AUSTRIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		AUSTRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	17,725	4	4,174	+ 13,550
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,670	1	17,638	- 1,968
Stroke	3	6,559	2	5,208	+ 1,350
Lung Cancers	4	3,685	3	4,217	- 532
Hypertension	5	3,236	6	3,601	- 365
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,284	7	2,324	- 39
Falls	7	2,112	21	982	+ 1,130
Lung Disease	8	2,055	5	4,107	- 2,052
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,988	10	1,901	+ 86
Liver Disease	10	1,702	16	1,366	+ 337
Prostate Cancer	11	1,546	15	1,501	+ 45
Breast Cancer	12	1,511	11	1,857	- 345
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,359	19	1,102	+ 257
Lymphomas	14	1,356	18	1,167	+ 189
Suicide	15	1,349	17	1,307	+ 41
Liver Cancer	16	869	22	922	- 53
Inflammatory/Heart	17	826	14	1,515	- 690
Alcohol	18	740	29	538	+ 202
Stomach Cancer	19	712	24	817	- 104
Other Injuries	20	696	12	1,700	- 1,004
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	695	13	1,563	- 868
Diabetes Mellitus	22	666	9	2,093	- 1,427
Other Neoplasms	23	601	25	814	- 214
Leukemia	24	592	23	878	- 287
Ovary Cancer	25	549	30	513	+ 35
Kidney Disease	26	545	8	2,247	- 1,702
Oesophagus Cancer	27	510	32	406	+ 104
Bladder Cancer	28	492	26	617	- 126
Skin Cancers	29	474	28	585	- 111
Drug Use	30	429	39	161	+ 268
Endocrine Disorders	31	409	20	1,077	- 668
Uterin Cancer	32	359	35	275	+ 83
Road Traffic Accidents	33	343	31	436	- 93
Oral Cancer	34	330	27	614	- 284
Congenital Anomalies	35	306	34	327	- 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	241	42	142	+ 100
Drownings	37	169	48	42	+ 127
Epilepsy	38	166	36	222	- 56
Schizophrenia	39	148	63	4	+ 144
Asthma	40	135	45	81	+ 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	132	53	35	+ 97
Multiple Sclerosis	42	128	38	170	- 42
Violence	43	102	47	47	+ 56
Cervical Cancer	44	99	37	205	- 106
Fires	45	98	52	36	+ 62
Tuberculosis	46	51	50	41	+ 10
Skin Disease	47	43	43	99	- 56
Low Birth Weight	48	42	51	40	+ 2
Poisonings	49	40	60	15	+ 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	30	33	379	- 348
Osteoarthritis	51	27	57	22	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	24	40	152	- 128
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	17	56	22	- 5
Appendicitis	54	15	59	15	+ 0
Meningitis	55	15	58	22	- 7
Birth Trauma	56	12	54	34	- 21
Malnutrition	57	11	46	71	- 60
Anemia	58	9	44	99	- 90
HIV/AIDS	59	9	49	41	- 32
Hepatitis C	60	7	41	147	- 140
Oral conditions	61	6	61	8	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	3	55	26	- 23
Hepatitis B	63	3	62	8	- 6
Maternal Conditions	64	2	64	4	- 2
War	65	1	67	1	- 0
Encephalitis	66	1	68	1	- 0
Syphilis	67	1	66	1	- 0
Otitis Media	68	1	65	1	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRIA

Finland

Austria

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.