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Finland vs Moldova: Autopsy rate

Finland
18.2%
in 2020
Moldova
24.7%
in 2021
Finland rank
7th
Moldova rank
5th

Autopsy rate over time

  • Finland
  • Moldova
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How they compare

Moldova currently reports 24.7% against 18.2% in Finland, a difference of 6.5%.

That makes Moldova's figure about 1.4 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Moldova ahead.

Finland ranks 7th and Moldova ranks 5th 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.