Finland vs United States: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year
Finland
1.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United States
1.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Finland rank
40th
United States rank
42nd
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year over time
- Finland
- United States
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 40th and United States ranks 42nd of 194 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8241 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1059 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.9625 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8267 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1358 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0043 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
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 United States?
- Finland, at 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people in United States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year between Finland and United States?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Finland and United States rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Finland ranks 40th and United States ranks 42nd 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.