Finland vs Sweden: Probability of dying that year, among males
Finland
0.2%
in 2023
Sweden
0.2%
in 2023
Finland rank
229th
Sweden rank
228th
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 229th and Sweden ranks 228th of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 12 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 16.8% | 13.3% | 3.5% | Finland |
| 1880s | 16.9% | 12.2% | 4.8% | Finland |
| 1890s | 14.4% | 11.1% | 3.4% | Finland |
| 1900s | 13.8% | 9.5% | 4.3% | Finland |
| 1910s | 12.1% | 7.7% | 4.4% | Finland |
| 1920s | 10.3% | 6.5% | 3.7% | Finland |
| 1930s | 7.7% | 5.4% | 2.3% | Finland |
| 1940s | 6.7% | 3.3% | 3.4% | Finland |
| 1950s | 3.4% | 2.1% | 1.3% | Finland |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Finland ranks 229th and Sweden ranks 228th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.