CROATIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	8,202	9	1,066	+ 7,136
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,251	1	12,307	- 5,056
Stroke	3	3,035	2	6,275	- 3,240
Lung Cancers	4	1,705	3	2,842	- 1,137
Hypertension	5	1,497	8	1,102	+ 395
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,057	4	2,189	- 1,132
Falls	7	977	12	974	+ 3
Lung Disease	8	951	5	2,111	- 1,160
Pancreas Cancer	9	920	16	754	+ 166
Liver Disease	10	788	13	924	- 137
Prostate Cancer	11	716	14	852	- 136
Breast Cancer	12	699	11	1,019	- 319
Parkinson's Disease	13	629	24	423	+ 206
Lymphomas	14	628	18	556	+ 71
Suicide	15	624	17	676	- 52
Liver Cancer	16	402	19	501	- 99
Inflammatory/Heart	17	382	21	457	- 75
Alcohol	18	343	30	219	+ 124
Stomach Cancer	19	330	15	786	- 457
Other Injuries	20	322	23	428	- 106
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	322	10	1,021	- 700
Diabetes Mellitus	22	308	6	1,963	- 1,655
Other Neoplasms	23	278	29	283	- 5
Leukemia	24	274	22	435	- 162
Ovary Cancer	25	254	28	308	- 54
Kidney Disease	26	252	7	1,392	- 1,140
Oesophagus Cancer	27	236	33	189	+ 47
Bladder Cancer	28	227	20	499	- 272
Skin Cancers	29	219	26	332	- 113
Drug Use	30	199	43	70	+ 128
Endocrine Disorders	31	189	42	72	+ 117
Uterin Cancer	32	166	32	199	- 33
Road Traffic Accidents	33	159	27	328	- 170
Oral Cancer	34	153	25	338	- 185
Congenital Anomalies	35	142	37	94	+ 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	112	31	207	- 95
Drownings	37	78	38	86	- 8
Epilepsy	38	77	36	94	- 18
Schizophrenia	39	69	40	79	- 11
Asthma	40	62	41	74	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	61	46	47	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	42	59	45	55	+ 4
Violence	43	47	48	45	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	44	46	34	156	- 110
Fires	45	45	50	34	+ 11
Tuberculosis	46	24	44	61	- 38
Skin Disease	47	20	58	8	+ 12
Low Birth Weight	48	19	56	10	+ 9
Poisonings	49	18	54	16	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	14	35	137	- 123
Osteoarthritis	51	12	84	0	+ 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	11	39	82	- 71
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	8	49	43	- 35
Appendicitis	54	7	57	9	- 2
Meningitis	55	7	52	16	- 9
Birth Trauma	56	6	55	11	- 5
Malnutrition	57	5	70	0	+ 5
Anemia	58	4	53	16	- 12
HIV/AIDS	59	4	59	8	- 3
Hepatitis C	60	3	47	45	- 41
Oral conditions	61	3	64	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	63	2	- 0
Hepatitis B	63	1	51	17	- 16
Maternal Conditions	64	1	61	2	- 1
War	65	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	65	1	- 0
Syphilis	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	60	3	- 3
Pertussis	69	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	62	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

Finland

Croatia

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.