Finland - Infant Mortality Rate 2006

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
2.9 −0.1 from 2005 Global rank: 6th

Finland's infant mortality rate was 2.9 in 2006, decreased +0.1 from 3.0 in 2005. This was the 6th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2006
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 2006
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Iceland 2.3 -4.2%
2nd Singapore 2.3 0.0%
3rd Japan 2.7 0.0%
4th Luxembourg 2.7 -6.9%
5th Sweden 2.8 -6.7%
6th Finland 2.9 -3.3%
7th Norway 3.2 -3.0%
8th San Marino 3.2 -8.6%
9th Czechia 3.3 -5.7%
10th France 3.3 -2.9%
11th Slovenia 3.3 -5.7%
12th Portugal 3.4 -8.1%
13th Cyprus 3.6 -7.7%
14th Monaco 3.6 -2.7%
15th Spain 3.7 -2.6%
16th Greece 3.7 -5.1%
17th Italy 3.7 -2.6%
18th Germany 3.8 -2.6%
19th Denmark 3.9 -4.9%
20th Austria 4.0 -2.4%
21st Belgium 4.0 -2.4%
22nd Ireland 4.1 -6.8%
23rd Korea 4.1 -6.8%
24th Switzerland 4.2 -2.3%
25th Israel 4.3 -4.4%
26th Netherlands 4.3 -2.3%
27th European Union 4.7 -4.4%
28th Australia 4.7 -2.1%
29th United Kingdom 5.0 -2.0%
30th Andorra 5.1 -5.6%
31st Estonia 5.1 -8.9%
32nd Canada 5.2 0.0%
33rd Cuba 5.4 -3.6%
34th New Zealand 5.4 -1.8%
35th Croatia 5.5 -5.2%
36th Malta 6.0 -1.6%
37th Belarus 6.1 -9.0%
38th Hungary 6.1 -4.7%
39th Turks and Caicos Islands 6.1 -3.2%
40th Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.3 -1.6%
41st Poland 6.3 -3.1%
42nd Malaysia 6.5 0.0%
43rd Slovak Republic 6.6 -4.3%
44th United States 6.7 -1.5%
45th Lithuania 7.0 -4.1%
46th Serbia 7.4 -5.1%
47th United Arab Emirates 7.6 -1.3%
48th Chile 7.6 -1.3%
49th Brunei Darussalam 7.8 0.0%
50th Latvia 8.1 -5.8%
51st Qatar 8.4 -3.4%
52nd Bahrain 8.5 -3.4%
53rd Montenegro 8.5 -8.6%
54th Costa Rica 9.6 -1.0%
55th Kuwait 9.8 -1.0%
56th Oman 10.1 -2.9%
57th Russian Federation 10.2 -7.3%
58th Bulgaria 10.4 -5.5%
59th Antigua and Barbuda 10.5 -2.8%
60th Sri Lanka 10.7 -4.5%
61st North Macedonia 11.5 -5.7%
62nd Uruguay 11.6 -6.5%
63rd Tonga 11.7 -2.5%
64th Seychelles 12.2 0.8%
65th Albania 12.7 -5.9%
66th Lebanon 12.7 -5.2%
67th Grenada 13.0 0.0%
68th Barbados 13.4 -0.7%
69th Mauritius 13.5 -0.7%
70th Ukraine 13.5 -3.6%
71st Saudi Arabia 13.7 -6.2%
72nd British Virgin Islands 13.9 0.0%
73rd Argentina 14.0 -2.8%
74th Romania 14.2 -8.4%
75th Thailand 14.2 -4.1%
76th Bahamas, The 14.4 -0.7%
77th Samoa 15.1 0.7%
78th St. Lucia 16.0 0.0%
79th St. Kitts and Nevis 16.4 -2.4%
80th Panama 16.6 -3.5%
81st Maldives 16.7 -10.2%
82nd Belize 16.8 -1.8%
83rd Libya 16.8 -6.1%
84th Moldova 17.2 -4.4%
85th Georgia 17.3 -9.9%
86th Fiji 17.4 0.6%
87th China 17.7 -8.8%
88th Viet Nam 17.7 -2.2%
89th Jamaica 17.9 0.6%
90th Syrian Arab Republic 17.9 -1.1%
91st Palau 18.0 -3.2%
92nd Tunisia 18.2 -3.7%
93rd Colombia 18.3 -2.7%
94th Mexico 18.5 -3.6%
95th Ecuador 18.8 -3.6%
96th El Salvador 19.0 -5.5%
97th Jordan 19.1 -3.0%
98th Türkiye 19.5 -7.6%
99th Vanuatu 19.5 -1.5%
100th Dominica 19.6 3.2%
101st Brazil 19.7 -6.2%
102nd Armenia 20.1 -5.6%
103rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 20.1 0.5%
104th Peru 20.3 -5.1%
105th Iran, Islamic Republic of 21.8 -6.4%
106th West Bank and Gaza 21.8 -3.5%
107th Solomon Islands 22.2 -0.4%
108th Nicaragua 22.5 -4.7%
109th Suriname 23.1 -2.5%
