FINLAND VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,529	2	9,831	- 5,302
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,277	1	11,120	- 7,844
Stroke	3	2,171	3	4,115	- 1,944
Lung Cancers	4	1,843	4	2,312	- 469
Lung Disease	5	1,784	8	1,289	+ 495
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,305	6	1,433	- 128
Diabetes Mellitus	7	940	22	418	+ 522
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	935	21	436	+ 498
Prostate Cancer	9	792	11	970	- 179
Breast Cancer	10	716	12	948	- 232
Suicide	11	662	15	846	- 184
Kidney Disease	12	660	26	342	+ 318
Pancreas Cancer	13	655	9	1,247	- 592
Falls	14	655	7	1,325	- 670
Lymphomas	15	639	14	851	- 212
Endocrine Disorders	16	489	31	257	+ 233
Skin Cancers	17	487	29	297	+ 190
Leukemia	18	447	24	371	+ 76
Parkinson's Disease	19	428	13	853	- 425
Liver Cancer	20	428	16	545	- 117
Drug Use	21	375	30	269	+ 106
Other Injuries	22	345	20	437	- 92
Hypertension	23	343	5	2,030	- 1,687
Inflammatory/Heart	24	330	17	518	- 188
Oesophagus Cancer	25	314	27	320	- 6
Liver Disease	26	299	10	1,068	- 769
Stomach Cancer	27	271	19	447	- 176
Other Neoplasms	28	263	23	377	- 114
Road Traffic Accidents	29	262	33	215	+ 47
Bladder Cancer	30	250	28	308	- 59
Ovary Cancer	31	211	25	344	- 134
Oral Cancer	32	204	34	207	- 3
Congenital Anomalies	33	149	35	192	- 43
Skin Disease	34	125	47	27	+ 98
Uterin Cancer	35	110	32	225	- 115
Asthma	36	96	40	85	+ 11
Alcohol	37	80	18	464	- 385
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	80	50	19	+ 61
Cervical Cancer	39	72	44	62	+ 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	62	52	15	+ 47
Epilepsy	41	60	38	104	- 44
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	58	36	151	- 93
Low Birth Weight	43	52	48	26	+ 26
Violence	44	51	43	64	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	48	41	83	- 35
Multiple Sclerosis	46	39	42	80	- 41
Drownings	47	37	37	106	- 69
Hepatitis C	48	36	60	5	+ 32
Anemia	49	33	58	6	+ 27
Birth Trauma	50	29	56	8	+ 22
Malnutrition	51	25	57	7	+ 18
Osteoarthritis	52	24	51	17	+ 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	15	53	11	+ 4
Schizophrenia	54	13	39	93	- 80
Fires	55	11	45	62	- 50
Tuberculosis	56	11	46	32	- 21
HIV/AIDS	57	11	59	6	+ 5
Hepatitis B	58	9	63	2	+ 7
Oral conditions	59	8	61	4	+ 5
Meningitis	60	8	55	9	- 2
Poisonings	61	7	49	25	- 17
Appendicitis	62	6	54	10	- 4
Maternal Conditions	63	4	64	2	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	64	4	62	2	+ 2
War	65	2	65	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	68	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	66	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Australia

Finland

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.