Number of youth deaths in Finland
Finland: Number of youth deaths was 151 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Finland, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Finland is 151 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Finland peaked at 550 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 151 deaths, in 2024.
That places Finland 159th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Finland, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 550 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 534 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 514 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 489 deaths | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 464 deaths | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 439 deaths | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 413 deaths | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 390 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 367 deaths | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 351 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 337 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 327 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 314 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 307 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 299 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 292 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 282 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 270 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 259 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 249 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 239 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 228 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 218 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 208 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 200 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 191 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 182 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 175 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 168 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 161 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 159 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 161 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 160 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 154 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 151 deaths | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 451.1 deaths | 351 deaths | 550 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 293.6 deaths | 249 deaths | 337 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 197 deaths | 161 deaths | 239 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 157 deaths | 151 deaths | 161 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Finland?
- Number of youth deaths in Finland was 151 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 550 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 151 deaths in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for number of youth deaths?
- Finland ranks 159th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.