GREECE VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	20,676	7	3,940	+ 16,736
Coronary Heart Disease	2	18,279	1	21,124	- 2,846
Stroke	3	7,651	2	14,077	- 6,427
Lung Cancers	4	4,299	4	7,355	- 3,057
Hypertension	5	3,774	9	2,922	+ 852
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,665	8	3,264	- 599
Falls	7	2,464	21	1,245	+ 1,219
Lung Disease	8	2,397	5	5,526	- 3,129
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,319	13	1,904	+ 414
Liver Disease	10	1,986	23	809	+ 1,177
Prostate Cancer	11	1,804	12	2,023	- 219
Breast Cancer	12	1,763	11	2,520	- 757
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,586	10	2,646	- 1,060
Lymphomas	14	1,582	19	1,268	+ 313
Suicide	15	1,573	28	533	+ 1,041
Liver Cancer	16	1,013	14	1,566	- 552
Inflammatory/Heart	17	963	24	725	+ 238
Alcohol	18	863	49	50	+ 813
Stomach Cancer	19	831	16	1,535	- 705
Other Injuries	20	812	17	1,453	- 641
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	811	3	8,282	- 7,471
Diabetes Mellitus	22	777	20	1,266	- 489
Other Neoplasms	23	701	25	679	+ 22
Leukemia	24	690	18	1,354	- 664
Ovary Cancer	25	640	27	557	+ 83
Kidney Disease	26	636	6	4,759	- 4,123
Oesophagus Cancer	27	595	35	246	+ 349
Bladder Cancer	28	573	15	1,551	- 977
Skin Cancers	29	552	31	438	+ 114
Drug Use	30	500	37	193	+ 307
Endocrine Disorders	31	477	29	526	- 49
Uterin Cancer	32	418	33	373	+ 46
Road Traffic Accidents	33	400	22	870	- 471
Oral Cancer	34	385	30	440	- 55
Congenital Anomalies	35	357	38	174	+ 183
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	282	26	611	- 329
Drownings	37	197	32	435	- 238
Epilepsy	38	194	34	249	- 56
Schizophrenia	39	173	54	27	+ 145
Asthma	40	157	55	27	+ 130
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	154	45	67	+ 88
Multiple Sclerosis	42	149	40	135	+ 14
Violence	43	120	42	104	+ 16
Cervical Cancer	44	115	36	243	- 128
Fires	45	115	39	146	- 32
Tuberculosis	46	60	46	66	- 7
Skin Disease	47	50	47	56	- 6
Low Birth Weight	48	49	41	127	- 79
Poisonings	49	46	56	19	+ 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	35	43	100	- 65
Osteoarthritis	51	31	85	0	+ 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	28	44	95	- 66
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	20	86	0	+ 20
Appendicitis	54	18	58	9	+ 8
Meningitis	55	17	53	33	- 16
Birth Trauma	56	14	57	17	- 2
Malnutrition	57	12	66	1	+ 11
Anemia	58	10	51	47	- 36
HIV/AIDS	59	10	50	47	- 37
Hepatitis C	60	9	52	38	- 30
Oral conditions	61	7	63	2	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	62	4	59	8	- 4
Hepatitis B	63	3	48	56	- 53
Maternal Conditions	64	3	61	2	+ 1
War	65	1	64	1	- 0
Encephalitis	66	1	67	1	+ 0
Syphilis	67	1	65	1	- 0
Otitis Media	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	62	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	60	4	- 4
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Finland

Greece

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.