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    Overview
    Type of information
    Population data
    Description

    Statistics Finland annually produces statistics on causes of death and the development of mortality. Statistics Finland also maintains death certificate archives from where death certificate data or copies of death certificates are released for purposes defined by law. The archives contain Finnish residents' death certificates from 1936 onwards. The death certificates from 1936 to 1965 are located in the National Archive and newer certificates are archived at Statistics Finland.

    Free keywords
    Cause specific mortality
    COVID-19
    Topics
    Health status » Mortality » Age- and cause-specific mortality » All causes;
    Health status » Mortality » Age- and cause-specific mortality » Cancer;
    Health status » Mortality » Age- and cause-specific mortality » Infectious diseases;
    Health status » Mortality » Age- and cause-specific mortality » External causes;
    Health status » Mortality » Age- and cause-specific mortality » Non-communicable diseases (excluding cancer);
    Health status » Mortality » Maternal, perinatal and newborn mortality » Infant mortality
    Country(ies):
    GEO coverage
    Nuts 3
    Target Population
    General population
    Age range
    From 0 years
    Observations by Year
    Year Number of observations
    Sex
    Both
    Language(s)
    Finnish,
    Swedish
    Personal Identifier
    National identifier
    Level of aggregation
    Individual
    Terms of data access

    Aggregated level data at https://www.stat.fi/til/ksyyt/tau_en.html

    Possibility to request also individual level data for research https://www.stat.fi/tup/mikroaineistot/index_en.html

    Linkage possible
    Yes
    Data Owner(s)
    Statistics Finland
    Contact name
    Jari Hellanto
    Contact e-mail
    info@stat.fi
    Contact info (address)

    https://www.stat.fi/til/ksyyt/yht_en.html

    Updated on 21 August 2023