FINLAND VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,031	2	9,831	- 4,800
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,915	1	11,120	- 6,206
Lung Disease	3	4,132	8	1,289	+ 2,843
Lung Cancers	4	3,505	4	2,312	+ 1,193
Stroke	5	3,450	3	4,115	- 665
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,113	21	436	+ 1,677
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,022	6	1,433	+ 589
Prostate Cancer	8	1,394	11	970	+ 424
Breast Cancer	9	1,224	12	948	+ 275
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,209	22	418	+ 792
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,032	9	1,247	- 215
Kidney Disease	12	858	26	342	+ 516
Lymphomas	13	687	14	851	- 163
Liver Disease	14	652	10	1,068	- 416
Hypertension	15	605	5	2,030	- 1,425
Suicide	16	582	15	846	- 265
Parkinson's Disease	17	565	13	853	- 288
Alcohol	18	564	18	464	+ 99
Endocrine Disorders	19	541	31	257	+ 285
Leukemia	20	526	24	371	+ 155
Bladder Cancer	21	514	28	308	+ 205
Falls	22	509	7	1,325	- 816
Stomach Cancer	23	456	19	447	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	24	449	27	320	+ 129
Liver Cancer	25	437	16	545	- 108
Skin Cancers	26	366	29	297	+ 69
Other Neoplasms	27	356	23	377	- 21
Oral Cancer	28	349	34	207	+ 142
Ovary Cancer	29	346	25	344	+ 1
Other Injuries	30	327	20	437	- 110
Inflammatory/Heart	31	268	17	518	- 250
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	204	36	151	+ 52
Road Traffic Accidents	33	201	33	215	- 14
Drug Use	34	185	30	269	- 84
Uterin Cancer	35	147	32	225	- 78
Congenital Anomalies	36	144	35	192	- 48
Cervical Cancer	37	144	44	62	+ 82
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	136	52	15	+ 121
Multiple Sclerosis	39	124	42	80	+ 44
Epilepsy	40	118	38	104	+ 14
Low Birth Weight	41	110	48	26	+ 84
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	91	50	19	+ 72
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	80	41	83	- 3
Asthma	44	78	40	85	- 7
Skin Disease	45	74	47	27	+ 47
Anemia	46	69	58	6	+ 63
Violence	47	59	43	64	- 5
Schizophrenia	48	53	39	93	- 40
Fires	49	50	45	62	- 12
Drownings	50	35	37	106	- 71
Osteoarthritis	51	24	51	17	+ 7
Meningitis	52	23	55	9	+ 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	23	53	11	+ 12
Appendicitis	54	22	54	10	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	55	21	59	6	+ 16
Birth Trauma	56	20	56	8	+ 12
Tuberculosis	57	15	46	32	- 17
Upper Respiratory	58	14	62	2	+ 12
Malnutrition	59	13	57	7	+ 7
Hepatitis C	60	8	60	5	+ 4
Hepatitis B	61	6	63	2	+ 4
Poisonings	62	5	49	25	- 20
Oral conditions	63	4	61	4	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	2	64	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	65	2	68	0	+ 1
War	66	1	65	1	- 0
Encephalitis	67	1	66	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	82	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

Denmark

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.