Finland was the Nordic country with the highest death rate in 2023, reaching 11 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 2.2 percentage points. However, Iceland is the Nordic country with the lowest death rate, with 7,3 in 2022.
Deaths per 1,000 population in the Nordic countries from 2000 to 2023
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Nordic Statistics database. (June 19, 2024). Deaths per 1,000 population in the Nordic countries from 2000 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296382/nordics-death-rate/
Nordic Statistics database. "Deaths per 1,000 population in the Nordic countries from 2000 to 2023." Chart. June 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296382/nordics-death-rate/
Nordic Statistics database. (2024). Deaths per 1,000 population in the Nordic countries from 2000 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296382/nordics-death-rate/
Nordic Statistics database. "Deaths per 1,000 Population in The Nordic Countries from 2000 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296382/nordics-death-rate/
Nordic Statistics database, Deaths per 1,000 population in the Nordic countries from 2000 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296382/nordics-death-rate/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Deaths per 1,000 population in the Nordic countries from 2000 to 2023 [Graph], Nordic Statistics database, June 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296382/nordics-death-rate/