Finland vs Sweden: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in Finland and 1.9 per 1,000 live births in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Finland, by 0.1 per 1,000 live births, or 1.04 times that in Sweden.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Finland has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Sweden.
In 2023, Finland ranked 217 and Sweden ranked 220 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Finland at 0.3 per 1,000 live births and Sweden at 0.3 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Finland	Sweden	World
2023	1.9	1.9	27.3
2022	2.1	2.1	28.2
2021	1.8	1.8	28.4
2020	1.9	2.3	28.7
2019	2	2	29.2
2018	2	2	29.7
2017	2	2.4	30.3
2016	1.8	2.5	31.1
2015	1.7	2.4	32.1
2014	2.1	2.2	32.9
2013	1.7	2.7	33.9
2012	2.3	2.6	35
2011	2.3	2.1	36.8
2010	2.3	2.6	37.7
2009	2.7	2.5	39.1
2008	2.6	2.5	40.4
2007	2.7	2.5	42
2006	2.9	2.8	43.7
2005	3	2.4	45.4
2004	3.3	3.1	47.2
2003	3.1	3.2	48.8
2002	3	3.3	50.6
2001	3.2	3.6	52.2
2000	3.7	3.5	53.7
1999	3.6	3.3	55.5
1998	4.1	3.5	57.1
1997	3.8	3.5	58.3
1996	3.9	3.8	59.6
1995	3.8	4	60.8
1994	4.7	4.3	62
1993	4.3	4.7	62.9
1992	5.1	5.3	64.1
1991	5.8	6.1	64.9
1990	5.6	6.1	64.9
1989	6	5.9	66.2
1988	6.2	6	68
1987	6.1	6.2	68.6
1986	5.7	6	70.8
1985	6.2	6.9	72.9
1984	6.4	6.5	74.6
1983	6.1	7	76.1
1982	6	6.8	76.6
1981	6.5	6.8	78.7
1980	7.6	6.9	80.6
1979	7.6	7.6	82.5
1978	7.5	7.7	84.7
1977	8.9	7.9	86.4
1976	10	8.1	88.1
1975	9.7	8.3	89.6
1974	11.4	9.5	90.9
1973	10.5	9.7	92.1
1972	11.7	10.7	93.6
1971	12.6	11.4	96.1
1970	13.5	11.3	96.9
1969	13.9	11.5	98.3
1968	13.6	12.7	100.2
1967	15	12.6	103.1
1966	15.2	12.7	104.9
1965	17.4	13.2	106.4
1964	16.9	14.8	106.1
1963	18.3	15.8	107.7
1962	20.4	15.6	110.2
1961	21	15.9	121.5
1960	21	16.4	131.8
1959	23.9	16.5	125.7
1958	23.6	15.7	117.7
1957	27.6	17.6	120
1956	25.4	17.3	121.9
1955	29.7	17.6	124.8
1954	30.3	18.2	127.7
1953	33.3	18.6	130.1
1952	32	20.1	132.7
1951	34.2	21	136
1950	41.8	20.4	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Finland	Sweden	World
2024	1.71.4–2	1.81.6–2.2	26.9
2025	1.61.3–2.1	1.81.4–2.3	26.4
2026	1.61.2–2.2	1.71.3–2.4	25.9
2027	1.51.1–2.2	1.71.2–2.4	25.4
2028	1.51–2.3	1.61.1–2.4	24.9
2029	1.41–2.3	1.61.1–2.4	24.5
2030	1.40.9–2.3	1.51–2.4	24
