FINLAND VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,810	2	9,831	- 4,021
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,492	1	11,120	- 6,629
Lung Cancers	3	3,036	4	2,312	+ 724
Lung Disease	4	2,061	8	1,289	+ 772
Stroke	5	2,053	3	4,115	- 2,062
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,400	6	1,433	- 34
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,078	21	436	+ 642
Breast Cancer	8	857	12	948	- 91
Diabetes Mellitus	9	829	22	418	+ 411
Lymphomas	10	746	14	851	- 104
Pancreas Cancer	11	733	9	1,247	- 514
Falls	12	700	7	1,325	- 625
Prostate Cancer	13	683	11	970	- 287
Kidney Disease	14	664	26	342	+ 322
Suicide	15	641	15	846	- 206
Drug Use	16	535	30	269	+ 265
Liver Disease	17	526	10	1,068	- 543
Parkinson's Disease	18	487	13	853	- 366
Endocrine Disorders	19	469	31	257	+ 212
Liver Cancer	20	451	16	545	- 94
Leukemia	21	449	24	371	+ 78
Hypertension	22	372	5	2,030	- 1,658
Bladder Cancer	23	366	28	308	+ 57
Other Injuries	24	347	20	437	- 90
Oesophagus Cancer	25	323	27	320	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	26	316	19	447	- 131
Inflammatory/Heart	27	299	17	518	- 219
Road Traffic Accidents	28	290	33	215	+ 75
Ovary Cancer	29	276	25	344	- 69
Skin Cancers	30	255	29	297	- 42
Other Neoplasms	31	243	23	377	- 133
Oral Cancer	32	231	34	207	+ 24
Alcohol	33	216	18	464	- 248
Uterin Cancer	34	172	32	225	- 54
Congenital Anomalies	35	157	35	192	- 35
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	122	52	15	+ 107
Multiple Sclerosis	37	100	42	80	+ 20
Skin Disease	38	98	47	27	+ 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	92	50	19	+ 73
Violence	40	88	43	64	+ 23
Cervical Cancer	41	84	44	62	+ 22
Low Birth Weight	42	80	48	26	+ 54
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	64	36	151	- 87
Epilepsy	44	56	38	104	- 48
Hepatitis C	45	53	60	5	+ 48
Anemia	46	50	58	6	+ 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	47	41	83	- 36
Drownings	48	41	37	106	- 65
Asthma	49	38	40	85	- 47
Birth Trauma	50	28	56	8	+ 20
Malnutrition	51	28	57	7	+ 21
Fires	52	28	45	62	- 34
HIV/AIDS	53	24	59	6	+ 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	21	53	11	+ 10
Osteoarthritis	55	20	51	17	+ 3
Poisonings	56	18	49	25	- 7
Schizophrenia	57	17	39	93	- 76
Tuberculosis	58	14	46	32	- 18
Meningitis	59	10	55	9	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	10	63	2	+ 8
Oral conditions	61	7	61	4	+ 4
Appendicitis	62	7	54	10	- 2
Upper Respiratory	63	7	62	2	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	7	64	2	+ 5
War	65	3	65	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	1	68	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Canada

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.