PHILIPPINES VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	233,767	39	2,010	+ 231,757
Coronary Heart Disease	2	206,665	1	129,955	+ 76,710
Stroke	3	86,504	3	74,167	+ 12,337
Lung Cancers	4	48,604	13	10,296	+ 38,309
Hypertension	5	42,675	5	34,500	+ 8,175
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	30,130	16	8,063	+ 22,067
Falls	7	27,857	28	3,861	+ 23,996
Lung Disease	8	27,104	6	32,559	- 5,455
Pancreas Cancer	9	26,216	37	2,121	+ 24,095
Liver Disease	10	22,452	20	7,076	+ 15,375
Prostate Cancer	11	20,395	26	4,149	+ 16,246
Breast Cancer	12	19,933	15	9,802	+ 10,131
Parkinson's Disease	13	17,929	55	594	+ 17,334
Lymphomas	14	17,885	36	2,279	+ 15,607
Suicide	15	17,787	35	2,325	+ 15,462
Liver Cancer	16	11,459	19	7,663	+ 3,795
Inflammatory/Heart	17	10,890	30	3,545	+ 7,344
Alcohol	18	9,762	60	401	+ 9,361
Stomach Cancer	19	9,393	41	1,868	+ 7,524
Other Injuries	20	9,181	31	3,536	+ 5,645
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	9,170	2	93,807	- 84,636
Diabetes Mellitus	22	8,783	7	32,260	- 23,478
Other Neoplasms	23	7,923	23	5,146	+ 2,776
Leukemia	24	7,803	29	3,596	+ 4,206
Ovary Cancer	25	7,239	40	1,994	+ 5,246
Kidney Disease	26	7,186	4	39,380	- 32,194
Oesophagus Cancer	27	6,723	53	672	+ 6,051
Bladder Cancer	28	6,483	58	569	+ 5,914
Skin Cancers	29	6,246	61	368	+ 5,878
Drug Use	30	5,658	52	695	+ 4,964
Endocrine Disorders	31	5,395	12	10,464	- 5,069
Uterin Cancer	32	4,731	50	761	+ 3,971
Road Traffic Accidents	33	4,520	10	13,017	- 8,497
Oral Cancer	34	4,354	34	2,916	+ 1,438
Congenital Anomalies	35	4,035	17	8,051	- 4,016
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,184	21	6,865	- 3,681
Drownings	37	2,227	27	3,881	- 1,653
Epilepsy	38	2,189	45	1,120	+ 1,069
Schizophrenia	39	1,955	68	127	+ 1,827
Asthma	40	1,781	11	11,404	- 9,623
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	1,745	62	323	+ 1,423
Multiple Sclerosis	42	1,685	72	31	+ 1,654
Violence	43	1,351	9	14,835	- 13,483
Cervical Cancer	44	1,305	33	3,076	- 1,770
Fires	45	1,295	54	600	+ 695
Tuberculosis	46	673	8	27,061	- 26,388
Skin Disease	47	571	25	4,229	- 3,659
Low Birth Weight	48	550	14	10,141	- 9,591
Poisonings	49	521	65	226	+ 295
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	399	42	1,807	- 1,407
Osteoarthritis	51	352	57	570	- 218
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	322	22	6,189	- 5,867
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	228	51	752	- 524
Appendicitis	54	200	63	276	- 76
Meningitis	55	198	47	1,041	- 843
Birth Trauma	56	163	18	7,960	- 7,797
Malnutrition	57	139	24	4,311	- 4,172
Anemia	58	118	32	3,435	- 3,317
HIV/AIDS	59	117	66	204	- 87
Hepatitis C	60	96	81	0	+ 96
Oral conditions	61	79	73	28	+ 51
Upper Respiratory	62	42	70	39	+ 3
Hepatitis B	63	35	56	590	- 555
Maternal Conditions	64	32	38	2,042	- 2,010
War	65	12	49	817	- 805
Encephalitis	66	10	67	185	- 175
Syphilis	67	7	44	1,157	- 1,149
Otitis Media	68	7	74	23	- 16
Pertussis	69	1	43	1,760	- 1,759
Tetanus	70	0	59	521	- 521
Diphtheria	71	0	75	14	- 14
Measles	72	0	48	894	- 894
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	4	- 4
Malaria	74	0	69	94	- 94
Leishmaniasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	64	233	- 233
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	76	13	- 13
Dengue	82	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Leprosy	83	0	71	37	- 37
Chlamydia	84	0	78	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Finland

Philippines

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.