LUXEMBOURG VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	1,327	2	298	+ 1,029
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,173	1	655	+ 518
Stroke	3	491	4	257	+ 234
Lung Cancers	4	276	3	260	+ 16
Hypertension	5	242	19	54	+ 189
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	171	6	131	+ 40
Falls	7	158	18	61	+ 98
Lung Disease	8	154	5	242	- 89
Pancreas Cancer	9	149	11	82	+ 67
Liver Disease	10	127	12	75	+ 52
Prostate Cancer	11	116	15	64	+ 52
Breast Cancer	12	113	7	113	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	13	102	16	62	+ 40
Lymphomas	14	102	14	64	+ 37
Suicide	15	101	13	69	+ 32
Liver Cancer	16	65	25	49	+ 17
Inflammatory/Heart	17	62	23	49	+ 13
Alcohol	18	55	29	25	+ 30
Stomach Cancer	19	53	22	51	+ 2
Other Injuries	20	52	10	88	- 36
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	52	8	111	- 59
Diabetes Mellitus	22	50	17	61	- 11
Other Neoplasms	23	45	24	49	- 4
Leukemia	24	44	20	53	- 9
Ovary Cancer	25	41	27	35	+ 6
Kidney Disease	26	41	9	91	- 50
Oesophagus Cancer	27	38	28	32	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	28	37	26	44	- 7
Skin Cancers	29	35	31	22	+ 14
Drug Use	30	32	39	9	+ 23
Endocrine Disorders	31	31	21	53	- 22
Uterin Cancer	32	27	36	16	+ 11
Road Traffic Accidents	33	26	30	25	+ 1
Oral Cancer	34	25	33	19	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	35	23	37	10	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	18	41	7	+ 11
Drownings	37	13	54	2	+ 11
Epilepsy	38	12	35	17	- 4
Schizophrenia	39	11	43	6	+ 5
Asthma	40	10	45	5	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	10	53	2	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	42	10	46	4	+ 5
Violence	43	8	48	3	+ 5
Cervical Cancer	44	7	38	10	- 2
Fires	45	7	51	3	+ 5
Tuberculosis	46	4	55	2	+ 2
Skin Disease	47	3	44	5	- 2
Low Birth Weight	48	3	49	3	+ 0
Poisonings	49	3	56	1	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	2	34	19	- 17
Osteoarthritis	51	2	50	3	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	2	42	6	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1	57	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	54	1	62	0	+ 1
Meningitis	55	1	58	1	+ 0
Birth Trauma	56	1	59	1	+ 0
Malnutrition	57	1	32	19	- 19
Anemia	58	1	40	8	- 8
HIV/AIDS	59	1	52	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	60	1	47	4	- 3
Oral conditions	61	0	64	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	61	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	60	1	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	63	0	- 0
War	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	65	0	- 0
Syphilis	67	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Finland

Luxembourg

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.