Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Finland
Finland: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 19 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Finland, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Finland stood at 19. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Finland peaked at 62 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2024.
Finland ranks 151st of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62 | — |
| 1991 | 60 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 58 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 55 | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 54 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 52 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 51 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 50 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 48 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 46 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 42 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 40 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 37 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 31 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19 | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.2 | 48 | 62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.7 | 28 | 46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3 | 22 | 27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8 | 19 | 22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 30,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Finland?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Finland was 19 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 62 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Finland ranks 151st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years