Finland vs Iceland: Death rate from diabetes

Finland
10.32 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Iceland
10.66 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Finland rank
173rd
Iceland rank
171st

Death rate from diabetes over time

  • Finland
  • Iceland
02.557.510200020102021

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 10.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 173rd and Iceland ranks 171st of 194 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Iceland Difference Ahead
2000s 8.34 deaths per 100,000 people 7.08 deaths per 100,000 people 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people Finland
2010s 7.62 deaths per 100,000 people 7.56 deaths per 100,000 people 0.055 deaths per 100,000 people Finland
2020s 10.29 deaths per 100,000 people 9.25 deaths per 100,000 people 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from diabetes, Finland or Iceland?
Iceland, at 10.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from diabetes between Finland and Iceland?
0.34 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for death rate from diabetes?
Finland ranks 173rd and Iceland ranks 171st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from diabetes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Death rate from diabetes
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from diabetes mellitus in both sexes, per 100,000 people.