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NUTS 3 areas of Finland by death rate

Etelä-Savo had the highest death rate of 19 areas in 2021, at 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Helsinki-Uusimaa had the lowest, at 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Finland was 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest15.6Etelä-Savo
Lowest7.9Helsinki-Uusimaa
Median11.719 areas
Finland10.4History

All areas, 2021

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Etelä-SavoEtelä-Savo: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6KainuuKainuu: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2KymenlaaksoKymenlaakso: 14.3 per 1,000 inhabitants14.3Etelä-KarjalaEtelä-Karjala: 13.8 per 1,000 inhabitants13.8SatakuntaSatakunta: 13.3 per 1,000 inhabitants13.3Päijät-HämePäijät-Häme: 12.9 per 1,000 inhabitants12.9Pohjois-KarjalaPohjois-Karjala: 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitants12.8Pohjois-SavoPohjois-Savo: 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants12.6LappiLappi: 12.2 per 1,000 inhabitants12.2Etelä-PohjanmaaEtelä-Pohjanmaa: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Kanta-HämeKanta-Häme: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Keski-SuomiKeski-Suomi: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Varsinais-SuomiVarsinais-Suomi: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7PohjanmaaPohjanmaa: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Keski-PohjanmaaKeski-Pohjanmaa: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1PirkanmaaPirkanmaa: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Pohjois-PohjanmaaPohjois-Pohjanmaa: 9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants9.3ÅlandÅland: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants8.7Helsinki-UusimaaHelsinki-Uusimaa: 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants7.9
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2021
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2020
1Etelä-Savo15.6+0.8 pts
2Kainuu15.2+0.4 pts
3Kymenlaakso14.3+0.4 pts
4Etelä-Karjala13.8+0.2 pts
5Satakunta13.3+0.4 pts
6Päijät-Häme12.9+1.1 pts
7Pohjois-Karjala12.8-0.2 pts
8Pohjois-Savo12.6+0.7 pts
9Lappi12.2+0.5 pts
10Etelä-Pohjanmaa11.70 pts
10Kanta-Häme11.7+0.3 pts
12Keski-Suomi10.7+0.3 pts
12Varsinais-Suomi10.7+0.7 pts
14Pohjanmaa10.4+0.5 pts
15Keski-Pohjanmaa10.1-0.3 pts
16Pirkanmaa9.8+0.4 pts
17Pohjois-Pohjanmaa9.3+0.9 pts
18Åland8.7-1 pts
19Helsinki-Uusimaa7.9+0.2 pts

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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 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Helsinki-Uusimaa, with 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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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