PORTUGAL VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	20,174	3	7,191	+ 12,983
Coronary Heart Disease	2	17,835	1	12,878	+ 4,957
Stroke	3	7,465	2	12,339	- 4,874
Lung Cancers	4	4,195	5	4,406	- 212
Hypertension	5	3,683	14	1,880	+ 1,803
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,600	6	4,389	- 1,789
Falls	7	2,404	23	1,033	+ 1,371
Lung Disease	8	2,339	7	4,286	- 1,947
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,262	15	1,669	+ 593
Liver Disease	10	1,938	22	1,126	+ 812
Prostate Cancer	11	1,760	11	2,124	- 364
Breast Cancer	12	1,720	12	1,997	- 277
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,547	21	1,139	+ 408
Lymphomas	14	1,543	16	1,608	- 64
Suicide	15	1,535	19	1,172	+ 363
Liver Cancer	16	989	18	1,270	- 282
Inflammatory/Heart	17	940	26	909	+ 31
Alcohol	18	842	45	111	+ 731
Stomach Cancer	19	811	10	2,532	- 1,721
Other Injuries	20	792	13	1,937	- 1,145
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	791	4	6,851	- 6,060
Diabetes Mellitus	22	758	8	3,601	- 2,843
Other Neoplasms	23	684	28	652	+ 32
Leukemia	24	673	24	1,015	- 342
Ovary Cancer	25	625	33	397	+ 227
Kidney Disease	26	620	9	2,803	- 2,183
Oesophagus Cancer	27	580	29	623	- 43
Bladder Cancer	28	559	20	1,171	- 611
Skin Cancers	29	539	30	523	+ 16
Drug Use	30	488	44	128	+ 360
Endocrine Disorders	31	466	17	1,547	- 1,081
Uterin Cancer	32	408	32	406	+ 2
Road Traffic Accidents	33	390	27	838	- 448
Oral Cancer	34	376	25	912	- 536
Congenital Anomalies	35	348	40	196	+ 152
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	275	37	229	+ 46
Drownings	37	192	51	79	+ 113
Epilepsy	38	189	31	415	- 226
Schizophrenia	39	169	55	49	+ 120
Asthma	40	154	43	146	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	151	47	99	+ 52
Multiple Sclerosis	42	145	54	56	+ 89
Violence	43	117	48	96	+ 20
Cervical Cancer	44	113	34	329	- 216
Fires	45	112	46	108	+ 3
Tuberculosis	46	58	38	213	- 155
Skin Disease	47	49	39	202	- 153
Low Birth Weight	48	47	52	79	- 31
Poisonings	49	45	57	29	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	34	41	169	- 134
Osteoarthritis	51	30	58	29	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	28	36	231	- 203
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	20	50	82	- 63
Appendicitis	54	17	61	21	- 4
Meningitis	55	17	56	43	- 26
Birth Trauma	56	14	60	24	- 10
Malnutrition	57	12	53	79	- 67
Anemia	58	10	42	151	- 141
HIV/AIDS	59	10	35	320	- 310
Hepatitis C	60	8	49	87	- 79
Oral conditions	61	7	65	3	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	62	4	62	15	- 11
Hepatitis B	63	3	59	26	- 23
Maternal Conditions	64	3	63	7	- 4
War	65	1	69	1	- 0
Encephalitis	66	1	67	1	- 0
Syphilis	67	1	64	3	- 2
Otitis Media	68	1	66	2	- 2
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Finland

Portugal

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.