Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Finland
Finland: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 9.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Finland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 9.6% for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Finland peaked at 14.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2019.
Finland ranks 168th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.2% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.6% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.7% | 2 |
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 32,818 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 30,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 32,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 30,325 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 32,084 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 30,372 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Finland?
- Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Finland was 9.6% in 2021, according to World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2019.
- How does Finland rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
- Finland ranks 168th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.