2031	1.40.9–2.4	1.51–2.4	23.6
2032	1.30.8–2.3	1.50.9–2.4	23.2
2033	1.30.8–2.3	1.40.9–2.4	22.8
2034	1.30.8–2.3	1.40.8–2.4	22.3
2035	1.20.7–2.2	1.40.8–2.4	21.9
2036	1.20.7–2.3	1.30.7–2.4	21.5
2037	1.20.7–2.2	1.30.7–2.4	21.1
2038	1.10.6–2.3	1.30.7–2.3	20.8
2039	1.10.6–2.2	1.20.6–2.3	20.4
2040	1.10.6–2.2	1.20.6–2.3	20
2041	10.5–2.2	1.20.6–2.3	19.7
2042	10.5–2.2	1.10.5–2.3	19.4
2043	10.5–2.2	1.10.5–2.3	19
2044	10.5–2.1	1.10.5–2.3	18.7
2045	0.90.5–2.1	1.10.5–2.2	18.4
2046	0.90.4–2.1	10.4–2.2	18.2
2047	0.90.4–2.1	10.4–2.3	17.9
2048	0.90.4–2	10.4–2.2	17.7
2049	0.90.4–2	10.4–2.2	17.5
2050	0.80.4–2.1	0.90.4–2.2	17.3
2051	0.80.4–2	0.90.4–2.2	17.1
2052	0.80.4–2	0.90.4–2.2	16.9
2053	0.80.3–2	0.90.3–2.2	16.7
2054	0.80.3–2	0.90.3–2.1	16.5
2055	0.80.3–2	0.80.3–2.1	16.3
2056	0.70.3–1.9	0.80.3–2.1	16.1
2057	0.70.3–1.9	0.80.3–2.1	15.9
2058	0.70.3–1.8	0.80.3–2	15.7
2059	0.70.3–1.9	0.80.3–2	15.5
2060	0.70.3–1.9	0.80.3–2	15.3
2061	0.70.3–1.8	0.70.2–2	15.1
2062	0.60.2–1.8	0.70.2–2.1	14.9
2063	0.60.2–1.9	0.70.2–2	14.7
2064	0.60.2–1.8	0.70.2–2	14.5
2065	0.60.2–1.8	0.70.2–1.9	14.3
2066	0.60.2–1.8	0.70.2–2	14.1
2067	0.60.2–1.8	0.70.2–2	13.9
2068	0.60.2–1.7	0.60.2–1.9	13.8
2069	0.60.2–1.7	0.60.2–2	13.6
2070	0.60.2–1.6	0.60.2–2	13.4
2071	0.50.2–1.6	0.60.2–2	13.2
2072	0.50.1–1.6	0.60.1–1.9	13
2073	0.50.1–1.6	0.60.1–1.8	12.9
2074	0.50.1–1.6	0.60.1–1.8	12.7
2075	0.50.1–1.6	0.50.1–1.7	12.6
2076	0.50.1–1.6	0.50.1–1.7	12.4
2077	0.50.1–1.6	0.50.1–1.7	12.3
2078	0.50.1–1.5	0.50.1–1.7	12.1
2079	0.50.1–1.5	0.50.1–1.7	12
2080	0.50.1–1.5	0.50.1–1.7	11.8
2081	0.40.1–1.5	0.50.1–1.7	11.7
2082	0.40.1–1.5	0.50.1–1.6	11.6
2083	0.40.1–1.5	0.50.1–1.6	11.5
2084	0.40.1–1.4	0.50.1–1.6	11.4
2085	0.40.1–1.4	0.40.1–1.6	11.3
2086	0.40.1–1.4	0.40–1.6	11.1
2087	0.40.1–1.4	0.40–1.6	11
2088	0.40.1–1.4	0.40–1.5	10.9
2089	0.40.1–1.4	0.40–1.5	10.8
2090	0.40.1–1.3	0.40–1.5	10.7
2091	0.40.1–1.3	0.40–1.5	10.6
2092	0.40–1.3	0.40–1.5	10.5
2093	0.30–1.3	0.40–1.6	10.4
2094	0.30–1.3	0.40–1.5	10.3
2095	0.30–1.2	0.40–1.5	10.1
2096	0.30–1.2	0.30–1.5	10
2097	0.30–1.2	0.30–1.4	9.9
2098	0.30–1.2	0.30–1.4	9.8
2099	0.30–1.2	0.30–1.4	9.7
2100	0.30–1.2	0.30–1.4	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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