Go to content
Search

Deaths 2025, December

Life expectancy of boys highest in measuring history in Finland in 2025

release

According to Statistics Finland, the number of deaths in 2025 was 59,209, which is 942 more than one year earlier. In 2025, provisional life expectancy at birth was 79.8 years for boys and 84.7 years for girls. Compared to 2024, life expectancy grew for boys by 0.17 years and fell for girls by 0.03 years.


Key selections

  • In all, 1.6 per cent more persons died in 2025 than in 2024.
  • The general mortality rate grew by one per cent from the year before.
  • Life expectancy at birth grew for boys by 0.17 years and fell for girls by 0.03 years.
  • Infant mortality went down slightly from the previous year. 

Database tables

Pick the data you need into tables, view the data as graphs, or download the data for your use.

Updated database tables
12af
Classifications used:
Sex
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
Statistics:
Updated:
12ag
Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Age
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
Statistics:
Updated:
12ah
Classifications used:
Month of occurrence
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
Statistics:
Updated:
12ak
Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Age
  • Area
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
Statistics:
Updated:
12al
Classifications used:
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
Statistics:
Updated:
12am
Classifications used:
Sex
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
Statistics:
Updated:
12aq
Classifications used:
Sex
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
Statistics:
Updated:

Future releases

Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Deaths [online publication].
Reference period: 2025. ISSN=1798-2545. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 24.4.2026].
Access method:

Related topics

Population and societyHealth and social protection

Contact information

Information service
info@stat.fi

Inquiries primarily

Joni Rantakari
Senior Statistician
029 551 3249

Head of Department in charge

Harri Lehtinen
Head of Department in charge
029 551 3403