5 | 9.8 | 35.1 |
| 1912 | 17.4 | 10.4 | 35.5 |
| 1911 | 18.3 | 10.4 | 36 |
| 1910 | 19.1 | 10.8 | 36.4 |
| 1909 | 18.5 | 10.3 | 36.6 |
| 1908 | 20.7 | 12.2 | 37.2 |
| 1907 | 19.5 | 11.2 | 37.4 |
| 1906 | 20.5 | 11.8 | 38.1 |
| 1905 | 21.6 | 13.2 | 38.8 |
| 1904 | 20.1 | 12.7 | 38.9 |
| 1903 | 21.2 | 13.9 | 39.5 |
| 1902 | 21.5 | 13.6 | 40.1 |
| 1901 | 25.6 | 15.7 | 40.8 |
| 1900 | 27 | 15.5 | 40.9 |
| 1899 | 24.1 | 17.2 | 40.8 |
| 1898 | 20.8 | 14.1 | 41.2 |
| 1897 | 20 | 14.9 | 41 |
| 1896 | 21.6 | 15.6 | 41.1 |
| 1895 | 20.3 | 14.7 | 41.3 |
| 1894 | 22.9 | 16.2 | 41.2 |
| 1893 | 24.1 | 16.7 | 41.2 |
| 1892 | 29.4 | 17.1 | 41.7 |
| 1891 | 26.9 | 17.9 | 41.3 |
| 1890 | 23.8 | 17.8 | 41.5 |
| 1889 | 23.5 | 16.3 | 41.2 |
| 1888 | 23.2 | 16.1 | 41 |
| 1887 | 22.6 | 17.3 | 41.1 |
| 1886 | 28.8 | 18.3 | 41.1 |
| 1885 | 28.8 | 19.5 | 41.2 |
| 1884 | 26.5 | 19.2 | 41.1 |
| 1883 | 26.3 | 19.7 | 41.4 |
| 1882 | 29.9 | 20.7 | 41.5 |
| 1881 | 31.9 | 19.5 | 41.1 |
| 1880 | 28.8 | 20.4 | 41.6 |
| 1879 | 24.1 | 19.7 | 41.1 |
| 1878 | 31.1 | 22.7 | 41.6 |
| 1877 | 26.2 | 22.8 | 41.2 |
| 1876 | 26.5 | 23.7 | 41.4 |
| 1875 | 27.8 | 23.3 | 41.5 |
| 1874 | 29.4 | 23 | 41.7 |
| 1873 | 29.9 | 19.7 | 41.8 |
| 1872 | 28.1 | 18.7 | 42.1 |
| 1871 | 22.6 | 18.4 | 42.2 |
| 1870 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 41.9 |
| 1869 | 22.6 | 27.1 | 42.1 |
| 1868 | 63.7 | 24.9 | 42.4 |
| 1867 | 36.3 | 21.1 | 42 |
| 1866 | 35.4 | 22.2 | 42.1 |
| 1865 | – | 23.3 | 42.3 |
| 1864 | – | 23.5 | 42.2 |
| 1863 | – | 23.7 | 42.5 |
| 1862 | – | 26.6 | 42.6 |
| 1861 | – | 21.7 | 42.9 |
| 1860 | – | 19.7 | 42.9 |
| 1859 | – | 23.2 | 43.7 |
| 1858 | – | 24.8 | 43.8 |
| 1857 | – | 31 | 44.2 |
| 1856 | – | 24.6 | 44.2 |
| 1855 | – | 22.6 | 44 |
| 1854 | – | 22 | 43.7 |
| 1853 | – | 25.7 | 43.2 |
| 1852 | – | 25 | 42.9 |
| 1851 | – | 23.2 | 42.4 |
| 1850 | – | 21.8 | 42 |
| 1849 | – | 22.7 | 42.3 |
| 1848 | – | 21.2 | 42.3 |
| 1847 | – | 27 | 42.2 |
| 1846 | – | 25 | 42.4 |
| 1845 | – | 21.5 | 42 |
| 1844 | – | 22.6 | 42.1 |
| 1843 | – | 23.3 | 42.1 |
| 1842 | – | 24.2 | 42.2 |
| 1841 | – | 22.1 | 42.1 |
| 1840 | – | 22.1 | 42.1 |
| 1839 | – | 25.2 | 42.1 |
| 1838 | – | 25.4 | 42.2 |
| 1837 | – | 28 | 42.2 |
| 1836 | – | 22.5 | 42.2 |
| 1835 | – | 20 | 42.2 |
| 1834 | – | 25.3 | 42.3 |
| 1833 | – | 24.4 | 42.2 |
| 1832 | – | 25.6 | 42.2 |
| 1831 | – | 27.6 | 42.2 |
| 1830 | – | 25.5 | 42.2 |
| 1829 | – | 30.3 | 42.1 |
| 1828 | – | 28.2 | 42.1 |
| 1827 | – | 22.6 | 42.1 |
| 1826 | – | 24.2 | 42.1 |
| 1825 | – | 22.8 | 42.1 |
| 1824 | – | 22.5 | 42.1 |
| 1823 | – | 21.8 | 42.1 |
| 1822 | – | 24.5 | 42.1 |
| 1821 | – | 30.5 | 42.1 |
| 1820 | – | 26.1 | 42.1 |
| 1819 | – | 29.4 | 42.2 |
| 1818 | – | 27 | 42.2 |
| 1817 | – | 27.6 | 42.2 |
| 1816 | – | 27.4 | 42.2 |
| 1815 | – | 27.5 | 42.2 |
| 1814 | – | 29.9 | 42.3 |
| 1813 | – | 30.4 | 42.3 |
| 1812 | – | 31.2 | 42.4 |
| 1811 | – | 32.5 | 42.4 |
| 1810 | – | 34.6 | 42.5 |
| 1809 | – | 36.6 | 42.5 |
| 1808 | – | 35 | 42.5 |
| 1807 | – | 27.8 | 42.5 |
| 1806 | – | 33.3 | 42.6 |
| 1805 | – | 26.6 | 42.6 |
