Finland - Infant Mortality Rate 1979
7.6
−0.6 from 1978
Finland's infant mortality rate was 7.6 in 1979, decreased +0.6 from 8.2 in 1978. This was the 2nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1979▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sweden | 7.4 | -3.9% |
| 2nd | Finland | 7.6 | -7.3% |
| 3rd | Japan | 7.8 | -6.0% |
| 4th | Iceland | 8.4 | -5.6% |
| 5th | Norway | 8.4 | -4.5% |
| 6th | Denmark | 8.5 | -3.4% |
| 7th | Switzerland | 8.7 | -5.4% |
| 8th | Netherlands | 9.0 | -3.2% |
| 9th | France | 10.5 | -4.5% |
| 10th | Canada | 11.0 | -6.0% |
| 11th | Australia | 11.3 | -5.0% |
| 12th | Luxembourg | 11.7 | -4.1% |
| 13th | Singapore | 12.1 | -1.6% |
| 14th | Belgium | 12.7 | -5.2% |
| 15th | United Kingdom | 12.7 | -5.2% |
| 16th | Ireland | 13.0 | -8.5% |
| 17th | United States | 13.1 | -5.1% |
| 18th | New Zealand | 13.2 | -2.9% |
| 19th | Germany | 13.5 | -6.3% |
| 20th | Spain | 13.5 | -7.5% |
| 21st | Antigua and Barbuda | 13.9 | -6.1% |
| 22nd | Austria | 14.6 | -5.8% |
| 23rd | Italy | 15.1 | -6.2% |
| 24th | Latvia | 15.2 | - |
| 25th | Czechia | 15.5 | -5.5% |
| 26th | Malta | 15.6 | -4.3% |
| 27th | Israel | 16.4 | -5.7% |
| 28th | Lithuania | 16.6 | -2.9% |
| 29th | Belarus | 17.1 | -1.7% |
| 30th | Brunei Darussalam | 18.1 | -7.7% |
| 31st | Greece | 18.6 | -6.5% |
| 32nd | Cuba | 19.2 | -5.9% |
| 33rd | Dominica | 20.2 | -5.2% |
| 34th | Slovak Republic | 20.5 | -3.8% |
| 35th | Bulgaria | 20.6 | -5.1% |
| 36th | Poland | 21.7 | -3.1% |
| 37th | Russian Federation | 21.8 | -0.5% |
| 38th | Cyprus | 21.9 | -9.9% |
| 39th | Costa Rica | 22.1 | -10.2% |
| 40th | Hungary | 22.8 | -6.9% |
| 41st | Seychelles | 24.2 | -9.0% |
| 42nd | Malaysia | 24.6 | -6.1% |
| 43rd | Portugal | 24.6 | -8.2% |
| 44th | Ukraine | 24.8 | -1.6% |
| 45th | Barbados | 25.0 | -6.0% |
| 46th | Tonga | 25.0 | -3.8% |
| 47th | Bahamas, The | 25.3 | -1.6% |
| 48th | St. Lucia | 26.8 | -6.3% |
| 49th | British Virgin Islands | 28.7 | -2.0% |
| 50th | Grenada | 28.9 | -2.7% |
| 51st | United Arab Emirates | 29.1 | -10.2% |
| 52nd | Romania | 29.5 | -2.6% |
| 53rd | Korea | 29.8 | -4.8% |
| 54th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 30.3 | -6.8% |
| 55th | Bahrain | 30.7 | -7.0% |
| 56th | Chile | 31.5 | -12.3% |
| 57th | Qatar | 31.5 | -4.8% |
| 58th | Kuwait | 33.0 | -7.0% |
| 59th | Jamaica | 33.7 | -3.2% |
| 60th | Mauritius | 33.9 | -6.4% |
| 61st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 34.3 | -3.9% |
| 62nd | Panama | 34.5 | -2.8% |
| 63rd | Samoa | 34.7 | -4.7% |
| 64th | Fiji | 35.6 | -4.6% |
| 65th | Sri Lanka | 35.7 | -7.0% |
| 66th | Trinidad and Tobago | 37.8 | -2.6% |
| 67th | Uruguay | 39.5 | -8.8% |
| 68th | Argentina | 39.7 | -8.3% |
| 69th | Palau | 40.7 | -4.7% |
| 70th | Solomon Islands | 41.3 | -5.1% |
| 71st | Moldova | 42.4 | -2.1% |
| 72nd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 43.6 | -3.3% |
| 73rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 46.0 | -8.4% |
| 74th | Jordan | 48.3 | -4.2% |
| 75th | Colombia | 48.7 | -5.3% |
| 76th | Viet Nam | 48.7 | -1.8% |
| 77th | Georgia | 49.3 | -3.7% |
| 78th | Marshall Islands | 49.7 | -1.2% |
| 79th | Syrian Arab Republic | 50.8 | -5.0% |
| 80th | China | 51.2 | -5.2% |
| 81st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 51.3 | -1.9% |
| 82nd | Thailand | 51.9 | -4.2% |
| 83rd | Belize | 52.3 | -3.5% |
| 84th | Philippines | 52.4 | -0.6% |
| 85th | São Tomé and Principe | 53.1 | 0.8% |
| 86th | Paraguay | 54.1 | -2.2% |
| 87th | Vanuatu | 54.6 | -4.9% |
| 88th | Tuvalu | 54.9 | -4.2% |
| 89th | Lebanon | 55.5 | -0.9% |
| 90th | Libya | 55.7 | -5.1% |
| 91st | Cabo Verde | 56.2 | -2.8% |
| 92nd | Guyana | 59.3 | -0.5% |
| 93rd | Iraq | 59.3 | -3.7% |
| 94th | Mexico | 60.6 | -3.8% |
| 95th | Albania | 61.3 | -8.4% |
