Australia vs Finland: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Australia
2.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Finland
2.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
81st
Finland rank
83rd
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time
- Australia
- Finland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 81st and Finland ranks 83rd of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Finland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 9.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 7.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 6.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 5.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8322 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 8.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 5.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group, Australia or Finland?
- Australia, at 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Australia and Finland?
- 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Finland rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
- Australia ranks 81st and Finland ranks 83rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cardiovascular diseases 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
Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.