Which has higher number of deaths, Finland or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 70,114 deaths against 59,984 deaths in Finland as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Finland and Sierra Leone?

10,130 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sierra Leone?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Sierra Leone: Number of deaths

Finland

59,984 deaths

in 2023

Sierra Leone

70,114 deaths

in 2023

Finland rank

100th

Sierra Leone rank

97th

Number of deaths over time

Finland
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 70,114 deaths against 59,984 deaths in Finland, a difference of 10,130 deaths.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 97th of 236 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1950s	39,601 deaths	69,423 deaths	29,821 deaths	Sierra Leone
1960s	42,951 deaths	71,165 deaths	28,214 deaths	Sierra Leone
1970s	44,126 deaths	73,188 deaths	29,062 deaths	Sierra Leone
1980s	46,360 deaths	80,863 deaths	34,503 deaths	Sierra Leone
1990s	49,391 deaths	93,337 deaths	43,946 deaths	Sierra Leone
2000s	48,762 deaths	91,475 deaths	42,713 deaths	Sierra Leone
2010s	52,517 deaths	81,222 deaths	28,705 deaths	Sierra Leone
2020s	58,996 deaths	71,803 deaths	12,807 deaths	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Finland or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 70,114 deaths against 59,984 deaths in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Finland and Sierra Leone?: 10,130 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sierra Leone?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of deaths?: Finland ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year.