CANADA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	76,675	2	30,970	+ 45,706
Coronary Heart Disease	2	67,786	1	40,063	+ 27,723
Stroke	3	28,373	5	14,159	+ 14,214
Lung Cancers	4	15,942	3	20,937	- 4,995
Hypertension	5	13,997	22	2,563	+ 11,435
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,883	6	9,651	+ 232
Falls	7	9,137	12	4,829	+ 4,308
Lung Disease	8	8,890	4	14,212	- 5,322
Pancreas Cancer	9	8,599	11	5,057	+ 3,541
Liver Disease	10	7,364	17	3,624	+ 3,741
Prostate Cancer	11	6,690	13	4,711	+ 1,979
Breast Cancer	12	6,538	8	5,910	+ 628
Parkinson's Disease	13	5,881	18	3,359	+ 2,522
Lymphomas	14	5,866	10	5,146	+ 720
Suicide	15	5,834	15	4,417	+ 1,417
Liver Cancer	16	3,758	20	3,113	+ 646
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,572	27	2,060	+ 1,512
Alcohol	18	3,202	33	1,491	+ 1,711
Stomach Cancer	19	3,081	26	2,177	+ 903
Other Injuries	20	3,011	24	2,392	+ 619
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	3,008	7	7,431	- 4,424
Diabetes Mellitus	22	2,881	9	5,718	- 2,837
Other Neoplasms	23	2,599	31	1,679	+ 920
Leukemia	24	2,559	21	3,098	- 539
Ovary Cancer	25	2,374	29	1,902	+ 472
Kidney Disease	26	2,357	14	4,578	- 2,221
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,205	25	2,230	- 25
Bladder Cancer	28	2,126	23	2,521	- 394
Skin Cancers	29	2,049	30	1,756	+ 293
Drug Use	30	1,856	16	3,686	- 1,830
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,770	19	3,233	- 1,463
Uterin Cancer	32	1,552	34	1,183	+ 369
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,482	28	1,998	- 515
Oral Cancer	34	1,428	32	1,592	- 164
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,323	35	1,081	+ 242
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,044	43	442	+ 602
Drownings	37	731	48	283	+ 448
Epilepsy	38	718	44	384	+ 334
Schizophrenia	39	641	57	118	+ 523
Asthma	40	584	49	262	+ 322
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	572	47	322	+ 250
Multiple Sclerosis	42	553	37	692	- 139
Violence	43	443	40	605	- 162
Cervical Cancer	44	428	41	578	- 150
Fires	45	425	52	192	+ 232
Tuberculosis	46	221	58	97	+ 123
Skin Disease	47	187	38	679	- 492
Low Birth Weight	48	180	42	553	- 373
Poisonings	49	171	56	121	+ 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	131	39	636	- 505
Osteoarthritis	51	115	55	139	- 23
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	105	36	840	- 735
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	75	54	143	- 68
Appendicitis	54	66	62	49	+ 16
Meningitis	55	65	59	68	- 4
Birth Trauma	56	54	50	193	- 139
Malnutrition	57	46	51	192	- 147
Anemia	58	39	46	343	- 304
HIV/AIDS	59	38	53	163	- 125
Hepatitis C	60	32	45	363	- 331
Oral conditions	61	26	61	51	- 25
Upper Respiratory	62	14	63	47	- 33
Hepatitis B	63	11	60	66	- 55
Maternal Conditions	64	10	64	45	- 35
War	65	4	65	21	- 17
Encephalitis	66	3	68	3	+ 0
Syphilis	67	2	67	5	- 3
Otitis Media	68	2	66	8	- 5
Pertussis	69	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Finland

Canada

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.