Infant Mortality Rate: Finland
Finland's infant mortality rate is currently 1.9 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Finland Infant Mortality Rate Finland's infant mortality rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.9 per 1,000 births
+0.0% y/y
Peak (1960)
21.9 per 1,000 births
Low (2017)
1.9 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Finland
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Finland
Analysis# Finland Infant Mortality Rate
Finland's infant mortality rate stands at 1.9 per 1,000 births in 2024, placing it among the world's lowest. This represents a remarkable 91.3% decline since 1960, when the rate peaked at 21.9 per 1,000 births. The country has maintained its all-time low of 1.9 since 2017, reflecting sustained excellence in maternal and child health outcomes over the past seven years.
The most dramatic improvements occurred between 1960 and the early 2000s, driven by advances in healthcare infrastructure, prenatal care, and living standards. Finland reached its current low in 2017 and has held steady at that level through 2024, with no further decline detected in recent years. The plateau suggests the country may be approaching the practical lower limit for infant mortality in developed nations.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.9 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 1.9 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2022 | 1.9 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2021 | 1.9 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2020 | 1.9 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2019 | 1.9 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2018 | 1.9 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 1.9 per 1,000 births | -5.00% |
| 2016 | 2 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2015 | 2 per 1,000 births | -4.76% |
| 2014 | 2.1 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2013 | 2.1 per 1,000 births | -4.55% |
| 2012 | 2.2 per 1,000 births | -4.35% |
| 2011 | 2.3 per 1,000 births | -4.17% |
| 2010 | 2.4 per 1,000 births | -7.69% |
| 2009 | 2.6 per 1,000 births | -3.70% |
| 2008 | 2.7 per 1,000 births | -3.57% |
| 2007 | 2.8 per 1,000 births | -3.45% |
| 2006 | 2.9 per 1,000 births | -3.33% |
| 2005 | 3 per 1,000 births | -3.23% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.1 per 1,000 births | -3.13% |
| 2003 | 3.2 per 1,000 births | -3.03% |
| 2002 | 3.3 per 1,000 births | -2.94% |
| 2001 | 3.4 per 1,000 births | -2.86% |
| 2000 | 3.5 per 1,000 births | -2.78% |
| 1999 | 3.6 per 1,000 births | -2.70% |
| 1998 | 3.7 per 1,000 births | -5.13% |
| 1997 | 3.9 per 1,000 births | -4.88% |
| 1996 | 4.1 per 1,000 births | -4.65% |
| 1995 | 4.3 per 1,000 births | -4.44% |
| 1994 | 4.5 per 1,000 births | -6.25% |
| 1993 | 4.8 per 1,000 births | -5.88% |
| 1992 | 5.1 per 1,000 births | -3.77% |
| 1991 | 5.3 per 1,000 births | -5.36% |
| 1990 | 5.6 per 1,000 births | -3.45% |
| 1989 | 5.8 per 1,000 births | -1.69% |
| 1988 | 5.9 per 1,000 births | -1.67% |
| 1987 | 6 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 1986 | 6 per 1,000 births | -1.64% |
| 1985 | 6.1 per 1,000 births | -1.61% |
| 1984 | 6.2 per 1,000 births | -1.59% |
| 1983 | 6.3 per 1,000 births | -3.08% |
| 1982 | 6.5 per 1,000 births | -4.41% |
| 1981 | 6.8 per 1,000 births | -5.56% |
| 1980 | 7.2 per 1,000 births | -5.26% |
| 1979 | 7.6 per 1,000 births | -7.32% |
| 1978 | 8.2 per 1,000 births | -6.82% |
| 1977 | 8.8 per 1,000 births | -6.38% |
| 1976 | 9.4 per 1,000 births | -6.93% |
| 1975 | 10.1 per 1,000 births | -6.48% |
| 1974 | 10.8 per 1,000 births | -5.26% |
| 1973 | 11.4 per 1,000 births | -5.00% |
| 1972 | 12 per 1,000 births | -4.76% |
| 1971 | 12.6 per 1,000 births | -4.55% |
| 1970 | 13.2 per 1,000 births | -4.35% |
| 1969 | 13.8 per 1,000 births | -4.17% |
| 1968 | 14.4 per 1,000 births | -4.64% |
| 1967 | 15.1 per 1,000 births | -4.43% |
| 1966 | 15.8 per 1,000 births | -4.82% |
| 1965 | 16.6 per 1,000 births | -5.14% |
| 1964 | 17.5 per 1,000 births | -4.89% |
| 1963 | 18.4 per 1,000 births | -5.64% |
| 1962 | 19.5 per 1,000 births | -5.34% |
| 1961 | 20.6 per 1,000 births | -5.94% |
| 1960 | 21.9 per 1,000 births | — |
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