| 1804 | – | 27.2 | 42.6 |
| 1803 | – | 27.5 | 42.6 |
| 1802 | – | 28.3 | 42.7 |
| 1801 | – | 32.9 | 42.7 |
| 1800 | – | 38.1 | 42.8 |
| 1799 | – | 28.9 | – |
| 1798 | – | 27.2 | – |
| 1797 | – | 29.4 | – |
| 1796 | – | 31.5 | – |
| 1795 | – | 31.5 | – |
| 1794 | – | 28.1 | – |
| 1793 | – | 30 | – |
| 1792 | – | 29.7 | – |
| 1791 | – | 28.6 | – |
| 1790 | – | 32.6 | – |
| 1789 | – | 34.4 | – |
| 1788 | – | 32.6 | – |
| 1787 | – | 27 | – |
| 1786 | – | 29.5 | – |
| 1785 | – | 34.5 | – |
| 1784 | – | 38.2 | – |
| 1783 | – | 34.5 | – |
| 1782 | – | 30.1 | – |
| 1781 | – | 30 | – |
| 1780 | – | 26.1 | – |
| 1779 | – | 39.4 | – |
| 1778 | – | 35.3 | – |
| 1777 | – | 30.2 | – |
| 1776 | – | 25.6 | – |
| 1775 | – | 30.6 | – |
| 1774 | – | 28 | – |
| 1773 | – | 49 | – |
| 1772 | – | 36.7 | – |
| 1771 | – | 32.3 | – |
| 1770 | – | 32.5 | – |
| 1769 | – | 35.9 | – |
| 1768 | – | 35.8 | – |
| 1767 | – | 29.9 | – |
| 1766 | – | 31.2 | – |
| 1765 | – | 31.6 | – |
| 1764 | – | 31.6 | – |
| 1763 | – | 39.5 | – |
| 1762 | – | 37.7 | – |
| 1761 | – | 31.6 | – |
| 1760 | – | 27.3 | – |
| 1759 | – | 28.5 | – |
| 1758 | – | 33.5 | – |
| 1757 | – | 35.6 | – |
| 1756 | – | 33.8 | – |
| 1755 | – | 34.5 | – |
| 1754 | – | 32.7 | – |
| 1753 | – | 30.3 | – |
| 1752 | – | 36 | – |
| 1751 | – | 30 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
- Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Finland vs Sweden
Health
- Life expectancyFinland: 81.9 years in 2023Sweden: 83.3 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityFinland: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFinland: 99.6% in 2022Sweden: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionFinland: 4.79% in 2017Sweden: 4.49% in 2017
- Suicide rateFinland: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Sweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFinland: 5.6 million people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthFinland: 0.39% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFinland: 1.28 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFinland: 74.5% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median ageFinland: 42.8 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFinland: 23.6% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateFinland: 6.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Sweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFinland: 2.57% of GDP in 2025Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFinland: $7.61B in 2025Sweden: $15B in 2025
- Military spending per personFinland: $1,437 in 2025Sweden: $1,549 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFinland: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFinland: 22,000 people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerFinland: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFinland: 0.8% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFinland: 51 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFinland: 115 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 235 million TIV in 2025