Causes of mortality in Finland

Finland: Causes of mortality was 58,214 Deaths in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
58,214 Deaths
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
29th
of 36 countries
All-time high
63,172 Deaths
in 2022
All-time low
39,797 Deaths
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Causes of mortality in Finland, 1960–2024

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.

Analysis

Finland recorded 58,214 Deaths for causes of mortality in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Finland peaked at 63,172 Deaths in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39,797 Deaths, in 1960.

Finland ranks 29th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 43,061 Deaths 39,797 Deaths 45,966 Deaths 10
1970s 44,271 Deaths 43,410 Deaths 45,875 Deaths 10
1980s 46,513 Deaths 43,582 Deaths 49,129 Deaths 10
1990s 49,444 Deaths 47,938 Deaths 51,028 Deaths 10
2000s 48,794 Deaths 47,751 Deaths 49,904 Deaths 10
2010s 52,552 Deaths 50,568 Deaths 54,523 Deaths 10
2020s 59,163 Deaths 55,498 Deaths 63,172 Deaths 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 26 Austria 88,486 Deaths compare
  2. 27 Switzerland 71,822 Deaths compare
  3. 28 Denmark 58,240 Deaths compare
  4. 30 Israel 49,654 Deaths compare
  5. 31 Norway 43,233 Deaths compare
  6. 32 Ireland 35,598 Deaths compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is causes of mortality in Finland?
Causes of mortality in Finland was 58,214 Deaths in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 63,172 Deaths in 2022.
What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 39,797 Deaths in 1960.
How does Finland rank for causes of mortality?
Finland ranks 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.