110th Honduras 23.3 -3.3%
111th Trinidad and Tobago 23.9 -1.6%
112th Cabo Verde 24.1 0.8%
113th Kazakhstan 24.2 -6.9%
114th Philippines 24.5 -2.0%
115th Paraguay 25.2 -2.3%
116th Kosovo 25.4 -8.3%
117th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 25.9 -1.5%
118th Algeria 27.9 -3.8%
119th Mongolia 28.9 -8.3%
120th Egypt, Arab Republic of 30.0 -3.8%
121st Nauru 30.1 -3.5%
122nd Dominican Republic 31.0 -0.6%
123rd Tuvalu 31.2 -2.8%
124th Micronesia, Federated States of 31.6 0.3%
125th Indonesia 31.8 -4.2%
126th São Tomé and Principe 32.2 -7.7%
127th Kyrgyz Republic 32.6 -4.4%
128th Guatemala 32.8 -3.5%
129th Marshall Islands 33.0 -0.9%
130th Iraq 34.3 -2.0%
131st Morocco 34.9 -4.9%
132nd Guyana 36.5 -1.9%
133rd Namibia 36.8 -4.2%
134th Tajikistan 38.3 -7.5%
135th Azerbaijan 38.6 -6.8%
136th Uzbekistan 38.8 -7.0%
137th Turkmenistan 40.7 -5.3%
138th Bhutan 41.2 -6.6%
139th Eritrea 42.1 -2.8%
140th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 43.3 -5.3%
141st Gabon 43.3 -2.5%
142nd Botswana 43.8 1.9%
143rd Bangladesh 43.9 -4.6%
144th Kiribati 44.0 -0.9%
145th South Africa 46.0 -4.0%
146th Kenya 46.9 -5.1%
147th Nepal 46.9 -3.9%
148th Mauritania 49.0 -5.4%
149th Senegal 50.1 -6.4%
150th Papua New Guinea 50.4 -1.9%
151st Cambodia 50.5 -7.3%
152nd Congo, Republic of 52.1 -7.5%
153rd Ghana 52.1 -2.4%
154th Madagascar 52.3 -3.5%
155th Comoros 52.9 -3.1%
156th India 54.8 -3.4%
157th Yemen, Republic of 55.8 -4.9%
158th Zambia 57.5 -6.0%
159th Rwanda 57.9 -9.4%
160th Tanzania 59.0 -5.3%
161st Togo 59.3 -2.8%
162nd Gambia, The 59.4 -3.6%
163rd Sudan 59.9 -10.3%
164th Haiti 60.4 -2.1%
165th Malawi 61.9 -4.9%
166th Timor-Leste 62.2 -4.7%
167th Uganda 62.7 -6.4%
168th Myanmar 62.9 -3.2%
169th Eswatini 65.6 -12.2%
170th Benin 69.3 -2.3%
171st Burundi 69.5 -5.3%
172nd Zimbabwe 69.5 4.4%
173rd Lao PDR 69.8 -4.0%
174th Cameroon 71.3 -2.7%
175th Djibouti 71.6 -2.3%
176th Mozambique 75.7 -5.6%
177th Congo, Democratic Republic of 75.9 -3.4%
178th Burkina Faso 77.1 -4.0%
179th Côte d'Ivoire 78.1 -2.6%
180th Pakistan 79.0 -1.7%
181st Guinea 79.3 -2.6%
182nd Niger 80.7 -4.8%
183rd Nigeria 81.2 -3.0%
184th Guinea-Bissau 81.5 -4.1%
185th Lesotho 81.7 0.4%
186th Liberia 82.8 -5.8%
187th Mali 85.4 -2.7%
188th Equatorial Guinea 87.3 -3.6%
189th Central African Republic 87.8 -3.0%
190th Angola 89.1 -5.6%
191st Afghanistan 90.1 -3.8%
192nd Chad 91.0 -2.2%
193rd South Sudan 92.6 -4.1%
194th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 103.8 -0.4%
195th Sierra Leone 106.0 -3.0%

FAQ

What was Finland's infant mortality rate in 2006?

Finland's infant mortality rate in 2006 was 2.9. This ranked 6th globally.

How did Finland's infant mortality rate change in 2006?

Finland's infant mortality rate decreased by 3.3% in 2006 compared to 2005.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2006?

Sierra Leone had the highest infant mortality rate in 2006 at 106.0.

What is the infant mortality rate of Finland in 2006?

The infant mortality rate of Finland in 2006 was 2.9. This ranked 6th globally.

How does 2006 compare to 2005 for Finland's infant mortality rate?

Finland's infant mortality rate went from 3.0 in 2005 to 2.9 in 2006, a 3.3% decrease.