Finland vs Spain: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Finland
1.84 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Spain
2.17 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Finland rank
221st
Spain rank
218th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Finland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.17 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.33 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.
Across all 116 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 221st and Spain ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 115.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 162.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.36 deaths per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1910s | 109.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 163.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.31 deaths per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1920s | 90.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 145.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1930s | 66.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 122.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.24 deaths per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1940s | 56.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 102.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1950s | 27.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 55.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.81 deaths per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1960s | 15.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.52 deaths per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1970s | 9.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1980s | 5.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1990s | 4.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.27 deaths per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.753 deaths per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.683 deaths per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4888 deaths per 1,000 people | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 2.17 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 Spain?
- 0.33 deaths per 1,000 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Spain rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Finland ranks 221st and Spain ranks 218th 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.