INDIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,785,051	17	126,593	+ 2,658,458
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,462,161	1	1,520,034	+ 942,126
Stroke	3	1,030,591	3	697,038	+ 333,553
Lung Cancers	4	579,062	21	88,276	+ 490,786
Hypertension	5	508,420	19	108,050	+ 400,370
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	358,958	25	77,368	+ 281,590
Falls	7	331,886	10	225,755	+ 106,131
Lung Disease	8	322,911	2	879,732	- 556,822
Pancreas Cancer	9	312,327	37	32,812	+ 279,515
Liver Disease	10	267,487	8	268,580	- 1,093
Prostate Cancer	11	242,982	38	30,945	+ 212,037
Breast Cancer	12	237,476	22	82,821	+ 154,656
Parkinson's Disease	13	213,596	32	43,398	+ 170,199
Lymphomas	14	213,084	33	40,159	+ 172,924
Suicide	15	211,910	14	173,347	+ 38,563
Liver Cancer	16	136,518	39	30,369	+ 106,149
Inflammatory/Heart	17	129,736	49	12,651	+ 117,085
Alcohol	18	116,299	43	23,097	+ 93,202
Stomach Cancer	19	111,904	24	81,058	+ 30,846
Other Injuries	20	109,382	15	149,570	- 40,188
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	109,254	6	392,425	- 283,171
Diabetes Mellitus	22	104,635	7	271,495	- 166,861
Other Neoplasms	23	94,391	62	2,968	+ 91,422
Leukemia	24	92,958	35	33,383	+ 59,575
Ovary Cancer	25	86,246	44	21,947	+ 64,299
Kidney Disease	26	85,613	11	222,903	- 137,290
Oesophagus Cancer	27	80,093	34	38,898	+ 41,195
Bladder Cancer	28	77,237	48	14,081	+ 63,157
Skin Cancers	29	74,418	60	5,054	+ 69,364
Drug Use	30	67,411	52	11,747	+ 55,663
Endocrine Disorders	31	64,276	47	15,264	+ 49,011
Uterin Cancer	32	56,368	59	6,841	+ 49,527
Road Traffic Accidents	33	53,846	12	212,596	- 158,749
Oral Cancer	34	51,873	16	134,187	- 82,313
Congenital Anomalies	35	48,069	23	82,769	- 34,700
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	37,938	26	68,108	- 30,170
Drownings	37	26,538	28	48,774	- 22,237
Epilepsy	38	26,080	40	30,307	- 4,227
Schizophrenia	39	23,286	83	0	+ 23,286
Asthma	40	21,216	13	196,051	- 174,835
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	20,793	50	11,931	+ 8,862
Multiple Sclerosis	42	20,080	63	2,328	+ 17,751
Violence	43	16,098	27	51,767	- 35,668
Cervical Cancer	44	15,550	30	45,319	- 29,769
Fires	45	15,427	42	23,265	- 7,838
Tuberculosis	46	8,018	5	435,882	- 427,863
Skin Disease	47	6,797	45	17,857	- 11,061
Low Birth Weight	48	6,554	9	238,739	- 232,185
Poisonings	49	6,207	61	3,540	+ 2,667
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	4,757	18	126,079	- 121,322
Osteoarthritis	51	4,188	85	0	+ 4,188
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	3,832	4	670,315	- 666,483
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	2,715	86	0	+ 2,715
Appendicitis	54	2,381	53	11,245	- 8,865
Meningitis	55	2,357	36	33,337	- 30,979
Birth Trauma	56	1,946	20	102,819	- 100,873
Malnutrition	57	1,654	55	8,626	- 6,972
Anemia	58	1,410	81	0	+ 1,410
HIV/AIDS	59	1,393	31	44,406	- 43,013
Hepatitis C	60	1,146	65	1,364	- 218
Oral conditions	61	942	84	0	+ 942
Upper Respiratory	62	496	68	584	- 88
Hepatitis B	63	414	56	8,184	- 7,770
Maternal Conditions	64	380	41	25,917	- 25,537
War	65	139	67	890	- 751
Encephalitis	66	120	29	48,080	- 47,960
Syphilis	67	88	64	2,007	- 1,919
Otitis Media	68	80	71	68	+ 12
Pertussis	69	7	54	10,094	- 10,087
Tetanus	70	0	58	7,093	- 7,093
Diphtheria	71	0	72	65	- 65
Measles	72	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	973	- 973
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	126	- 126
Dengue	82	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	379	- 379
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Finland

India

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.