ICELAND VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	719	2	295	+ 424
Coronary Heart Disease	2	636	1	403	+ 233
Stroke	3	266	3	141	+ 126
Lung Cancers	4	150	4	134	+ 15
Hypertension	5	131	17	24	+ 107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	93	7	73	+ 19
Falls	7	86	18	24	+ 62
Lung Disease	8	83	5	129	- 45
Pancreas Cancer	9	81	12	43	+ 37
Liver Disease	10	69	31	9	+ 60
Prostate Cancer	11	63	8	61	+ 2
Breast Cancer	12	61	9	53	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	13	55	10	53	+ 2
Lymphomas	14	55	14	37	+ 18
Suicide	15	55	13	40	+ 15
Liver Cancer	16	35	20	22	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	17	34	26	16	+ 18
Alcohol	18	30	28	14	+ 16
Stomach Cancer	19	29	23	18	+ 11
Other Injuries	20	28	11	50	- 22
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	28	6	82	- 54
Diabetes Mellitus	22	27	16	30	- 3
Other Neoplasms	23	24	30	10	+ 15
Leukemia	24	24	22	19	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	25	22	25	16	+ 6
Kidney Disease	26	22	15	33	- 11
Oesophagus Cancer	27	21	19	23	- 2
Bladder Cancer	28	20	21	20	- 0
Skin Cancers	29	19	29	13	+ 6
Drug Use	30	17	24	17	+ 1
Endocrine Disorders	31	17	27	16	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	32	15	36	7	+ 8
Road Traffic Accidents	33	14	35	7	+ 7
Oral Cancer	34	13	33	9	+ 5
Congenital Anomalies	35	12	34	7	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	10	41	3	+ 7
Drownings	37	7	56	1	+ 6
Epilepsy	38	7	37	5	+ 1
Schizophrenia	39	6	49	1	+ 5
Asthma	40	5	48	2	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	5	38	4	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	42	5	44	3	+ 2
Violence	43	4	39	4	+ 0
Cervical Cancer	44	4	32	9	- 5
Fires	45	4	58	1	+ 3
Tuberculosis	46	2	82	0	+ 2
Skin Disease	47	2	45	3	- 1
Low Birth Weight	48	2	43	3	- 1
Poisonings	49	2	42	3	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	1	54	1	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	51	1	47	2	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	1	55	1	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1	53	1	- 0
Appendicitis	54	1	86	0	+ 1
Meningitis	55	1	50	1	- 1
Birth Trauma	56	1	46	2	- 2
Malnutrition	57	0	57	1	- 0
Anemia	58	0	40	4	- 3
HIV/AIDS	59	0	59	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	60	0	52	1	- 1
Oral conditions	61	0	85	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	51	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	63	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	60	0	- 0
War	65	0	61	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	78	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	62	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	65	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Finland

Iceland

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.