Finland vs Norway: Annual death rates at different ages
Finland
1.93 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Norway
1.88 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Finland rank
224th
Norway rank
226th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.93 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.88 deaths per 1,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 224th and Norway ranks 226th of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 12 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 176.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 95.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 81.53 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1880s | 176.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 96.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 80.23 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1890s | 146.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 94.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1900s | 139.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 73.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 66.07 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1910s | 120.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 61.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 59.21 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1920s | 100.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.58 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1930s | 74.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.69 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1940s | 63.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.31 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1950s | 31.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1960s | 17.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.94 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1970s | 10.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2189 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 6.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.83 deaths per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 4.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4216 deaths per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2477 deaths per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3101 deaths per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1146 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Finland or Norway?
- Finland, at 1.93 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.88 deaths per 1,000 people in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Finland and Norway?
- 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Finland ranks 224th and Norway ranks 226th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.