Suicide mortality rate, male in Finland
Finland: Suicide mortality rate, male 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 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% |
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
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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 0.9452 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0289 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0313 units per person (2025)
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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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).