DENMARK VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	11,806	2	5,218	+ 6,588
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,437	1	5,341	+ 5,096
Stroke	3	4,369	5	3,662	+ 706
Lung Cancers	4	2,455	4	3,721	- 1,267
Hypertension	5	2,155	15	642	+ 1,513
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,522	7	2,147	- 625
Falls	7	1,407	22	541	+ 866
Lung Disease	8	1,369	3	4,387	- 3,018
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,324	11	1,096	+ 228
Liver Disease	10	1,134	14	692	+ 442
Prostate Cancer	11	1,030	8	1,480	- 450
Breast Cancer	12	1,007	9	1,299	- 292
Parkinson's Disease	13	905	17	600	+ 305
Lymphomas	14	903	13	730	+ 174
Suicide	15	898	16	617	+ 281
Liver Cancer	16	579	25	464	+ 114
Inflammatory/Heart	17	550	31	284	+ 266
Alcohol	18	493	18	598	- 105
Stomach Cancer	19	474	23	484	- 10
Other Injuries	20	464	30	347	+ 117
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	463	6	2,244	- 1,780
Diabetes Mellitus	22	444	10	1,284	- 840
Other Neoplasms	23	400	27	378	+ 22
Leukemia	24	394	20	558	- 164
Ovary Cancer	25	366	29	367	- 1
Kidney Disease	26	363	12	911	- 548
Oesophagus Cancer	27	340	24	477	- 137
Bladder Cancer	28	327	21	545	- 218
Skin Cancers	29	315	26	388	- 73
Drug Use	30	286	34	197	+ 89
Endocrine Disorders	31	272	19	575	- 302
Uterin Cancer	32	239	35	156	+ 83
Road Traffic Accidents	33	228	33	213	+ 15
Oral Cancer	34	220	28	371	- 151
Congenital Anomalies	35	204	36	153	+ 51
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	161	32	216	- 55
Drownings	37	112	50	37	+ 75
Epilepsy	38	111	40	125	- 14
Schizophrenia	39	99	48	57	+ 42
Asthma	40	90	44	82	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	88	43	84	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	42	85	39	132	- 47
Violence	43	68	47	63	+ 5
Cervical Cancer	44	66	37	153	- 87
Fires	45	65	49	53	+ 13
Tuberculosis	46	34	57	16	+ 18
Skin Disease	47	29	45	79	- 50
Low Birth Weight	48	28	41	116	- 89
Poisonings	49	26	62	6	+ 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	20	42	96	- 76
Osteoarthritis	51	18	51	25	- 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	16	38	145	- 128
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	12	53	25	- 13
Appendicitis	54	10	54	23	- 13
Meningitis	55	10	52	25	- 15
Birth Trauma	56	8	56	21	- 13
Malnutrition	57	7	59	14	- 7
Anemia	58	6	46	73	- 67
HIV/AIDS	59	6	55	23	- 17
Hepatitis C	60	5	60	9	- 4
Oral conditions	61	4	63	4	- 0
Upper Respiratory	62	2	58	15	- 13
Hepatitis B	63	2	61	6	- 4
Maternal Conditions	64	2	64	2	- 1
War	65	1	66	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	1	67	1	- 0
Syphilis	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	65	2	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

Finland

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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.