Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Finland
Finland: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.4 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Finland, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Finland is 0.4 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Finland peaked at 0.9 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4 per 1,000, in 2011.
Finland ranks 163rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Finland, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 per 1,000 | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 per 1,000 | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.84 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.41 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 163 Australia 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Belarus 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Cyprus 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Czechia 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 France 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Germany 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Hungary 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Israel 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Japan 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Republic of Korea 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Montenegro 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Netherlands 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 New Zealand 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Poland 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Portugal 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Spain 0.4 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Finland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,318 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0641 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Finland?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Finland was 0.4 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 per 1,000 in 2011.
- How does Finland rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Finland ranks 163rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.