CHILE VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	36,889	5	4,000	+ 32,890
Coronary Heart Disease	2	32,613	1	10,685	+ 21,928
Stroke	3	13,651	2	9,731	+ 3,919
Lung Cancers	4	7,670	9	3,452	+ 4,218
Hypertension	5	6,734	7	3,817	+ 2,918
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,755	11	3,022	+ 1,732
Falls	7	4,396	23	904	+ 3,492
Lung Disease	8	4,277	4	4,062	+ 215
Pancreas Cancer	9	4,137	17	1,567	+ 2,570
Liver Disease	10	3,543	13	2,647	+ 896
Prostate Cancer	11	3,218	14	2,435	+ 783
Breast Cancer	12	3,145	16	1,689	+ 1,457
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,829	26	790	+ 2,039
Lymphomas	14	2,822	18	1,394	+ 1,429
Suicide	15	2,807	15	1,700	+ 1,107
Liver Cancer	16	1,808	19	1,369	+ 439
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,718	31	709	+ 1,009
Alcohol	18	1,540	47	207	+ 1,333
Stomach Cancer	19	1,482	8	3,631	- 2,148
Other Injuries	20	1,449	21	1,310	+ 139
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	1,447	6	3,920	- 2,473
Diabetes Mellitus	22	1,386	10	3,177	- 1,791
Other Neoplasms	23	1,250	20	1,358	- 108
Leukemia	24	1,231	24	879	+ 352
Ovary Cancer	25	1,142	35	514	+ 628
Kidney Disease	26	1,134	3	4,065	- 2,931
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,061	30	722	+ 339
Bladder Cancer	28	1,023	32	641	+ 382
Skin Cancers	29	986	34	526	+ 460
Drug Use	30	893	50	149	+ 744
Endocrine Disorders	31	851	22	1,286	- 435
Uterin Cancer	32	747	45	275	+ 472
Road Traffic Accidents	33	713	12	2,826	- 2,113
Oral Cancer	34	687	40	307	+ 380
Congenital Anomalies	35	637	25	858	- 221
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	503	46	223	+ 279
Drownings	37	352	44	283	+ 68
Epilepsy	38	345	43	294	+ 51
Schizophrenia	39	308	58	38	+ 271
Asthma	40	281	42	295	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	275	48	187	+ 89
Multiple Sclerosis	42	266	62	27	+ 239
Violence	43	213	29	744	- 530
Cervical Cancer	44	206	27	780	- 574
Fires	45	204	41	295	- 91
Tuberculosis	46	106	38	410	- 304
Skin Disease	47	90	28	763	- 673
Low Birth Weight	48	87	36	437	- 351
Poisonings	49	82	57	68	+ 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	63	52	104	- 41
Osteoarthritis	51	55	51	131	- 76
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	51	39	334	- 284
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	36	56	73	- 37
Appendicitis	54	32	59	37	- 5
Meningitis	55	31	53	95	- 64
Birth Trauma	56	26	54	87	- 62
Malnutrition	57	22	37	420	- 398
Anemia	58	19	49	180	- 161
HIV/AIDS	59	18	33	539	- 521
Hepatitis C	60	15	61	27	- 11
Oral conditions	61	12	65	5	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	62	7	67	4	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	5	60	30	- 24
Maternal Conditions	64	5	63	24	- 19
War	65	2	64	14	- 12
Encephalitis	66	2	70	2	- 0
Syphilis	67	1	66	5	- 4
Otitis Media	68	1	71	2	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	68	3	- 3
Tetanus	70	0	69	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	55	79	- 79
Schistosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Finland

Chile

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.