FINLAND VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	8,118	3	4,115	+ 4,003
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,039	2	9,831	- 2,792
Lung Disease	3	3,849	8	1,289	+ 2,559
Lung Cancers	4	2,838	4	2,312	+ 526
Stomach Cancer	5	1,583	19	447	+ 1,136
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,210	1	11,120	- 9,911
Hypertension	7	1,197	5	2,030	- 833
Road Traffic Accidents	8	994	33	215	+ 779
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	987	6	1,433	- 446
Oesophagus Cancer	10	965	27	320	+ 645
Kidney Disease	11	764	26	342	+ 422
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	728	21	436	+ 292
Liver Cancer	13	719	16	545	+ 174
Diabetes Mellitus	14	642	22	418	+ 225
Liver Disease	15	579	10	1,068	- 489
Falls	16	552	7	1,325	- 773
Suicide	17	462	15	846	- 384
Pancreas Cancer	18	443	9	1,247	- 804
Breast Cancer	19	369	12	948	- 580
Parkinson's Disease	20	281	13	853	- 572
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	260	50	19	+ 241
Leukemia	22	231	24	371	- 140
Lymphomas	23	230	14	851	- 621
Oral Cancer	24	217	34	207	+ 10
Other Injuries	25	215	20	437	- 222
Drownings	26	210	37	106	+ 104
Cervical Cancer	27	205	44	62	+ 143
Prostate Cancer	28	203	11	970	- 767
Bladder Cancer	29	150	28	308	- 158
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	150	36	151	- 2
Congenital Anomalies	31	145	35	192	- 46
Tuberculosis	32	138	46	32	+ 106
Inflammatory/Heart	33	119	17	518	- 399
HIV/AIDS	34	114	59	6	+ 109
Ovary Cancer	35	112	25	344	- 233
Poisonings	36	102	49	25	+ 78
Endocrine Disorders	37	102	31	257	- 155
Drug Use	38	96	30	269	- 173
Asthma	39	92	40	85	+ 7
Low Birth Weight	40	86	48	26	+ 60
Skin Cancers	41	78	29	297	- 219
Alcohol	42	76	18	464	- 389
Birth Trauma	43	70	56	8	+ 62
Malnutrition	44	52	57	7	+ 45
Uterin Cancer	45	47	32	225	- 178
Epilepsy	46	45	38	104	- 59
Violence	47	44	43	64	- 20
Fires	48	42	45	62	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	40	41	83	- 43
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	35	52	15	+ 19
Meningitis	51	23	55	9	+ 13
Skin Disease	52	21	47	27	- 6
Other Neoplasms	53	17	23	377	- 360
Maternal Conditions	54	14	64	2	+ 13
Encephalitis	55	11	66	0	+ 11
Hepatitis B	56	11	63	2	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	57	11	62	2	+ 9
Syphilis	58	7	67	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	59	7	42	80	- 73
Appendicitis	60	6	54	10	- 4
War	61	4	65	1	+ 3
Measles	62	2	72	0	+ 2
Tetanus	63	2	70	0	+ 2
Pertussis	64	2	69	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	65	2	77	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	0	60	5	- 4
Chlamydia	67	0	84	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	82	0	51	17	- 17
Anemia	83	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	39	93	- 93
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

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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.