GERMANY VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	166,256	2	51,168	+ 115,088
Coronary Heart Disease	2	146,981	1	147,055	- 74
Stroke	3	61,522	3	49,794	+ 11,728
Lung Cancers	4	34,568	4	46,560	- 11,992
Hypertension	5	30,351	6	26,796	+ 3,555
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	21,428	7	26,026	- 4,598
Falls	7	19,812	14	15,325	+ 4,487
Lung Disease	8	19,276	5	42,797	- 23,521
Pancreas Cancer	9	18,645	11	17,971	+ 673
Liver Disease	10	15,968	15	15,194	+ 774
Prostate Cancer	11	14,505	12	16,487	- 1,982
Breast Cancer	12	14,176	10	18,842	- 4,666
Parkinson's Disease	13	12,751	16	12,594	+ 157
Lymphomas	14	12,720	17	12,249	+ 471
Suicide	15	12,650	19	10,284	+ 2,366
Liver Cancer	16	8,150	25	8,057	+ 92
Inflammatory/Heart	17	7,745	21	8,891	- 1,147
Alcohol	18	6,943	26	6,257	+ 685
Stomach Cancer	19	6,680	20	9,658	- 2,977
Other Injuries	20	6,530	23	8,248	- 1,719
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	6,522	9	20,712	- 14,190
Diabetes Mellitus	22	6,246	13	15,560	- 9,314
Other Neoplasms	23	5,635	24	8,161	- 2,526
Leukemia	24	5,549	22	8,737	- 3,188
Ovary Cancer	25	5,149	30	5,192	- 44
Kidney Disease	26	5,111	8	22,770	- 17,660
Oesophagus Cancer	27	4,781	27	6,212	- 1,431
Bladder Cancer	28	4,611	28	6,193	- 1,582
Skin Cancers	29	4,442	31	4,055	+ 387
Drug Use	30	4,024	40	1,930	+ 2,094
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,837	18	10,677	- 6,840
Uterin Cancer	32	3,365	37	2,231	+ 1,134
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,214	34	3,160	+ 55
Oral Cancer	34	3,097	29	6,023	- 2,926
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,870	36	2,291	+ 578
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,265	38	2,166	+ 99
Drownings	37	1,584	49	459	+ 1,126
Epilepsy	38	1,557	35	3,091	- 1,534
Schizophrenia	39	1,390	51	391	+ 999
Asthma	40	1,266	44	924	+ 342
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	1,241	47	543	+ 699
Multiple Sclerosis	42	1,199	41	1,571	- 372
Violence	43	961	46	769	+ 192
Cervical Cancer	44	928	39	2,131	- 1,203
Fires	45	921	53	359	+ 562
Tuberculosis	46	479	56	281	+ 198
Skin Disease	47	406	42	1,543	- 1,137
Low Birth Weight	48	391	45	770	- 379
Poisonings	49	371	58	216	+ 154
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	284	33	3,615	- 3,332
Osteoarthritis	51	250	52	364	- 114
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	229	32	3,830	- 3,601
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	162	55	292	- 130
Appendicitis	54	142	62	129	+ 13
Meningitis	55	141	60	168	- 27
Birth Trauma	56	116	57	239	- 123
Malnutrition	57	99	50	450	- 351
Anemia	58	84	43	994	- 909
HIV/AIDS	59	83	54	345	- 262
Hepatitis C	60	68	48	507	- 438
Oral conditions	61	56	63	62	- 6
Upper Respiratory	62	30	61	138	- 109
Hepatitis B	63	25	59	182	- 157
Maternal Conditions	64	23	64	38	- 15
War	65	8	66	10	- 2
Encephalitis	66	7	67	8	- 0
Syphilis	67	5	68	6	- 0
Otitis Media	68	5	65	16	- 11
Pertussis	69	0	69	2	- 2
Tetanus	70	0	75	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	70	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	74	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.