Crude death rate hmd in Finland
Finland: Crude death rate hmd was 10.36 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.36
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
17th
of 41 countries
All-time high
27.43
in 1918
All-time low
8.42
in 1959
Years of data
147
1878–2024
Crude death rate hmd in Finland, 1878–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 10.36 for crude death rate hmd in 2024.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate hmd in Finland peaked at 27.43 in 1918 and was at its lowest, 8.42, in 1959.
That places Finland 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 147 years of available data.
Crude death rate hmd in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 17.46 | — |
| 1879 | 14.49 | -17.0% |
| 1880 | 17.9 | +23.5% |
| 1881 | 18.56 | +3.7% |
| 1882 | 16.5 | -11.1% |
| 1883 | 15.59 | -5.5% |
| 1884 | 15.67 | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 16.54 | +5.6% |
| 1886 | 16.83 | +1.7% |
| 1887 | 14.34 | -14.8% |
| 1888 | 14.79 | +3.1% |
| 1889 | 14.95 | +1.1% |
| 1890 | 15.1 | +1.0% |
| 1891 | 16.32 | +8.1% |
| 1892 | 18.49 | +13.3% |
| 1893 | 16.76 | -9.4% |
| 1894 | 15.11 | -9.8% |
| 1895 | 13.77 | -8.9% |
| 1896 | 14.17 | +2.9% |
| 1897 | 13.55 | -4.4% |
| 1898 | 13.37 | -1.3% |
| 1899 | 15.69 | +17.4% |
| 1900 | 16.97 | +8.1% |
| 1901 | 16.35 | -3.6% |
| 1902 | 14.85 | -9.2% |
| 1903 | 14.54 | -2.1% |
| 1904 | 14.51 | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 14.88 | +2.6% |
| 1906 | 14.41 | -3.2% |
| 1907 | 15.23 | +5.7% |
| 1908 | 15.43 | +1.3% |
| 1909 | 13.89 | -10.0% |
| 1910 | 13.75 | -1.0% |
| 1911 | 14.03 | +2.0% |
| 1912 | 13.97 | -0.4% |
| 1913 | 13.94 | -0.2% |
| 1914 | 13.69 | -1.8% |
| 1915 | 14.01 | +2.3% |
| 1916 | 14.8 | +5.6% |
| 1917 | 15.83 | +7.0% |
| 1918 | 27.43 | +73.3% |
| 1919 | 17.45 | -36.4% |
| 1920 | 14.48 | -17.0% |
| 1921 | 12.58 | -13.1% |
| 1922 | 12.92 | +2.7% |
| 1923 | 12.39 | -4.1% |
| 1924 | 13.85 | +11.7% |
| 1925 | 12.44 | -10.2% |
| 1926 | 12.33 | -0.8% |
| 1927 | 13.24 | +7.3% |
| 1928 | 12.49 | -5.6% |
| 1929 | 13.81 | +10.5% |
| 1930 | 12.41 | -10.1% |
| 1931 | 12.6 | +1.6% |
| 1932 | 11.98 | -4.9% |
| 1933 | 12.25 | +2.2% |
| 1934 | 11.71 | -4.4% |
| 1935 | 11.43 | -2.3% |
| 1936 | 12.59 | +10.1% |
| 1937 | 11.68 | -7.2% |
| 1938 | 11.73 | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 13.31 | +13.4% |
| 1940 | 18.36 | +37.9% |
| 1941 | 18.58 | +1.2% |
| 1942 | 14.07 | -24.3% |
| 1943 | 12.5 | -11.2% |
| 1944 | 16.85 | +34.8% |
| 1945 | 11.89 | -29.5% |
| 1946 | 10.58 | -10.9% |
| 1947 | 10.74 | +1.4% |
| 1948 | 10.2 | -5.0% |
| 1949 | 10.72 | +5.1% |
| 1950 | 9.6 | -10.4% |
| 1951 | 9.2 | -4.1% |
| 1952 | 8.86 | -3.7% |
| 1953 | 8.94 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 8.46 | -5.4% |
| 1955 | 8.76 | +3.5% |
| 1956 | 8.55 | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 8.9 | +4.0% |
| 1958 | 8.48 | -4.7% |
| 1959 | 8.42 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 8.63 | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 8.75 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 9.21 | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 8.99 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 9.06 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 9.46 | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 9.27 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 9.28 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 9.52 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 9.71 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 9.38 | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 9.81 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 9.35 | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 9.2 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 9.4 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 9.19 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 9.35 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 9.19 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 9.1 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 9.09 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 9.2 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 9.19 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 8.94 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 9.29 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 9.17 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 9.77 | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 9.53 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 9.66 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 9.86 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 9.84 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 9.99 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 9.79 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 9.84 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 10.03 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 9.39 | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 9.62 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 9.56 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 9.53 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 9.53 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.52 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 9.5 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 9.33 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 9.48 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 9.38 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.08 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 9.12 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 9.11 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.27 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 9.23 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 9.35 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 9.49 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 9.38 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.55 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 9.47 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 9.55 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 9.58 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.81 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 9.74 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.87 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 9.77 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 10.03 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 10.4 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 11.37 | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 11 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 10.36 | -5.8% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 10.36 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.62, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Finland's 10.36 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.36, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crude death rate hmd in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +73.3% | 15.83 | 27.43 |
| 1940 | +37.9% | 13.31 | 18.36 |
| 1919 | -36.4% | 27.43 | 17.45 |
| 1944 | +34.8% | 12.5 | 16.85 |
| 1945 | -29.5% | 16.85 | 11.89 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 15.98 | 14.49 | 17.46 | 2 |
| 1880s | 16.17 | 14.34 | 18.56 | 10 |
| 1890s | 15.23 | 13.37 | 18.49 | 10 |
| 1900s | 15.11 | 13.89 | 16.97 | 10 |
| 1910s | 15.89 | 13.69 | 27.43 | 10 |
| 1920s | 13.05 | 12.33 | 14.48 | 10 |
| 1930s | 12.17 | 11.43 | 13.31 | 10 |
| 1940s | 13.45 | 10.2 | 18.58 | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.82 | 8.42 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.19 | 8.63 | 9.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.31 | 9.09 | 9.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.44 | 8.94 | 9.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.68 | 9.39 | 10.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.28 | 9.08 | 9.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.62 | 9.38 | 9.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.63 | 10.03 | 11.37 | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4544 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4631 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate hmd in Finland?
- Crude death rate hmd in Finland was 10.36 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate hmd recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.43 in 1918.
- What is the lowest crude death rate hmd recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.42 in 1959.
- How does Finland rank for crude death rate hmd?
- Finland ranks 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crude death rate hmd rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate hmd. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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