Finland vs Sweden: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Finland
1.84 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sweden
1.69 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Finland rank
221st
Sweden rank
223rd
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.69 deaths per 1,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 221st and Sweden ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 13 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 163.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 122.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.77 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1880s | 159.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 109.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.72 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1890s | 132.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 98.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.38 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1900s | 126.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 82.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 43.86 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1910s | 109.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 64.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 44.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1920s | 90.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.63 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1930s | 66.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.39 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1940s | 56.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.45 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1950s | 27.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.19 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1960s | 15.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1970s | 9.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 1 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 5.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.237 deaths per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 4.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.15 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 2.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.034 deaths per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.246 deaths per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0135 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
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 Sweden?
- Finland, at 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.69 deaths per 1,000 people in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.15 deaths per 1,000 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Finland ranks 221st and Sweden ranks 223rd 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.