NETHERLANDS VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	35,126	1	18,148	+ 16,978
Coronary Heart Disease	2	31,054	2	17,601	+ 13,453
Stroke	3	12,998	4	9,707	+ 3,291
Lung Cancers	4	7,303	3	10,980	- 3,676
Hypertension	5	6,412	29	818	+ 5,594
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,527	6	5,829	- 1,302
Falls	7	4,186	8	4,131	+ 55
Lung Disease	8	4,073	5	9,567	- 5,495
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,939	11	2,995	+ 944
Liver Disease	10	3,374	28	936	+ 2,438
Prostate Cancer	11	3,065	10	3,265	- 200
Breast Cancer	12	2,995	9	3,535	- 540
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,694	16	2,120	+ 574
Lymphomas	14	2,687	13	2,511	+ 176
Suicide	15	2,673	17	2,025	+ 648
Liver Cancer	16	1,722	24	1,163	+ 559
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,636	23	1,201	+ 435
Alcohol	18	1,467	32	612	+ 854
Stomach Cancer	19	1,411	22	1,361	+ 51
Other Injuries	20	1,380	19	1,648	- 269
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	1,378	7	4,946	- 3,568
Diabetes Mellitus	22	1,320	14	2,386	- 1,066
Other Neoplasms	23	1,190	18	1,831	- 641
Leukemia	24	1,172	20	1,578	- 406
Ovary Cancer	25	1,088	25	1,067	+ 21
Kidney Disease	26	1,080	12	2,530	- 1,450
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,010	15	2,145	- 1,135
Bladder Cancer	28	974	21	1,471	- 497
Skin Cancers	29	939	27	1,024	- 86
Drug Use	30	850	42	231	+ 619
Endocrine Disorders	31	811	26	1,055	- 244
Uterin Cancer	32	711	34	566	+ 145
Road Traffic Accidents	33	679	31	681	- 2
Oral Cancer	34	654	30	768	- 113
Congenital Anomalies	35	606	35	544	+ 62
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	478	47	130	+ 348
Drownings	37	335	49	98	+ 237
Epilepsy	38	329	38	289	+ 40
Schizophrenia	39	294	50	96	+ 198
Asthma	40	268	46	165	+ 102
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	262	44	214	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	42	253	37	295	- 41
Violence	43	203	48	107	+ 96
Cervical Cancer	44	196	39	266	- 70
Fires	45	195	53	49	+ 145
Tuberculosis	46	101	56	29	+ 73
Skin Disease	47	86	36	295	- 210
Low Birth Weight	48	83	45	167	- 85
Poisonings	49	78	61	17	+ 61
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	60	41	238	- 178
Osteoarthritis	51	53	43	220	- 167
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	48	33	584	- 536
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	34	54	42	- 8
Appendicitis	54	30	58	26	+ 5
Meningitis	55	30	51	78	- 49
Birth Trauma	56	25	52	74	- 49
Malnutrition	57	21	63	12	+ 9
Anemia	58	18	40	249	- 232
HIV/AIDS	59	18	55	33	- 15
Hepatitis C	60	14	60	20	- 6
Oral conditions	61	12	59	21	- 9
Upper Respiratory	62	6	57	28	- 22
Hepatitis B	63	5	62	14	- 8
Maternal Conditions	64	5	65	8	- 3
War	65	2	66	2	- 0
Encephalitis	66	2	68	1	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	69	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	1	64	10	- 9
Pertussis	69	0	67	1	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Finland

Netherlands

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.