Suicide rates among young women who mdb in Finland
Finland: Suicide rates among young women who mdb was 9.69 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.69
Change on year
down 33.1%
World rank
10th
of 110 countries
All-time high
14.48
in 2023
All-time low
1.35
in 2015
Years of data
73
1952–2024
Suicide rates among young women who mdb in Finland, 1952–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 9.69 for suicide rates among young women who mdb in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.1% on the previous year and up 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates among young women who mdb in Finland peaked at 14.48 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.35, in 2015.
That places Finland 10th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Suicide rates among young women who mdb in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 2.62 | — |
| 1953 | 2.58 | -1.7% |
| 1954 | 2.51 | -2.6% |
| 1955 | 3.74 | +48.9% |
| 1956 | 4.26 | +13.9% |
| 1957 | 3.59 | -15.7% |
| 1958 | 4.83 | +34.5% |
| 1959 | 6.6 | +36.5% |
| 1960 | 3.42 | -48.1% |
| 1961 | 5.34 | +56.2% |
| 1962 | 4.96 | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 2.28 | -54.0% |
| 1964 | 3.89 | +70.7% |
| 1965 | 3.39 | -12.8% |
| 1966 | 3.44 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 5.28 | +53.6% |
| 1968 | 5.88 | +11.3% |
| 1969 | 3.27 | -44.3% |
| 1970 | 5.29 | +61.7% |
| 1971 | 7.77 | +47.0% |
| 1972 | 5.37 | -30.9% |
| 1973 | 6.44 | +19.8% |
| 1974 | 8.06 | +25.2% |
| 1975 | 2.56 | -68.2% |
| 1976 | 6.25 | +144.1% |
| 1977 | 2.64 | -57.8% |
| 1978 | 4.24 | +60.6% |
| 1979 | 5.31 | +25.3% |
| 1980 | 6.96 | +30.9% |
| 1981 | 2.7 | -61.2% |
| 1982 | 2.71 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 4.95 | +82.4% |
| 1984 | 5.07 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 5.23 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 7.83 | +49.6% |
| 1987 | 4.39 | -43.9% |
| 1988 | 8.55 | +94.5% |
| 1989 | 4.73 | -44.7% |
| 1990 | 5.41 | +14.4% |
| 1991 | 2.68 | -50.6% |
| 1992 | 6.54 | +144.4% |
| 1993 | 1.91 | -70.8% |
| 1994 | 5.01 | +162.0% |
| 1995 | 3.75 | -25.2% |
| 1996 | 5.01 | +33.8% |
| 1997 | 5.64 | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 5.6 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 4.94 | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 6.78 | +37.2% |
| 2001 | 6.19 | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 3.76 | -39.2% |
| 2003 | 5.73 | +52.1% |
| 2004 | 7.69 | +34.4% |
| 2005 | 8.32 | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 5.06 | -39.2% |
| 2007 | 5.6 | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 9.21 | +64.6% |
| 2009 | 5.5 | -40.3% |
| 2010 | 5.51 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.57 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.81 | +58.3% |
| 2013 | 7.72 | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 5.27 | -31.8% |
| 2015 | 1.35 | -74.3% |
| 2016 | 6.84 | +404.8% |
| 2017 | 5.53 | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 5.56 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.93 | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 8.96 | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 8.17 | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 6.7 | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 14.48 | +116.0% |
| 2024 | 9.69 | -33.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 9.69 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.16, 3.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Finland's 9.69 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.68, 3.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rates among young women who mdb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +404.8% | 1.35 | 6.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.84 | 2.51 | 6.6 | 8 |
| 1960s | 4.12 | 2.28 | 5.88 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.39 | 2.56 | 8.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.31 | 2.7 | 8.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.65 | 1.91 | 6.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.39 | 3.76 | 9.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.91 | 1.35 | 8.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6 | 6.7 | 14.48 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rates among young women who mdb in Finland?
- Suicide rates among young women who mdb in Finland was 9.69 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates among young women who mdb recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.48 in 2023.
- What is the lowest suicide rates among young women who mdb recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 in 2015.
- How does Finland rank for suicide rates among young women who mdb?
- Finland ranks 10th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is suicide rates among young women who mdb rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rates among young women who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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