What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Finland and Iceland?

1.66 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.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Opioid use disorder death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Iceland: Opioid use disorder death rate

Finland

4 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Iceland

5.66 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Finland rank

6th

Iceland rank

4th

Opioid use disorder death rate over time

Finland
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 5.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 4 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland, a difference of 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 6th and Iceland ranks 4th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.38 deaths per 100,000 people	1.52 deaths per 100,000 people	1.86 deaths per 100,000 people	Finland
2010s	3.66 deaths per 100,000 people	3.99 deaths per 100,000 people	0.329 deaths per 100,000 people	Iceland
2020s	4.01 deaths per 100,000 people	5.62 deaths per 100,000 people	1.61 deaths per 100,000 people	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher opioid use disorder death rate, Finland or Iceland?: Iceland, at 5.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 4 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland as of 2021.
What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Finland and Iceland?: 1.66 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 opioid use disorder death rate?: Finland ranks 6th and Iceland ranks 4th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Opioid use disorder death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Opioid use disorder death rate
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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.