CHINA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,798,718	6	304,455	+ 2,494,264
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,474,243	2	1,771,525	+ 702,718
Stroke	3	1,035,648	1	2,043,210	- 1,007,562
Lung Cancers	4	581,904	4	714,311	- 132,407
Hypertension	5	510,915	7	301,183	+ 209,732
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	360,720	9	248,388	+ 112,331
Falls	7	333,515	16	138,878	+ 194,637
Lung Disease	8	324,495	3	968,607	- 644,111
Pancreas Cancer	9	313,860	18	111,537	+ 202,323
Liver Disease	10	268,799	15	145,603	+ 123,196
Prostate Cancer	11	244,174	28	51,056	+ 193,118
Breast Cancer	12	238,642	19	92,757	+ 145,885
Parkinson's Disease	13	214,645	20	70,699	+ 143,946
Lymphomas	14	214,129	23	57,838	+ 156,291
Suicide	15	212,950	17	116,324	+ 96,626
Liver Cancer	16	137,188	13	180,952	- 43,764
Inflammatory/Heart	17	130,373	33	29,954	+ 100,419
Alcohol	18	116,869	42	19,071	+ 97,798
Stomach Cancer	19	112,453	5	398,439	- 285,986
Other Injuries	20	109,919	25	54,087	+ 55,832
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	109,790	12	183,342	- 73,552
Diabetes Mellitus	22	105,148	14	161,672	- 56,524
Other Neoplasms	23	94,854	53	4,374	+ 90,480
Leukemia	24	93,414	22	58,145	+ 35,270
Ovary Cancer	25	86,669	35	28,078	+ 58,591
Kidney Disease	26	86,033	11	192,302	- 106,269
Oesophagus Cancer	27	80,486	10	242,891	- 162,405
Bladder Cancer	28	77,616	29	37,873	+ 39,743
Skin Cancers	29	74,784	41	19,669	+ 55,114
Drug Use	30	67,742	38	24,214	+ 43,528
Endocrine Disorders	31	64,591	37	25,613	+ 38,979
Uterin Cancer	32	56,645	45	11,751	+ 44,893
Road Traffic Accidents	33	54,111	8	250,272	- 196,161
Oral Cancer	34	52,128	24	54,695	- 2,567
Congenital Anomalies	35	48,305	31	36,613	+ 11,693
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	38,124	30	37,723	+ 401
Drownings	37	26,668	26	52,807	- 26,139
Epilepsy	38	26,208	46	11,365	+ 14,843
Schizophrenia	39	23,400	86	0	+ 23,400
Asthma	40	21,320	39	23,147	- 1,828
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	20,895	49	10,108	+ 10,787
Multiple Sclerosis	42	20,178	59	1,734	+ 18,444
Violence	43	16,177	47	11,115	+ 5,063
Cervical Cancer	44	15,626	27	51,650	- 36,023
Fires	45	15,502	48	10,498	+ 5,004
Tuberculosis	46	8,058	32	34,802	- 26,744
Skin Disease	47	6,830	52	5,222	+ 1,608
Low Birth Weight	48	6,587	40	21,631	- 15,045
Poisonings	49	6,238	36	25,762	- 19,525
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	4,780	21	65,350	- 60,570
Osteoarthritis	51	4,209	82	0	+ 4,209
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	3,850	50	8,719	- 4,869
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	2,728	81	0	+ 2,728
Appendicitis	54	2,392	60	1,468	+ 925
Meningitis	55	2,369	51	5,704	- 3,335
Birth Trauma	56	1,956	43	17,644	- 15,689
Malnutrition	57	1,662	44	12,995	- 11,332
Anemia	58	1,416	83	0	+ 1,416
HIV/AIDS	59	1,400	34	28,746	- 27,346
Hepatitis C	60	1,152	66	86	+ 1,066
Oral conditions	61	947	80	0	+ 947
Upper Respiratory	62	498	57	2,663	- 2,165
Hepatitis B	63	416	56	2,757	- 2,341
Maternal Conditions	64	382	54	3,596	- 3,214
War	65	140	61	900	- 760
Encephalitis	66	121	55	2,796	- 2,676
Syphilis	67	89	58	1,824	- 1,735
Otitis Media	68	81	69	15	+ 65
Pertussis	69	7	64	484	- 477
Tetanus	70	0	63	491	- 491
Diphtheria	71	0	71	11	- 11
Measles	72	0	62	558	- 558
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	65	400	- 400
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	34	- 34
Dengue	82	0	70	12	- 12
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	67	55	- 55
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Finland

China

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.