Suicide mortality rate in Finland
Finland: Suicide mortality rate was 14.57 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Finland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Finland recorded 14.57 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Finland peaked at 24.31 per 100,000 population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.09 per 100,000 population, in 2015.
Finland ranks 32nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 21.54 per 100,000 population | 19.68 per 100,000 population | 24.31 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.11 per 100,000 population | 14.09 per 100,000 population | 18.63 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.36 per 100,000 population | 14.14 per 100,000 population | 14.57 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 29 Cape Verde 14.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 30 Sri Lanka 14.74 per 100,000 population compare
- 31 Kazakhstan 14.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 33 Austria 14.51 per 100,000 population compare
- 34 Moldova 14.14 per 100,000 population compare
- 35 Switzerland 14.02 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Finland
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 28,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 31,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 29,994 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 30,641 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 29,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 29,312 (2025)
- Population, male 2.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 26,519 (2025)
- Population, female 50.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 30,617 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Finland?
- Suicide mortality rate in Finland was 14.57 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.31 per 100,000 population in 2001.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.09 per 100,000 population in 2015.
- How does Finland rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Finland ranks 32nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).