| 96th | Kazakhstan | 63.4 | -2.2% |
| 97th | Botswana | 63.5 | -5.4% |
| 98th | Congo, Republic of | 64.3 | -1.7% |
| 99th | Tunisia | 64.5 | -6.4% |
| 100th | Dominican Republic | 68.3 | -3.3% |
| 101st | Namibia | 69.9 | 1.7% |
| 102nd | Kenya | 70.3 | -2.8% |
| 103rd | Armenia | 71.7 | -4.0% |
| 104th | Ecuador | 73.3 | -4.2% |
| 105th | West Bank and Gaza | 73.4 | -6.0% |
| 106th | Gabon | 73.7 | -2.4% |
| 107th | Honduras | 73.8 | -4.2% |
| 108th | Zimbabwe | 73.9 | 0.5% |
| 109th | Brazil | 79.8 | -3.6% |
| 110th | Papua New Guinea | 81.0 | -2.6% |
| 111th | Zambia | 81.4 | 0.9% |
| 112th | El Salvador | 84.2 | -4.1% |
| 113th | Nicaragua | 87.6 | -5.4% |
| 114th | Eswatini | 87.6 | -3.7% |
| 115th | Indonesia | 88.5 | -2.2% |
| 116th | Sudan | 89.4 | -0.2% |
| 117th | Kyrgyz Republic | 89.6 | -3.1% |
| 118th | Peru | 90.2 | -1.7% |
| 119th | Kiribati | 90.3 | -1.0% |
| 120th | Ghana | 90.7 | -1.8% |
| 121st | Saudi Arabia | 91.5 | -6.5% |
| 122nd | Guatemala | 92.3 | -3.4% |
| 123rd | Eritrea | 92.9 | -0.7% |
| 124th | South Africa | 93.1 | -5.7% |
| 125th | Madagascar | 93.5 | 1.6% |
| 126th | Oman | 93.5 | -7.9% |
| 127th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 94.6 | -6.7% |
| 128th | Tajikistan | 96.1 | -0.9% |
| 129th | Senegal | 99.2 | -3.0% |
| 130th | Mauritania | 99.8 | -2.3% |
| 131st | Uzbekistan | 100.0 | - |
| 132nd | Togo | 101.7 | -2.0% |
| 133rd | Morocco | 103.1 | -3.8% |
| 134th | Tanzania | 103.8 | -0.7% |
| 135th | Myanmar | 105.9 | -1.7% |
| 136th | Djibouti | 106.2 | -1.8% |
| 137th | Türkiye | 106.9 | -3.9% |
| 138th | Lesotho | 107.8 | -4.2% |
| 139th | Nigeria | 109.3 | -2.8% |
| 140th | Cameroon | 109.5 | -1.7% |
| 141st | Turkmenistan | 110.7 | -4.0% |
| 142nd | India | 111.7 | -3.0% |
| 143rd | Central African Republic | 114.7 | -1.3% |
| 144th | Côte d'Ivoire | 114.8 | -3.2% |
| 145th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 115.2 | -1.3% |
| 146th | Algeria | 115.8 | -5.5% |
| 147th | Burundi | 116.5 | -2.4% |
| 148th | Benin | 117.2 | -1.8% |
| 149th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 122.0 | -2.6% |
| 150th | Rwanda | 123.2 | -4.1% |
| 151st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 123.4 | -3.7% |
| 152nd | Uganda | 125.1 | 1.5% |
| 153rd | Burkina Faso | 127.2 | -3.0% |
| 154th | Gambia, The | 127.4 | -1.6% |
| 155th | Maldives | 127.5 | -5.1% |
| 156th | Pakistan | 127.9 | -0.5% |
| 157th | Comoros | 130.1 | -2.4% |
| 158th | Chad | 131.1 | -0.6% |
| 159th | Haiti | 133.7 | -2.6% |
| 160th | Lao PDR | 135.1 | -1.3% |
| 161st | Malawi | 135.4 | -3.1% |
| 162nd | Bangladesh | 135.8 | -2.3% |
| 163rd | Cambodia | 137.5 | -36.4% |
| 164th | Sierra Leone | 142.0 | -0.7% |
| 165th | Niger | 142.2 | -1.7% |
| 166th | Bhutan | 146.0 | -2.9% |
| 167th | Nepal | 148.0 | -2.5% |
| 168th | Mozambique | 150.2 | 0.3% |
| 169th | South Sudan | 158.3 | -0.9% |
| 170th | Yemen, Republic of | 159.0 | -4.9% |
| 171st | Mali | 159.4 | -2.4% |
| 172nd | Liberia | 159.8 | -1.5% |
| 173rd | Guinea | 163.0 | -1.6% |
| 174th | Afghanistan | 192.9 | -1.9% |
FAQ
What was Finland's infant mortality rate in 1979?▾
Finland's infant mortality rate in 1979 was 7.6. This ranked 2nd globally.
How did Finland's infant mortality rate change in 1979?▾
Finland's infant mortality rate decreased by 7.3% in 1979 compared to 1978.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1979?▾
Afghanistan had the highest infant mortality rate in 1979 at 192.9.
What is the infant mortality rate of Finland in 1979?▾
The infant mortality rate of Finland in 1979 was 7.6. This ranked 2nd globally.
How does 1979 compare to 1978 for Finland's infant mortality rate?▾
Finland's infant mortality rate went from 8.2 in 1978 to 7.6 in 1979, a 7.3% decrease.
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