CZECH REPUBLIC VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		CZECH REPUBLIC		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	21,420	7	3,958	+ 17,462
Coronary Heart Disease	2	18,937	1	31,621	- 12,684
Stroke	3	7,926	2	8,000	- 74
Lung Cancers	4	4,454	3	5,442	- 988
Hypertension	5	3,910	9	2,506	+ 1,405
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,761	8	3,917	- 1,157
Falls	7	2,553	24	733	+ 1,820
Lung Disease	8	2,484	4	4,175	- 1,692
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,402	11	2,312	+ 90
Liver Disease	10	2,057	12	2,180	- 123
Prostate Cancer	11	1,869	15	1,600	+ 269
Breast Cancer	12	1,826	13	1,960	- 133
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,643	31	505	+ 1,138
Lymphomas	14	1,639	17	1,210	+ 429
Suicide	15	1,630	16	1,302	+ 328
Liver Cancer	16	1,050	22	927	+ 123
Inflammatory/Heart	17	998	25	704	+ 294
Alcohol	18	894	32	461	+ 433
Stomach Cancer	19	861	18	1,090	- 230
Other Injuries	20	841	10	2,369	- 1,528
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	840	5	4,114	- 3,273
Diabetes Mellitus	22	805	6	3,993	- 3,188
Other Neoplasms	23	726	26	686	+ 40
Leukemia	24	715	19	1,088	- 373
Ovary Cancer	25	663	30	619	+ 45
Kidney Disease	26	658	14	1,716	- 1,057
Oesophagus Cancer	27	616	28	644	- 28
Bladder Cancer	28	594	20	1,061	- 467
Skin Cancers	29	572	27	645	- 73
Drug Use	30	518	44	148	+ 371
Endocrine Disorders	31	494	23	790	- 295
Uterin Cancer	32	434	34	430	+ 3
Road Traffic Accidents	33	414	29	636	- 222
Oral Cancer	34	399	21	951	- 552
Congenital Anomalies	35	370	42	185	+ 185
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	292	33	434	- 142
Drownings	37	204	43	152	+ 52
Epilepsy	38	201	39	246	- 45
Schizophrenia	39	179	85	0	+ 179
Asthma	40	163	41	187	- 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	160	47	77	+ 83
Multiple Sclerosis	42	154	45	117	+ 37
Violence	43	124	48	66	+ 58
Cervical Cancer	44	120	35	346	- 226
Fires	45	119	49	54	+ 65
Tuberculosis	46	62	54	23	+ 39
Skin Disease	47	52	40	203	- 151
Low Birth Weight	48	50	46	94	- 44
Poisonings	49	48	50	40	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	37	37	277	- 240
Osteoarthritis	51	32	86	0	+ 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	29	38	255	- 226
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	21	56	22	- 1
Appendicitis	54	18	57	19	- 1
Meningitis	55	18	53	25	- 7
Birth Trauma	56	15	52	27	- 12
Malnutrition	57	13	36	299	- 286
Anemia	58	11	55	23	- 12
HIV/AIDS	59	11	59	8	+ 3
Hepatitis C	60	9	58	18	- 9
Oral conditions	61	7	62	3	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	62	4	51	28	- 24
Hepatitis B	63	3	63	2	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	3	61	4	- 1
War	65	1	65	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	1	64	1	- 0
Syphilis	67	1	60	4	- 3
Otitis Media	68	1	67	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	66	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CZECH REPUBLIC

Finland

Czech Republic

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.