ESTONIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,359	12	229	+ 2,130
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,086	1	3,009	- 923
Stroke	3	873	3	1,116	- 243
Lung Cancers	4	491	4	657	- 167
Hypertension	5	431	2	2,700	- 2,270
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	304	5	527	- 223
Falls	7	281	24	119	+ 163
Lung Disease	8	274	13	229	+ 45
Pancreas Cancer	9	265	10	268	- 4
Liver Disease	10	227	7	328	- 102
Prostate Cancer	11	206	8	298	- 93
Breast Cancer	12	201	11	260	- 59
Parkinson's Disease	13	181	29	82	+ 99
Lymphomas	14	181	15	213	- 32
Suicide	15	180	16	197	- 18
Liver Cancer	16	116	26	107	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	17	110	14	217	- 107
Alcohol	18	99	18	148	- 50
Stomach Cancer	19	95	9	290	- 195
Other Injuries	20	93	20	141	- 49
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	93	6	349	- 256
Diabetes Mellitus	22	89	19	146	- 57
Other Neoplasms	23	80	23	123	- 43
Leukemia	24	79	22	126	- 47
Ovary Cancer	25	73	28	87	- 14
Kidney Disease	26	73	17	176	- 104
Oesophagus Cancer	27	68	27	99	- 31
Bladder Cancer	28	65	21	126	- 60
Skin Cancers	29	63	30	79	- 16
Drug Use	30	57	31	75	- 18
Endocrine Disorders	31	54	33	66	- 11
Uterin Cancer	32	48	34	60	- 12
Road Traffic Accidents	33	46	35	59	- 14
Oral Cancer	34	44	25	110	- 66
Congenital Anomalies	35	41	43	25	+ 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	32	36	55	- 23
Drownings	37	22	40	30	- 7
Epilepsy	38	22	37	45	- 22
Schizophrenia	39	20	56	6	+ 14
Asthma	40	18	44	24	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	18	46	17	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	42	17	48	16	+ 1
Violence	43	14	42	28	- 15
Cervical Cancer	44	13	32	68	- 54
Fires	45	13	38	41	- 28
Tuberculosis	46	7	47	16	- 10
Skin Disease	47	6	41	29	- 23
Low Birth Weight	48	6	55	7	- 1
Poisonings	49	5	52	8	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	4	45	22	- 18
Osteoarthritis	51	4	50	10	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	3	53	8	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	2	49	12	- 10
Appendicitis	54	2	59	2	- 0
Meningitis	55	2	54	7	- 5
Birth Trauma	56	2	57	5	- 3
Malnutrition	57	1	79	0	+ 1
Anemia	58	1	51	9	- 8
HIV/AIDS	59	1	39	40	- 39
Hepatitis C	60	1	58	4	- 3
Oral conditions	61	1	60	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	62	0	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	65	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	61	1	- 1
War	65	0	64	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	63	0	- 0
Syphilis	67	0	62	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	83	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	81	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

Finland

Estonia

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.