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Data have been added to database table 13u5 -- Deaths by underlying cause of death (time series classification) and wellbeing services county on 29 October 2026.
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Mortality decreased in 2025 from diseases of the circulatory system and neoplasms – growth in memory disorders
releaseAccording to Statistics Finland, age-standardised mortality decreased by 0.9 per cent in 2025 from the previous year. Among the large disease groups, mortality decreased from diseases of the circulatory system and neoplasms. Suicide mortality also decreased. By contrast, mortality from memory disorders and diseases of the respiratory systems increased. In addition, alcohol mortality and accident mortality increased somewhat from 2024.
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- Compared to the previous year, mortality from diseases of the circulatory system decreased by over four per cent and mortality from neoplasms by one per cent in 2025.
- Dementia and Alzheimer's disease caused nearly 13,000 deaths, which was 1,000 more than in the year before.
- Alcohol mortality grew by 1.1 per cent from the previous year. Over 1,600 persons died from alcohol-related causes.
- Both the coronavirus disease and influenza caused under 300 deaths each in 2025.
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Causes of death [online publication].
Reference period: 2025. ISSN=1799-5078. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 29.10.2026].
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