Finland vs Italy: Death rate, crude

Finland
10.4 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Italy
11 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Finland rank
30th
Italy rank
27th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Finland
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 11 per 1,000 people against 10.4 per 1,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 people.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Finland ranks 30th and Italy ranks 27th of 218 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 9.45 per 1,000 people 9.75 per 1,000 people 0.3 per 1,000 people Italy
1970s 9.43 per 1,000 people 9.76 per 1,000 people 0.33 per 1,000 people Italy
1980s 9.5 per 1,000 people 9.61 per 1,000 people 0.11 per 1,000 people Italy
1990s 9.72 per 1,000 people 9.74 per 1,000 people 0.02 per 1,000 people Italy
2000s 9.29 per 1,000 people 9.78 per 1,000 people 0.49 per 1,000 people Italy
2010s 9.65 per 1,000 people 10.28 per 1,000 people 0.63 per 1,000 people Italy
2020s 10.64 per 1,000 people 11.78 per 1,000 people 1.14 per 1,000 people Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Finland or Italy?
Italy, at 11 per 1,000 people against 10.4 per 1,000 people in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Finland and Italy?
0.6 per 1,000 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Finland and Italy rank globally for death rate, crude?
Finland ranks 30th and Italy ranks 27th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
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Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.