Finland vs Norway: Depression
Depression in 2017: 4.79% in Finland and 3.77% in Norway, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Finland, by 1.02 percentage points, or 1.27 times that in Norway.
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Watch it change on the mapLatest figures
% of people · IHME
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 4.79 2017 | 5.03 | 7 of 195 |
| Norway | 3.77 2017 | 3.64 | 55 of 195 |
| World | 3.44 2017 | 3.5 |
What the numbers say
- Finland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Finland ranked 7 and Norway ranked 55 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Finland | Norway | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.79 | 3.77 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 4.83 | 3.72 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 4.86 | 3.68 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 4.89 | 3.65 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 4.92 | 3.62 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 4.94 | 3.6 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 4.96 | 3.59 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 4.98 | 3.59 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3.59 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 5.02 | 3.61 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 5.03 | 3.64 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 5.05 | 3.66 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 5.07 | 3.67 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 5.1 | 3.68 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 5.16 | 3.68 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 5.23 | 3.69 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 5.35 | 3.71 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 5.38 | 3.74 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 5.42 | 3.81 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 5.46 | 3.88 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 5.49 | 3.95 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 5.51 | 3.98 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 5.51 | 3.98 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 5.51 | 3.97 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 5.49 | 3.96 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 5.46 | 3.94 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 5.43 | 3.92 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time