Record high number of people died from drugs in 2023
reviewAccording to Statistics Finland, there were 310 drug-related deaths in 2023. This is 60 more than in the year before. Drug-related deaths increased most among young people under the age of 25. One in three of persons who died from drugs was aged under 25. Drugs were a significant cause of death for young people.
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Causes of death [online publication].
Reference period: 2023. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 16.6.2026].
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