FINLAND VS CZECH REPUBLIC: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CZECH REPUBLIC		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,416	2	9,831	+ 6,585
Stroke	2	4,153	3	4,115	+ 38
Lung Cancers	3	2,825	4	2,312	+ 513
Lung Disease	4	2,168	8	1,289	+ 878
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,136	21	436	+ 1,699
Diabetes Mellitus	6	2,073	22	418	+ 1,655
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,055	1	11,120	- 9,065
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,034	6	1,433	+ 600
Hypertension	9	1,301	5	2,030	- 729
Other Injuries	10	1,230	20	437	+ 793
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,200	9	1,247	- 47
Liver Disease	12	1,132	10	1,068	+ 64
Breast Cancer	13	1,017	12	948	+ 69
Kidney Disease	14	891	26	342	+ 549
Prostate Cancer	15	830	11	970	- 140
Suicide	16	676	15	846	- 170
Lymphomas	17	628	14	851	- 222
Stomach Cancer	18	566	19	447	+ 119
Leukemia	19	565	24	371	+ 194
Bladder Cancer	20	551	28	308	+ 243
Oral Cancer	21	494	34	207	+ 287
Liver Cancer	22	481	16	545	- 64
Endocrine Disorders	23	410	31	257	+ 153
Falls	24	380	7	1,325	- 945
Inflammatory/Heart	25	366	17	518	- 152
Other Neoplasms	26	356	23	377	- 21
Skin Cancers	27	335	29	297	+ 38
Oesophagus Cancer	28	334	27	320	+ 14
Road Traffic Accidents	29	330	33	215	+ 115
Ovary Cancer	30	321	25	344	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	31	262	13	853	- 591
Alcohol	32	239	18	464	- 225
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	225	36	151	+ 74
Uterin Cancer	34	223	32	225	- 2
Cervical Cancer	35	180	44	62	+ 117
Malnutrition	36	155	57	7	+ 149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	144	50	19	+ 125
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	133	52	15	+ 117
Epilepsy	39	127	38	104	+ 23
Skin Disease	40	105	47	27	+ 78
Asthma	41	97	40	85	+ 12
Congenital Anomalies	42	96	35	192	- 96
Drownings	43	79	37	106	- 27
Drug Use	44	77	30	269	- 192
Multiple Sclerosis	45	61	42	80	- 19
Low Birth Weight	46	49	48	26	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	40	41	83	- 43
Violence	48	34	43	64	- 30
Fires	49	28	45	62	- 34
Poisonings	50	21	49	25	- 4
Upper Respiratory	51	15	62	2	+ 13
Birth Trauma	52	14	56	8	+ 6
Meningitis	53	13	55	9	+ 4
Tuberculosis	54	12	46	32	- 20
Anemia	55	12	58	6	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	11	53	11	+ 1
Appendicitis	57	10	54	10	+ 0
Hepatitis C	58	9	60	5	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	59	4	59	6	- 1
Syphilis	60	2	67	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	61	2	64	2	+ 0
Oral conditions	62	2	61	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	63	1	63	2	- 1
Encephalitis	64	1	66	0	+ 0
War	65	1	65	1	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	39	93	- 93
Osteoarthritis	86	0	51	17	- 17
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Czech Republic

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.