Finland vs Italy: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Finland
1.84 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Italy
2.09 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Finland rank
221st
Italy rank
219th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Finland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.09 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.25 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
Across all 146 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 221st and Italy ranks 219th of 236 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 163.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 223.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.72 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 1880s | 159.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 217.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 57.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 1890s | 132.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 188.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 55.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 1900s | 126.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 173.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 1910s | 109.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 155.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.83 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 1920s | 90.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 128.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.74 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 1930s | 66.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 103.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.95 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 1940s | 56.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 95.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.24 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 1950s | 27.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.15 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 1960s | 15.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.03 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 9.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.03 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 5.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.41 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 4.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.92 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.873 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3941 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Finland or Italy?
- Italy, at 2.09 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Finland and Italy?
- 0.25 deaths per 1,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Italy rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Finland ranks 221st and Italy ranks 219th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. 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.