Probability of dying by age in Finland

Finland: Probability of dying by age was 0.0019 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0019
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
180th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0035
in 2000
All-time low
0.0019
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Probability of dying by age in Finland, 2000–2021

00.0010.0020.0030.0042000201020212000: 0.0042001: 0.0032002: 0.0032003: 0.0032004: 0.0032005: 0.0032006: 0.0032007: 0.0032008: 0.0032009: 0.0032010: 0.0022011: 0.0022012: 0.0022013: 0.0022014: 0.0022015: 0.0022016: 0.0022017: 0.0022018: 0.0022019: 0.0022020: 0.0022021: 0.002

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.0019 for probability of dying by age in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, probability of dying by age in Finland peaked at 0.0035 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0019, in 2021.

That places Finland 180th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Probability of dying by age in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Probability of dying by age in Finland, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0035 —
2001 0.0034 -2.8%
2002 0.0033 -2.6%
2003 0.0032 -2.5%
2004 0.0031 -2.8%
2005 0.003 -3.2%
2006 0.0029 -3.8%
2007 0.0028 -4.1%
2008 0.0027 -4.3%
2009 0.0026 -4.7%
2010 0.0024 -4.9%
2011 0.0023 -4.6%
2012 0.0022 -4.2%
2013 0.0021 -4.2%
2014 0.0021 -3.8%
2015 0.002 -2.6%
2016 0.002 -2.1%
2017 0.0019 -1.7%
2018 0.0019 -0.6%
2019 0.0019 -0.4%
2020 0.0019 -0.7%
2021 0.0019 -0.6%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 0.0019 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0037, 51% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 0.0019 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0035, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0031 0.0026 0.0035 10
2010s 0.0021 0.0019 0.0024 10
2020s 0.0019 0.0019 0.0019 2

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 177 Belarus 0.0021 compare
  2. 178 Iceland 0.0021 compare
  3. 179 Slovenia 0.0019 compare
  4. 181 Singapore 0.0018 compare
  5. 182 Sweden 0.0018 compare
  6. 183 Norway 0.0018 compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is probability of dying by age in Finland?
Probability of dying by age in Finland was 0.0019 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest probability of dying by age recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0035 in 2000.
What is the lowest probability of dying by age recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 in 2021.
How does Finland rank for probability of dying by age?
Finland ranks 180th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is probability of dying by age rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Probability of dying by age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
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