RUSSIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	278,323	5	48,522	+ 229,802
Coronary Heart Disease	2	246,055	1	562,711	- 316,656
Stroke	3	102,992	2	327,199	- 224,207
Lung Cancers	4	57,868	3	54,361	+ 3,507
Hypertension	5	50,809	17	18,348	+ 32,461
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	35,872	7	42,633	- 6,760
Falls	7	33,167	21	11,705	+ 21,462
Lung Disease	8	32,270	9	36,600	- 4,330
Pancreas Cancer	9	31,212	16	20,282	+ 10,930
Liver Disease	10	26,731	6	45,463	- 18,731
Prostate Cancer	11	24,282	20	14,107	+ 10,175
Breast Cancer	12	23,732	13	23,242	+ 490
Parkinson's Disease	13	21,346	26	9,371	+ 11,975
Lymphomas	14	21,294	29	8,919	+ 12,375
Suicide	15	21,177	8	36,625	- 15,448
Liver Cancer	16	13,643	24	11,165	+ 2,478
Inflammatory/Heart	17	12,965	4	54,060	- 41,095
Alcohol	18	11,622	12	27,984	- 16,362
Stomach Cancer	19	11,183	11	29,386	- 18,203
Other Injuries	20	10,931	14	22,517	- 11,586
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	10,918	10	32,404	- 21,486
Diabetes Mellitus	22	10,457	18	18,345	- 7,888
Other Neoplasms	23	9,433	51	729	+ 8,704
Leukemia	24	9,290	31	8,238	+ 1,052
Ovary Cancer	25	8,619	32	8,123	+ 496
Kidney Disease	26	8,556	22	11,581	- 3,025
Oesophagus Cancer	27	8,004	33	7,431	+ 573
Bladder Cancer	28	7,719	38	6,307	+ 1,412
Skin Cancers	29	7,437	39	5,612	+ 1,825
Drug Use	30	6,737	27	9,113	- 2,376
Endocrine Disorders	31	6,423	45	2,004	+ 4,420
Uterin Cancer	32	5,633	35	6,867	- 1,234
Road Traffic Accidents	33	5,381	19	17,507	- 12,126
Oral Cancer	34	5,184	25	10,880	- 5,696
Congenital Anomalies	35	4,804	41	4,201	+ 602
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,791	28	8,938	- 5,147
Drownings	37	2,652	36	6,629	- 3,977
Epilepsy	38	2,606	52	718	+ 1,888
Schizophrenia	39	2,327	83	0	+ 2,327
Asthma	40	2,120	46	1,764	+ 356
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	2,078	50	750	+ 1,328
Multiple Sclerosis	42	2,007	49	827	+ 1,180
Violence	43	1,609	23	11,450	- 9,841
Cervical Cancer	44	1,554	34	7,423	- 5,869
Fires	45	1,542	37	6,387	- 4,846
Tuberculosis	46	801	30	8,422	- 7,620
Skin Disease	47	679	43	2,735	- 2,056
Low Birth Weight	48	655	44	2,153	- 1,498
Poisonings	49	620	40	5,565	- 4,945
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	475	42	2,770	- 2,295
Osteoarthritis	51	419	84	0	+ 419
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	383	55	403	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	271	85	0	+ 271
Appendicitis	54	238	54	409	- 171
Meningitis	55	236	48	1,037	- 802
Birth Trauma	56	194	53	714	- 520
Malnutrition	57	165	57	242	- 77
Anemia	58	141	81	0	+ 141
HIV/AIDS	59	139	15	21,262	- 21,122
Hepatitis C	60	115	66	2	+ 113
Oral conditions	61	94	86	0	+ 94
Upper Respiratory	62	50	58	158	- 109
Hepatitis B	63	41	60	43	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	38	56	267	- 229
War	65	14	59	123	- 109
Encephalitis	66	12	47	1,076	- 1,064
Syphilis	67	9	62	19	- 10
Otitis Media	68	8	64	3	+ 5
Pertussis	69	1	65	2	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	63	3	- 3
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	61	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Finland

Russia

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.