SERBIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		SERBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	13,148	9	2,876	+ 10,272
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,623	1	21,776	- 10,153
Stroke	3	4,865	2	16,241	- 11,376
Lung Cancers	4	2,734	4	6,539	- 3,805
Hypertension	5	2,400	12	1,621	+ 779
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,695	8	3,429	- 1,735
Falls	7	1,567	33	362	+ 1,205
Lung Disease	8	1,524	6	3,853	- 2,328
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,474	13	1,402	+ 73
Liver Disease	10	1,263	19	887	+ 375
Prostate Cancer	11	1,147	14	1,317	- 170
Breast Cancer	12	1,121	10	2,284	- 1,163
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,008	21	804	+ 204
Lymphomas	14	1,006	20	831	+ 175
Suicide	15	1,000	16	996	+ 4
Liver Cancer	16	644	17	918	- 274
Inflammatory/Heart	17	612	3	15,274	- 14,661
Alcohol	18	549	34	341	+ 208
Stomach Cancer	19	528	15	1,203	- 675
Other Injuries	20	516	30	406	+ 110
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	516	11	1,832	- 1,317
Diabetes Mellitus	22	494	7	3,611	- 3,117
Other Neoplasms	23	446	27	601	- 156
Leukemia	24	439	22	710	- 272
Ovary Cancer	25	407	29	555	- 148
Kidney Disease	26	404	5	4,169	- 3,765
Oesophagus Cancer	27	378	35	332	+ 47
Bladder Cancer	28	365	18	893	- 528
Skin Cancers	29	351	26	638	- 287
Drug Use	30	318	49	72	+ 246
Endocrine Disorders	31	303	36	309	- 5
Uterin Cancer	32	266	32	369	- 103
Road Traffic Accidents	33	254	24	655	- 401
Oral Cancer	34	245	23	680	- 436
Congenital Anomalies	35	227	40	162	+ 65
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	179	28	594	- 415
Drownings	37	125	48	73	+ 52
Epilepsy	38	123	37	223	- 100
Schizophrenia	39	110	44	109	+ 1
Asthma	40	100	31	390	- 290
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	98	55	34	+ 64
Multiple Sclerosis	42	95	42	146	- 52
Violence	43	76	45	108	- 32
Cervical Cancer	44	73	25	638	- 565
Fires	45	73	50	64	+ 9
Tuberculosis	46	38	46	100	- 63
Skin Disease	47	32	43	113	- 81
Low Birth Weight	48	31	38	187	- 156
Poisonings	49	29	57	23	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	22	47	78	- 56
Osteoarthritis	51	20	62	7	+ 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	18	39	167	- 149
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	13	51	51	- 38
Appendicitis	54	11	58	16	- 5
Meningitis	55	11	54	35	- 24
Birth Trauma	56	9	52	45	- 36
Malnutrition	57	8	61	10	- 2
Anemia	58	7	41	152	- 145
HIV/AIDS	59	7	56	25	- 18
Hepatitis C	60	5	60	12	- 6
Oral conditions	61	4	69	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	62	2	64	3	- 0
Hepatitis B	63	2	53	36	- 34
Maternal Conditions	64	2	59	12	- 10
War	65	1	71	1	- 0
Encephalitis	66	1	66	2	- 1
Syphilis	67	0	67	2	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	68	1	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	63	6	- 6
Tetanus	70	0	65	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SERBIA

Finland

Serbia

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.