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Not sure about Finland but some countries have different criteria for a viable baby. Basically if a baby is born too early or too low a weight they are not counted in the statistics. So you you need to also count for these differences.

Always take cross-nation comparisons of statistics like this with a grain of salt. It's rarely a guarantee that each country tabulates statistics using exactly the same parameters and methodology.

See other thread that the Netherlands has one of the worst infant mortalities in Europe. It's not due to these gov't programs (or lack thereof), but rather the demographics of the population.