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Published: 14 April 2015

The number of children who died under the age of one year second lowest during our independence

In 2014, the number of deaths of children during their first year of life was 124. The number is the second lowest during Finnish independence. Twelve months previously the number was 102 children. Infant mortality per 1,000 live births was 2.2. Prior to 2014 and 2013, the lowest infant mortality rate was 2.3 per mil in 2010.

Children having died during their first year of life in 1990–2014

Finland's infant mortality rate was, on average, the second lowest in 2011 to 2013 compared with Nordic countries (Appendix figure 4). Iceland has a lower infant mortality rate than Finland, where it is 1.3 per mil. In 2014, Sweden's infant mortality rate was the same as Finland's.

The number of deaths in 2014 was 52,190, which is 710 more than in 2013. The number of deaths among women grew by 600 and among men by 120. The number of deaths has been higher only in the war years and in the 1920s. The number of deaths among women was last higher than this seventy years ago. If the war years are not taken into consideration, the number of deaths among men was last higher than this in 1929.

In 2014, the average life expectancy at birth grew by 0.3 for men and by 0.1 years for women. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a person aged 0 would live provided the rate of mortality remains unchanged. The increased life expectancy at birth proves that despite the growing number of aged persons and the ageing of the population, mortality has decreased.

Annual number of deaths by sex and deaths of 0-year-olds in 2001–2014

Year	Total	Men	Women	0-year-olds total
2001	48 550	23 783	24 787	181
2002	49 418	23 992	25 426	168
2003	48 996	23 922	25 074	176
2004	47 600	23 802	23 798	191
2005	47 928	24 057	23 871	174
2006	48 065	24 315	23 750	167
2007	49 077	24 809	24 268	161
2008	49 094	24 457	24 637	157
2009	49 883	25 150	24 733	158
2010	50 887	25 539	25 348	140
2011	50 585	25 335	25 250	143
2012	51 707	25 623	26 084	141
2013	51 472	25 631	25 841	102
2014	52 186	25 748	26 438	124

Source: Population and Cause of Death Statistics. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Matti Saari 029 551 3401, vaesto.tilasto@stat.fi

Director in charge: Riitta Harala

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• Appendix table 1. Deaths by month in 2005 - 2014 (14.4.2015)

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• Appendix figure 1. Deaths by age group and sex 2014 (14.4.2015)
• Appendix figure 2. Life expectancy at birth by sex   in  1980  -  2014 (14.4.2015)
• Appendix figure 3. Infant mortality in Nordic countries on average in 2011 - 2013 (14.4.2015)

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• Quality description, deaths 2014 (14.4.2015)

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Updated 14.4.2015