Healthy life expectancy at birth in Finland
Finland: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 69.93 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
69.93
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
20th
of 185 countries
All-time high
70.19
in 2019
All-time low
66.86
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Finland, 2000β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy at birth in Finland stood at 69.93.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Finland peaked at 70.19 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.86, in 2000.
That places Finland 20th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.65 | 66.86 | 68.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.53 | 68.57 | 70.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.95 | 69.93 | 69.98 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More health data for Finland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4544 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,271 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5184 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4945 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 32,818 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Finland?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Finland was 69.93 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 70.19 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.86 in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Finland ranks 20th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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