Potential years of life lost in Finland

Finland: Potential years of life lost was 3,702 Years per 100 000 persons in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
3,702 Years per 100 000 persons
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
23rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
13,447 Years per 100 000 persons
in 1962
All-time low
3,702 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Potential years of life lost in Finland, 1960–2024

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years per 100 000 persons.

Analysis

Finland recorded 3,702 Years per 100 000 persons for potential years of life lost in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potential years of life lost in Finland peaked at 13,447 Years per 100 000 persons in 1962 and was at its lowest, 3,702 Years per 100 000 persons, in 2024.

Finland ranks 23rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12,829 Years per 100 000 persons 12,250 Years per 100 000 persons 13,447 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1970s 10,706 Years per 100 000 persons 9,272 Years per 100 000 persons 11,969 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1980s 8,278 Years per 100 000 persons 8,049 Years per 100 000 persons 8,875 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1990s 6,946 Years per 100 000 persons 6,246 Years per 100 000 persons 8,045 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2000s 5,612 Years per 100 000 persons 5,186 Years per 100 000 persons 6,140 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2010s 4,333 Years per 100 000 persons 3,930 Years per 100 000 persons 5,018 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2020s 3,903 Years per 100 000 persons 3,702 Years per 100 000 persons 4,016 Years per 100 000 persons 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 20 New Zealand 3,884 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  2. 21 Belgium 3,845 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  3. 22 France 3,801 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  4. 24 Austria 3,585 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  5. 25 Israel 3,582 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  6. 26 Ireland 3,577 Years per 100 000 persons compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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All data for Finland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is potential years of life lost in Finland?
Potential years of life lost in Finland was 3,702 Years per 100 000 persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest potential years of life lost recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 13,447 Years per 100 000 persons in 1962.
What is the lowest potential years of life lost recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 3,702 Years per 100 000 persons in 2024.
How does Finland rank for potential years of life lost?
Finland ranks 23rd out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is potential years of life lost rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Potential years of life lost. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Potential years of life lost
Unit
Years per 100 000 persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,490 data points, 1960–2024
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Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL) is a summary measure of premature mortality which provides an explicit way of weighting deaths occurring at younger ages, which are, a priori, preventable. The calculation of PYLL involves summing up deaths occurring at each age and multiplying this with the number of remaining years to live up to a selected age limit. The limit of 75 years has been chosen for the calculations in OECD Health Statistics. The selected ICD categories presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.