ITALY VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	120,493	3	41,445	+ 79,049
Coronary Heart Disease	2	106,524	1	97,116	+ 9,408
Stroke	3	44,588	2	62,633	- 18,046
Lung Cancers	4	25,053	4	34,152	- 9,100
Hypertension	5	21,996	6	29,931	- 7,935
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	15,530	7	21,254	- 5,724
Falls	7	14,359	25	4,222	+ 10,136
Lung Disease	8	13,971	5	32,382	- 18,412
Pancreas Cancer	9	13,513	13	12,095	+ 1,418
Liver Disease	10	11,573	23	5,559	+ 6,013
Prostate Cancer	11	10,512	20	8,409	+ 2,103
Breast Cancer	12	10,274	10	13,868	- 3,594
Parkinson's Disease	13	9,241	19	8,428	+ 813
Lymphomas	14	9,219	16	9,670	- 451
Suicide	15	9,168	26	4,042	+ 5,126
Liver Cancer	16	5,906	17	9,620	- 3,714
Inflammatory/Heart	17	5,613	24	5,531	+ 82
Alcohol	18	5,032	55	277	+ 4,755
Stomach Cancer	19	4,841	14	10,252	- 5,411
Other Injuries	20	4,732	12	12,112	- 7,380
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	4,727	9	16,339	- 11,612
Diabetes Mellitus	22	4,527	8	19,836	- 15,309
Other Neoplasms	23	4,084	15	9,984	- 5,900
Leukemia	24	4,022	21	6,728	- 2,707
Ovary Cancer	25	3,731	28	3,282	+ 450
Kidney Disease	26	3,704	11	12,726	- 9,022
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,465	34	2,045	+ 1,420
Bladder Cancer	28	3,342	22	6,711	- 3,369
Skin Cancers	29	3,220	29	3,239	- 19
Drug Use	30	2,916	45	654	+ 2,262
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,781	18	8,431	- 5,650
Uterin Cancer	32	2,439	33	2,198	+ 241
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,330	30	3,221	- 891
Oral Cancer	34	2,244	27	3,343	- 1,099
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,080	37	1,443	+ 637
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,641	43	690	+ 951
Drownings	37	1,148	52	344	+ 804
Epilepsy	38	1,128	39	1,337	- 208
Schizophrenia	39	1,007	49	424	+ 583
Asthma	40	918	47	494	+ 424
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	900	42	701	+ 198
Multiple Sclerosis	42	869	44	677	+ 192
Violence	43	696	50	409	+ 288
Cervical Cancer	44	673	40	1,154	- 481
Fires	45	667	56	271	+ 396
Tuberculosis	46	347	53	336	+ 11
Skin Disease	47	294	38	1,440	- 1,146
Low Birth Weight	48	284	51	357	- 74
Poisonings	49	269	58	154	+ 115
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	206	32	2,216	- 2,010
Osteoarthritis	51	181	48	481	- 300
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	166	36	1,622	- 1,456
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	117	57	241	- 123
Appendicitis	54	103	61	49	+ 54
Meningitis	55	102	60	128	- 26
Birth Trauma	56	84	59	140	- 56
Malnutrition	57	72	41	775	- 704
Anemia	58	61	35	1,672	- 1,611
HIV/AIDS	59	60	46	520	- 460
Hepatitis C	60	50	31	2,451	- 2,401
Oral conditions	61	41	62	47	- 7
Upper Respiratory	62	21	64	20	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	18	54	334	- 316
Maternal Conditions	64	16	67	6	+ 10
War	65	6	66	6	- 0
Encephalitis	66	5	68	5	+ 1
Syphilis	67	4	69	4	- 0
Otitis Media	68	3	65	16	- 12
Pertussis	69	0	73	1	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	63	22	- 22
Diphtheria	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	3	- 3
Chagas disease	76	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Finland

Italy

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.