MEXICO VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	258,399	30	3,447	+ 254,952
Coronary Heart Disease	2	228,441	1	116,238	+ 112,203
Stroke	3	95,619	4	39,790	+ 55,829
Lung Cancers	4	53,726	17	7,349	+ 46,377
Hypertension	5	47,172	9	17,806	+ 29,365
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	33,304	20	6,871	+ 26,433
Falls	7	30,793	35	2,628	+ 28,165
Lung Disease	8	29,960	7	29,123	+ 837
Pancreas Cancer	9	28,978	27	4,510	+ 24,468
Liver Disease	10	24,818	6	29,838	- 5,021
Prostate Cancer	11	22,544	15	7,494	+ 15,050
Breast Cancer	12	22,033	16	7,380	+ 14,653
Parkinson's Disease	13	19,818	43	1,567	+ 18,250
Lymphomas	14	19,770	24	4,961	+ 14,809
Suicide	15	19,661	22	6,772	+ 12,889
Liver Cancer	16	12,666	21	6,817	+ 5,849
Inflammatory/Heart	17	12,037	41	1,866	+ 10,171
Alcohol	18	10,790	32	2,945	+ 7,845
Stomach Cancer	19	10,382	19	6,939	+ 3,444
Other Injuries	20	10,149	11	12,175	- 2,026
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	10,137	8	24,816	- 14,679
Diabetes Mellitus	22	9,708	2	86,110	- 76,401
Other Neoplasms	23	8,758	23	6,204	+ 2,553
Leukemia	24	8,625	25	4,830	+ 3,795
Ovary Cancer	25	8,002	34	2,649	+ 5,353
Kidney Disease	26	7,943	3	44,622	- 36,679
Oesophagus Cancer	27	7,431	49	1,252	+ 6,179
Bladder Cancer	28	7,166	48	1,272	+ 5,894
Skin Cancers	29	6,905	40	1,909	+ 4,996
Drug Use	30	6,254	44	1,470	+ 4,784
Endocrine Disorders	31	5,964	12	11,310	- 5,347
Uterin Cancer	32	5,230	50	902	+ 4,328
Road Traffic Accidents	33	4,996	10	16,303	- 11,307
Oral Cancer	34	4,813	46	1,355	+ 3,458
Congenital Anomalies	35	4,460	13	10,457	- 5,997
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,520	33	2,734	+ 786
Drownings	37	2,462	42	1,799	+ 664
Epilepsy	38	2,420	39	1,912	+ 508
Schizophrenia	39	2,161	63	127	+ 2,033
Asthma	40	1,968	47	1,342	+ 626
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	1,929	45	1,415	+ 514
Multiple Sclerosis	42	1,863	60	295	+ 1,568
Violence	43	1,494	5	32,450	- 30,957
Cervical Cancer	44	1,443	26	4,787	- 3,344
Fires	45	1,431	56	604	+ 828
Tuberculosis	46	744	38	1,943	- 1,199
Skin Disease	47	631	31	3,029	- 2,398
Low Birth Weight	48	608	18	7,163	- 6,554
Poisonings	49	576	57	531	+ 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	441	52	859	- 418
Osteoarthritis	51	389	59	305	+ 84
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	355	29	3,476	- 3,120
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	252	51	894	- 642
Appendicitis	54	221	53	774	- 553
Meningitis	55	219	58	357	- 139
Birth Trauma	56	181	36	2,552	- 2,371
Malnutrition	57	153	14	7,552	- 7,398
Anemia	58	131	37	2,182	- 2,051
HIV/AIDS	59	129	28	4,128	- 3,999
Hepatitis C	60	106	55	625	- 519
Oral conditions	61	87	65	125	- 37
Upper Respiratory	62	46	64	127	- 81
Hepatitis B	63	38	61	210	- 171
Maternal Conditions	64	35	54	750	- 714
War	65	13	66	112	- 99
Encephalitis	66	11	62	140	- 129
Syphilis	67	8	73	5	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	7	68	29	- 22
Pertussis	69	1	70	21	- 21
Tetanus	70	0	71	10	- 10
Diphtheria	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	69	24	- 24
Schistosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	72	5	- 5
Dengue	82	0	67	30	- 30
Leprosy	83	0	75	1	- 1
Chlamydia	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Finland

Mexico

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.