Probability of dying, by age in Finland
Finland: Probability of dying, by age was 0.0019 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying, by age in Finland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by 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 World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by 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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About this data
The annual probability of death among people in a given age group, expressed as a fraction.