Estonia vs Finland: Annual death rate by age group
Estonia
1.56 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2019
Finland
1.96 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2024
Estonia rank
39th
Finland rank
36th
Annual death rate by age group over time
- Estonia
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.96 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.56 deaths per 1,000 people in Estonia, a difference of 0.4 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.3 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 39th and Finland ranks 36th of 41 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.59 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 1960s | 23.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 1970s | 17.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.07 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 1980s | 15.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.38 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 1990s | 12.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.81 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 2000s | 6.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 2010s | 2.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.378 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rate by age group, Estonia or Finland?
- Finland, at 1.96 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.56 deaths per 1,000 people in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual death rate by age group between Estonia and Finland?
- 0.4 deaths per 1,000 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2019.
- How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for annual death rate by age group?
- Estonia ranks 39th and Finland ranks 36th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.