Death rate in the Nordic countries 2000-2023

Published by
Einar H. Dyvik
,
Jul 18, 2025

Finland was the Nordic country with the highest death rate in 2023, reaching

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per 1,000 population. Until 2011, the death rate in Finland was lower than in the Nordic neighbors Denmark and Sweden, but it has since passed them. Norway's death rate decreased steadily from 2002 to 2020, showing a decrease of
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percentage points. However, Iceland is the Nordic country with the lowest death rate, with
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in 2022.

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Deaths per 1,000 population in the Nordic countries from 2000 to 2023

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Statistic: Deaths per 1,000 population in the Nordic countries from 2000 to 2023

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June 2024

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Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden

Survey time period

2000 to 2023

Supplementary notes

The death rate shows deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.

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