FRANCE VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	135,138	2	53,157	+ 81,981
Coronary Heart Disease	2	119,470	1	63,181	+ 56,289
Stroke	3	50,007	3	36,354	+ 13,653
Lung Cancers	4	28,098	4	35,657	- 7,560
Hypertension	5	24,670	23	7,109	+ 17,561
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	17,418	5	21,854	- 4,436
Falls	7	16,104	18	8,284	+ 7,820
Lung Disease	8	15,668	7	18,232	- 2,563
Pancreas Cancer	9	15,155	10	12,360	+ 2,795
Liver Disease	10	12,979	22	7,382	+ 5,597
Prostate Cancer	11	11,790	13	10,873	+ 917
Breast Cancer	12	11,523	8	15,536	- 4,013
Parkinson's Disease	13	10,364	20	7,570	+ 2,794
Lymphomas	14	10,339	14	10,067	+ 272
Suicide	15	10,282	16	8,961	+ 1,322
Liver Cancer	16	6,624	15	9,573	- 2,949
Inflammatory/Heart	17	6,295	25	6,065	+ 230
Alcohol	18	5,643	33	3,189	+ 2,454
Stomach Cancer	19	5,430	26	5,530	- 101
Other Injuries	20	5,308	9	15,119	- 9,812
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	5,301	6	19,771	- 14,469
Diabetes Mellitus	22	5,077	12	10,912	- 5,834
Other Neoplasms	23	4,580	17	8,771	- 4,191
Leukemia	24	4,511	21	7,457	- 2,946
Ovary Cancer	25	4,185	30	3,964	+ 221
Kidney Disease	26	4,154	11	11,477	- 7,322
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,886	28	4,673	- 787
Bladder Cancer	28	3,748	24	6,566	- 2,818
Skin Cancers	29	3,611	32	3,256	+ 355
Drug Use	30	3,271	36	1,881	+ 1,390
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,119	19	8,086	- 4,967
Uterin Cancer	32	2,735	34	2,721	+ 14
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,613	31	3,339	- 726
Oral Cancer	34	2,517	27	4,676	- 2,159
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,332	35	2,012	+ 320
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,841	43	986	+ 855
Drownings	37	1,288	45	868	+ 420
Epilepsy	38	1,265	37	1,865	- 600
Schizophrenia	39	1,130	48	647	+ 483
Asthma	40	1,029	42	1,039	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	1,009	51	426	+ 583
Multiple Sclerosis	42	974	46	752	+ 222
Violence	43	781	49	538	+ 244
Cervical Cancer	44	755	40	1,574	- 819
Fires	45	749	53	403	+ 345
Tuberculosis	46	389	50	435	- 46
Skin Disease	47	330	39	1,598	- 1,268
Low Birth Weight	48	318	47	651	- 333
Poisonings	49	301	57	228	+ 73
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	231	41	1,384	- 1,153
Osteoarthritis	51	203	56	245	- 42
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	186	38	1,807	- 1,621
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	132	62	75	+ 56
Appendicitis	54	116	61	90	+ 26
Meningitis	55	114	58	163	- 49
Birth Trauma	56	94	55	309	- 214
Malnutrition	57	80	29	4,212	- 4,131
Anemia	58	68	44	973	- 904
HIV/AIDS	59	68	54	362	- 294
Hepatitis C	60	56	52	416	- 360
Oral conditions	61	46	60	118	- 72
Upper Respiratory	62	24	63	54	- 30
Hepatitis B	63	20	59	135	- 115
Maternal Conditions	64	18	64	52	- 33
War	65	7	67	7	- 0
Encephalitis	66	6	66	8	- 2
Syphilis	67	4	68	4	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	4	65	16	- 12
Pertussis	69	0	69	3	- 2
Tetanus	70	0	70	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	1	- 1
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 FRANCE

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.