Death rate from opioid use who in Finland

Finland: Death rate from opioid use who was 4 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
4
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
6th
of 192 countries
All-time high
4.79
in 2009
All-time low
2.46
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from opioid use who in Finland, 2000–2021

0123452000201020212000: 2.82001: 2.62002: 2.52003: 2.52004: 3.12005: 3.52006: 3.62007: 4.32008: 4.22009: 4.82010: 3.82011: 4.22012: 42013: 3.92014: 3.12015: 32016: 3.32017: 3.72018: 3.92019: 3.72020: 42021: 4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Finland recorded 4 for death rate from opioid use who in 2021.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Finland peaked at 4.79 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.46, in 2003.

Finland ranks 6th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.38 2.46 4.79 10
2010s 3.66 2.96 4.23 10
2020s 4.01 4 4.02 2

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 3 United Kingdom 6.13 compare
  2. 4 Iceland 5.66 compare
  3. 5 Norway 4.35 compare
  4. 7 Estonia 3.51 compare
  5. 8 Ireland 3.31 compare
  6. 9 Kiribati 3.04 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from opioid use who in Finland?
Death rate from opioid use who in Finland was 4 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 4.79 in 2009.
What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 2.46 in 2003.
How does Finland rank for death rate from opioid use who?
Finland ranks 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from opioid use who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Death rate from opioid use who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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