Reported cases of measles, per square kilometre in Finland
Finland: Reported cases of measles, per square kilometre was 0 Cases per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0 Cases per square kilometre
World rank
134th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.0373 Cases per square kilometre
in 1974
All-time low
0 Cases per square kilometre
in 1993
Years of data
46
1974–2023
Reported cases of measles, per square kilometre in Finland, 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Cases per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, reported cases of measles, per square kilometre in Finland stood at 0 Cases per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reported cases of measles, per square kilometre in Finland peaked at 0.0373 Cases per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0 Cases per square kilometre, in 1993.
Finland ranks 134th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reported cases of measles, per square kilometre in Finland, year by year
| Year | Cases per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0373 Cases per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.0111 Cases per square kilometre | -70.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0286 Cases per square kilometre | +157.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0093 Cases per square kilometre | -67.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0076 Cases per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0079 Cases per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.007 Cases per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0125 Cases per square kilometre | +77.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0177 Cases per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0156 Cases per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 Cases per square kilometre | -84.7% |
| 1985 | 0.002 Cases per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 Cases per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0021 Cases per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 Cases per square kilometre | -79.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0034 Cases per square kilometre | +700.0% |
| 1990 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | -99.7% |
| 1991 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | +166.7% |
| 1992 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1993 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | +500.0% |
| 1996 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 2010 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | +440.0% |
| 2013 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | -92.6% |
| 2015 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | +175.0% |
| 2018 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 2019 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 Cases per square kilometre | — |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0 Cases per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 Cases per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0 Cases per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reported cases of measles, per square kilometre in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +700.0% | 0.0004 Cases per square kilometre | 0.0034 Cases per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.017 Cases per square kilometre | 0.0076 Cases per square kilometre | 0.0373 Cases per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0066 Cases per square kilometre | 0.0004 Cases per square kilometre | 0.0177 Cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 0 Cases per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 131 Laos 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 132 Norway 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 133 Australia 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 135 Canada 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 136 Chile 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Aruba 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Andorra 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Argentina 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 American Samoa 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Antigua and Barbuda 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Bulgaria 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Bahamas 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Belize 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Bermuda 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Bolivia 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Brazil 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Barbados 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Colombia 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Cape Verde 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Cuba 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Cayman Islands 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Cyprus 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Dominica 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Dominican Republic 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Ecuador 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Greece 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Grenada 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Guatemala 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Guam 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Guyana 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Honduras 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Haiti 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Iceland 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Israel 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Jamaica 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Saint Lucia 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Luxembourg 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Macao 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Monaco 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Mexico 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Marshall Islands 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Malta 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Montenegro 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Mongolia 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Northern Mariana Islands 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Mauritius 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 New Caledonia 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Nicaragua 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Nauru 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 New Zealand 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Panama 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Peru 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Palau 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 North Korea 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Portugal 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Paraguay 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 French Polynesia 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Solomon Islands 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 El Salvador 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 San Marino 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Sao Tome and Principe 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Suriname 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Seychelles 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Turkmenistan 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Trinidad and Tobago 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Tuvalu 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Uruguay 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Venezuela 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 British Virgin Islands 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Vanuatu 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 137 Samoa 0 Cases per square kilometre compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4631 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reported cases of measles, per square kilometre in Finland?
- Reported cases of measles, per square kilometre in Finland was 0 Cases per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reported cases of measles, per square kilometre recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0373 Cases per square kilometre in 1974.
- What is the lowest reported cases of measles, per square kilometre recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Cases per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Finland rank for reported cases of measles, per square kilometre?
- Finland ranks 134th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reported cases of measles, per square kilometre rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reported cases of measles, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reported cases of measles divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reported cases of measles ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Reported cases of measles World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reported cases of measles divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.