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Population and societyLife expectancy at birth fell historically in Finland in 2022
release | Deaths 2022The life expectancy of newborn boys was 78.6 years and that of girls 83.8 years. Compared to 2021, the life expectancy of boys shortened by 0.53 years and that of girls by 0.67 years. The fall was the highest for both sexes in over 50 years. Women's life expectancy went down for the second year in a row, which also has not happened in over 50 years. Life expectancy is an age-standardised indicator that describes the level of mortality observed during the calculation period.
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- Life expectancy at birth decreased by 0.53 years for men and by 0.67 years for women in Finland in 2022
- Compared with the previous year, the life expectancies of those aged 65 decreased, by 0.5 years for men and by 0.6 years for women
- Life expectancies of newborns were longest on Åland and shortest in Kainuu in the period 2020 to 2022.
- The differences between regions in average life expectancy were bigger for men than for women and men's life expectancy was shorter than women's in all regions.
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