Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Finland
Finland: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.0291 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Finland, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Finland stood at 0.0291.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Finland peaked at 0.034 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0274, in 2015.
Finland ranks 184th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.034 | — |
| 2011 | 0.0338 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0336 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0293 | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0307 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0274 | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0285 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0299 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0297 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0302 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0291 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0283 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0312 | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0291 | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0307 | 0.0274 | 0.034 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0294 | 0.0283 | 0.0312 | 4 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,271 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.5038 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0316 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -0.5611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Finland?
- Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Finland was 0.0291 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.034 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0274 in 2015.
- How does Finland rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Finland ranks 184th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.