Finland vs Hungary: Autopsy rate

Finland
18.2%
in 2020
Hungary
22.0%
in 2020
Finland rank
7th
Hungary rank
6th

Autopsy rate over time

  • Finland
  • Hungary
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How they compare

Hungary currently reports 22.0% against 18.2% in Finland, a difference of 3.8%.

That makes Hungary's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hungary ahead.

Finland ranks 7th and Hungary ranks 6th 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.