Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Finland
Finland: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 20.51 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in Finland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, male in Finland is 20.51 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Finland peaked at 38.25 per 100,000 male population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 20.51 per 100,000 male population, in 2021.
That places Finland 38th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Finland, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.71 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 38.25 per 100,000 male population | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 33.83 per 100,000 male population | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 33.47 per 100,000 male population | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 33.21 per 100,000 male population | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 29.53 per 100,000 male population | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 32.15 per 100,000 male population | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 30.13 per 100,000 male population | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 32.15 per 100,000 male population | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 30.22 per 100,000 male population | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 28.4 per 100,000 male population | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 27.77 per 100,000 male population | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 25.69 per 100,000 male population | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 26.15 per 100,000 male population | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 23.71 per 100,000 male population | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 21.71 per 100,000 male population | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 23.92 per 100,000 male population | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 23.25 per 100,000 male population | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 23.88 per 100,000 male population | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 21.88 per 100,000 male population | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 20.98 per 100,000 male population | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 20.51 per 100,000 male population | -2.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 20.51 per 100,000 male population is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.31 per 100,000 male population, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Finland's 20.51 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.09 per 100,000 male population, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.96 per 100,000 male population | 29.53 per 100,000 male population | 38.25 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.64 per 100,000 male population | 21.71 per 100,000 male population | 28.4 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.75 per 100,000 male population | 20.51 per 100,000 male population | 20.98 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 35 Serbia 22.98 per 100,000 male population compare
- 36 Trinidad and Tobago 22.25 per 100,000 male population compare
- 37 Czechia 21.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 39 Australia 19.52 per 100,000 male population compare
- 40 Eritrea 19.42 per 100,000 male population compare
- 41 Sweden 18.92 per 100,000 male population compare
- 41 Switzerland 18.92 per 100,000 male population compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Finland?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Finland was 20.51 per 100,000 male population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 38.25 per 100,000 male population in 2001.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.51 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- How does Finland rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Finland ranks 38th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).