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NUTS 3 areas of Finland by death rate

Kainuu had the highest death rate of 19 areas in 2023, at 16.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Helsinki-Uusimaa had the lowest, at 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Finland was 11 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest16.5Kainuu
Lowest8.3Helsinki-Uusimaa
Median1319 areas
Finland11History

All areas, 2023

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KainuuKainuu: 16.5 per 1,000 inhabitants16.5Etelä-SavoEtelä-Savo: 15.5 per 1,000 inhabitants15.5KymenlaaksoKymenlaakso: 15 per 1,000 inhabitants15Etelä-KarjalaEtelä-Karjala: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6SatakuntaSatakunta: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6Pohjois-KarjalaPohjois-Karjala: 13.7 per 1,000 inhabitants13.7Päijät-HämePäijät-Häme: 13.6 per 1,000 inhabitants13.6Etelä-PohjanmaaEtelä-Pohjanmaa: 13.5 per 1,000 inhabitants13.5LappiLappi: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitants13.1Kanta-HämeKanta-Häme: 13 per 1,000 inhabitants13Pohjois-SavoPohjois-Savo: 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitants12.8Keski-PohjanmaaKeski-Pohjanmaa: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8Keski-SuomiKeski-Suomi: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5PohjanmaaPohjanmaa: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Varsinais-SuomiVarsinais-Suomi: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9PirkanmaaPirkanmaa: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6Pohjois-PohjanmaaPohjois-Pohjanmaa: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants9.4ÅlandÅland: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Helsinki-UusimaaHelsinki-Uusimaa: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Kainuu16.5-0.2 pts
2Etelä-Savo15.5-1.9 pts
3Kymenlaakso15-0.8 pts
4Etelä-Karjala14.6+0.2 pts
4Satakunta14.6-0.3 pts
6Pohjois-Karjala13.7-0.3 pts
7Päijät-Häme13.6+0.1 pts
8Etelä-Pohjanmaa13.5-0.3 pts
9Lappi13.1-1 pts
10Kanta-Häme13+0.5 pts
11Pohjois-Savo12.8-0.9 pts
12Keski-Pohjanmaa11.8+1 pts
13Keski-Suomi11.5-0.6 pts
14Pohjanmaa11.1-0.1 pts
15Varsinais-Suomi10.9-0.8 pts
16Pirkanmaa10.6-0.2 pts
17Pohjois-Pohjanmaa9.4-0.3 pts
18Åland8.9-1 pts
19Helsinki-Uusimaa8.3-0.3 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?

Kainuu, with 16.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Helsinki-Uusimaa, with 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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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