Finland - Life expectancy at birth 2016

Life expectancy falls in Finland

In 2016 the life expectancy in Finland decreased to 81.5 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 84.4 years and for men 78.6 years.

Finland’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 21th in 2015 to 26th in 2016.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Finland over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2015, when it was 81.6 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2006, when it was 79.5 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Finland. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Finland in Finnish economy.

Finland - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2016	84.40	78.60	81.50
2015	84.40	78.70	81.60
2014	84.10	78.40	81.30
2013	84.10	78.00	81.10
2012	83.70	77.70	80.70
2011	83.80	77.30	80.60
2010	83.50	76.90	80.20
2009	83.50	76.60	80.10
2008	83.30	76.50	79.90
2007	83.10	76.00	79.60
2006	83.10	75.90	79.50
2005	82.50	75.60	79.10
2004	82.50	75.40	79.00
2003	81.90	75.10	78.60
2002	81.60	74.90	78.30
2001	81.70	74.60	78.20
2000	81.20	74.20	77.80
1999	81.20	73.80	77.60
1998	81.00	73.60	77.40
1997	80.70	73.50	77.20
1996	80.70	73.10	77.00
1995	80.40	72.80	76.70
1994	80.30	72.80	76.70
1993	79.50	72.10	75.90
1992	79.60	71.70	75.70
1991	79.50	71.40	75.50
1990	79.00	71.00	75.10
1989	79.00	70.90	75.00
1988	78.80	70.70	74.80
1987	78.80	70.70	74.90
1986	78.90	70.60	74.90
1985	78.70	70.20	74.50
1984	79.00	70.50	74.90
1983	78.50	70.30	74.50
1982	78.80	70.30	74.60
1981	78.20	69.60	74.00
1980	78.00	69.20	73.70
1979	77.55	68.97	73.16
1978	77.43	68.58	72.90
1977	76.96	67.96	72.35
1976	76.31	67.53	71.81
1975	76.14	67.42	71.67
1974	75.55	66.93	71.13
1973	75.69	66.97	71.22
1972	75.02	66.60	70.71
1971	74.32	65.92	70.02
1970	74.40	66.16	70.18
1969	73.56	65.64	69.50
1968	73.55	65.87	69.62
1967	73.59	65.93	69.67
1966	73.17	65.96	69.48
1965	72.85	65.29	68.98
1964	72.96	65.66	69.22
1963	72.68	65.52	69.01
1962	72.24	65.09	68.58
1961	72.24	65.61	68.84
1960	72.40	65.41	68.82

Finland - Life expectancy at birth