AUSTRALIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	52,906	2	15,588	+ 37,318
Coronary Heart Disease	2	46,773	1	21,548	+ 25,224
Stroke	3	19,578	3	10,331	+ 9,247
Lung Cancers	4	11,000	4	8,769	+ 2,232
Hypertension	5	9,658	23	1,631	+ 8,027
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,819	6	6,209	+ 610
Falls	7	6,305	14	3,116	+ 3,189
Lung Disease	8	6,134	5	8,487	- 2,353
Pancreas Cancer	9	5,933	13	3,118	+ 2,816
Liver Disease	10	5,081	26	1,421	+ 3,660
Prostate Cancer	11	4,616	9	3,766	+ 850
Breast Cancer	12	4,511	10	3,405	+ 1,106
Parkinson's Disease	13	4,058	19	2,036	+ 2,021
Lymphomas	14	4,048	15	3,039	+ 1,009
Suicide	15	4,026	11	3,150	+ 876
Liver Cancer	16	2,593	20	2,036	+ 557
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,465	24	1,571	+ 894
Alcohol	18	2,209	37	380	+ 1,829
Stomach Cancer	19	2,126	27	1,288	+ 838
Other Injuries	20	2,078	22	1,642	+ 435
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	2,075	8	4,446	- 2,371
Diabetes Mellitus	22	1,988	7	4,471	- 2,483
Other Neoplasms	23	1,793	28	1,252	+ 541
Leukemia	24	1,766	18	2,126	- 360
Ovary Cancer	25	1,638	31	1,003	+ 636
Kidney Disease	26	1,626	12	3,139	- 1,513
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,521	25	1,494	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	28	1,467	30	1,187	+ 280
Skin Cancers	29	1,414	17	2,319	- 905
Drug Use	30	1,281	21	1,783	- 502
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,221	16	2,328	- 1,107
Uterin Cancer	32	1,071	35	524	+ 547
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,023	29	1,245	- 222
Oral Cancer	34	985	32	972	+ 13
Congenital Anomalies	35	913	33	711	+ 203
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	721	42	276	+ 445
Drownings	37	504	47	177	+ 327
Epilepsy	38	495	41	285	+ 211
Schizophrenia	39	442	54	64	+ 378
Asthma	40	403	36	455	- 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	395	45	229	+ 166
Multiple Sclerosis	42	381	46	188	+ 194
Violence	43	306	44	243	+ 62
Cervical Cancer	44	295	39	342	- 46
Fires	45	293	55	55	+ 238
Tuberculosis	46	152	56	53	+ 100
Skin Disease	47	129	34	594	- 465
Low Birth Weight	48	125	43	248	- 124
Poisonings	49	118	61	35	+ 83
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	90	38	379	- 288
Osteoarthritis	51	80	52	114	- 34
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	73	40	296	- 223
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	52	53	71	- 20
Appendicitis	54	45	62	26	+ 19
Meningitis	55	45	60	37	+ 8
Birth Trauma	56	37	50	140	- 103
Malnutrition	57	31	51	117	- 85
Anemia	58	27	49	157	- 131
HIV/AIDS	59	26	57	50	- 24
Hepatitis C	60	22	48	173	- 151
Oral conditions	61	18	59	40	- 22
Upper Respiratory	62	9	64	17	- 8
Hepatitis B	63	8	58	41	- 33
Maternal Conditions	64	7	63	20	- 13
War	65	3	65	8	- 5
Encephalitis	66	2	68	3	- 0
Syphilis	67	2	67	3	- 1
Otitis Media	68	2	66	6	- 5
Pertussis	69	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	70	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Finland

Australia

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.