Number of under-five deaths, male in Finland
Finland: Number of under-five deaths, male was 58 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, male in Finland, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male in Finland stood at 58. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Finland peaked at 1,277 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 58, in 2023.
Finland ranks 161st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,277 | — |
| 1961 | 1,190 | -6.8% |
| 1962 | 1,116 | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 1,055 | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 997 | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 927 | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 867 | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 821 | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 767 | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 698 | -9.0% |
| 1970 | 631 | -9.6% |
| 1971 | 572 | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 518 | -9.4% |
| 1973 | 472 | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 453 | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 447 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 428 | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 399 | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 365 | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 337 | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 314 | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 296 | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 287 | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 282 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 275 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 264 | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 255 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 248 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 247 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 246 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 241 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 234 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 225 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 212 | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 198 | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 186 | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 173 | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 161 | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 150 | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 143 | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 138 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 133 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 128 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 125 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 123 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 121 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 117 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 113 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 108 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 105 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 101 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 96 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 91 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 87 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 82 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 78 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 74 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 70 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 66 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 63 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 62 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 62 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 58 | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 58 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 971.5 | 698 | 1,277 | 10 |
| 1970s | 462.2 | 337 | 631 | 10 |
| 1980s | 271.4 | 246 | 314 | 10 |
| 1990s | 192.3 | 143 | 241 | 10 |
| 2000s | 121.1 | 105 | 138 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.8 | 63 | 101 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6 | 58 | 63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Finland?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Finland was 58 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,277 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Finland ranks 161st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.