Finland sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 82.4 years of life, 29th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Finland, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.4 yrs | 29 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 3.8 /1,000 | 164 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 10.4 /1,000 | 31 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 24.2 yrs | 18 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 39.7 /1,000 | 158 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.2 yrs | 89 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 79.5 men/100 women | 100 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 1.9 /1,000 | 185 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 8.0 /100k | 149 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 9.6 % | 165 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 14.6 /100k | 32 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 3.9 /100k | 169 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 19.9 % | 52 of 143 | 2014 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 9.1 L | 40 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 23.9 % | 7 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $5,515 | 18 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $53,150 | 30 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Finland's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 7th highest population aged 65+ in the world (23.9 %) and the 8th lowest infant mortality in the world (1.9 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Finland; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.