What is the difference in death rate from stroke between Finland and United States of America?

1.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United States of America?

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 Death rate from stroke. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs United States of America: Death rate from stroke

Finland

25.78 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

United States of America

24.66 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Finland rank

164th

United States of America rank

167th

Death rate from stroke over time

Finland
United States of America

How they compare

Finland currently reports 25.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 24.66 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 164th and United States of America ranks 167th 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 of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	42.45 deaths per 100,000 people	29.65 deaths per 100,000 people	12.8 deaths per 100,000 people	Finland
2010s	30.99 deaths per 100,000 people	23.07 deaths per 100,000 people	7.92 deaths per 100,000 people	Finland
2020s	26.4 deaths per 100,000 people	24.61 deaths per 100,000 people	1.79 deaths per 100,000 people	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from stroke, Finland or United States of America?: Finland, at 25.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 24.66 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from stroke between Finland and United States of America?: 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Finland and United States of America rank globally for death rate from stroke?: Finland ranks 164th and United States of America ranks 167th 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 stroke. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from stroke
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 age-standardized deaths from stroke in both sexes, per 100,000 people.