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NUTS 3 areas of Finland by death rate

Etelä-Savo had the highest death rate of 19 areas in 2017, at 14.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Helsinki-Uusimaa had the lowest, at 7.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Finland was 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest14.2Etelä-Savo
Lowest7.3Helsinki-Uusimaa
Median11.219 areas
Finland9.8History

All areas, 2017

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Etelä-SavoEtelä-Savo: 14.2 per 1,000 inhabitants14.2KainuuKainuu: 13.5 per 1,000 inhabitants13.5KymenlaaksoKymenlaakso: 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitants12.8SatakuntaSatakunta: 12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants12.7Etelä-KarjalaEtelä-Karjala: 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants12.6Pohjois-KarjalaPohjois-Karjala: 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants12.5LappiLappi: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Pohjois-SavoPohjois-Savo: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Etelä-PohjanmaaEtelä-Pohjanmaa: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2Päijät-HämePäijät-Häme: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2Kanta-HämeKanta-Häme: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Varsinais-SuomiVarsinais-Suomi: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Keski-SuomiKeski-Suomi: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2PohjanmaaPohjanmaa: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Keski-PohjanmaaKeski-Pohjanmaa: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants9.6PirkanmaaPirkanmaa: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants9.5Pohjois-PohjanmaaPohjois-Pohjanmaa: 8.1 per 1,000 inhabitants8.1ÅlandÅland: 8 per 1,000 inhabitants8Helsinki-UusimaaHelsinki-Uusimaa: 7.3 per 1,000 inhabitants7.3
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2017
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2016
1Etelä-Savo14.2-0.2 pts
2Kainuu13.5+0.6 pts
3Kymenlaakso12.8+0.4 pts
4Satakunta12.7+0.1 pts
5Etelä-Karjala12.6-0.2 pts
6Pohjois-Karjala12.5-0.1 pts
7Lappi11.7+0.1 pts
7Pohjois-Savo11.7+0.1 pts
9Etelä-Pohjanmaa11.2-0.3 pts
9Päijät-Häme11.2-0.1 pts
11Kanta-Häme10.5-0.5 pts
12Varsinais-Suomi10.30 pts
13Keski-Suomi10.2-0.3 pts
14Pohjanmaa10.1+0.5 pts
15Keski-Pohjanmaa9.6+0.3 pts
16Pirkanmaa9.50 pts
17Pohjois-Pohjanmaa8.10 pts
18Åland8-2.2 pts
19Helsinki-Uusimaa7.3-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths per 1,000 residents during the year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which area has the highest death rate?

Etelä-Savo, with 14.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Helsinki-Uusimaa, with 7.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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