Finland vs North Korea: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year
Finland
1.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
North Korea
1.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Finland rank
40th
North Korea rank
43rd
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year over time
- Finland
- North Korea
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people in North Korea, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North Korea ahead.
Finland ranks 40th and North Korea ranks 43rd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8899 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0402 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.9625 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9495 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0131 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0068 deaths per 100,000 people | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year, Finland or North Korea?
- Finland, at 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people in North Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year between Finland and North Korea?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and North Korea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Finland and North Korea rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Finland ranks 40th and North Korea ranks 43rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.