Statizoid

Estonia vs Finland: Autopsy rate

Estonia
17.3%
in 2020
Finland
18.2%
in 2020
Estonia rank
9th
Finland rank
7th

Autopsy rate over time

  • Estonia
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 18.2% against 17.3% in Estonia, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Finland ahead.

Estonia ranks 9th and Finland ranks 7th of 39 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Autopsy rate
Unit
%
Source
Paratz et al. (2023); World Health Organization (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
39 places, 1,121 data points, 1970–2021
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The share of all deaths for which an autopsy was performed. Autopsies may be used to determine the cause of sudden deaths; when there is a lack of doctors and nurses, medical records, or death certificate training; or for other legal or cultural reasons.