SPAIN VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	93,447	2	42,339	+ 51,108
Coronary Heart Disease	2	82,613	1	51,684	+ 30,929
Stroke	3	34,579	3	29,004	+ 5,576
Lung Cancers	4	19,429	4	22,131	- 2,701
Hypertension	5	17,059	9	9,115	+ 7,944
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,044	6	16,957	- 4,913
Falls	7	11,136	26	3,246	+ 7,889
Lung Disease	8	10,835	5	18,926	- 8,092
Pancreas Cancer	9	10,480	12	6,752	+ 3,727
Liver Disease	10	8,975	23	4,231	+ 4,744
Prostate Cancer	11	8,153	13	6,420	+ 1,733
Breast Cancer	12	7,968	11	7,067	+ 901
Parkinson's Disease	13	7,167	20	4,943	+ 2,224
Lymphomas	14	7,150	16	5,335	+ 1,815
Suicide	15	7,110	25	3,609	+ 3,501
Liver Cancer	16	4,581	18	5,098	- 518
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,353	19	4,984	- 631
Alcohol	18	3,902	46	333	+ 3,569
Stomach Cancer	19	3,755	14	5,796	- 2,042
Other Injuries	20	3,670	15	5,536	- 1,866
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	3,666	7	13,717	- 10,051
Diabetes Mellitus	22	3,511	10	7,773	- 4,263
Other Neoplasms	23	3,167	22	4,748	- 1,581
Leukemia	24	3,119	24	3,772	- 653
Ovary Cancer	25	2,894	28	2,026	+ 868
Kidney Disease	26	2,873	8	9,725	- 6,852
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,687	29	2,011	+ 676
Bladder Cancer	28	2,592	17	5,222	- 2,631
Skin Cancers	29	2,497	32	1,803	+ 694
Drug Use	30	2,262	41	776	+ 1,486
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,157	21	4,863	- 2,707
Uterin Cancer	32	1,891	34	1,612	+ 279
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,807	31	1,829	- 23
Oral Cancer	34	1,741	27	2,583	- 842
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,613	38	863	+ 750
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,273	44	475	+ 798
Drownings	37	890	45	446	+ 445
Epilepsy	38	875	40	824	+ 51
Schizophrenia	39	781	56	181	+ 601
Asthma	40	712	35	1,133	- 421
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	698	48	294	+ 404
Multiple Sclerosis	42	674	49	287	+ 387
Violence	43	540	51	262	+ 279
Cervical Cancer	44	522	39	855	- 333
Fires	45	518	55	185	+ 333
Tuberculosis	46	269	50	270	- 1
Skin Disease	47	228	30	1,840	- 1,612
Low Birth Weight	48	220	52	253	- 33
Poisonings	49	208	57	170	+ 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	160	33	1,612	- 1,452
Osteoarthritis	51	141	53	212	- 72
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	129	36	1,064	- 935
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	91	54	204	- 113
Appendicitis	54	80	61	79	+ 1
Meningitis	55	79	59	129	- 50
Birth Trauma	56	65	60	113	- 48
Malnutrition	57	55	47	302	- 247
Anemia	58	47	37	914	- 867
HIV/AIDS	59	47	43	538	- 492
Hepatitis C	60	38	42	652	- 614
Oral conditions	61	32	63	44	- 12
Upper Respiratory	62	17	62	47	- 30
Hepatitis B	63	14	58	162	- 148
Maternal Conditions	64	13	64	14	- 1
War	65	5	68	6	- 1
Encephalitis	66	4	70	4	+ 0
Syphilis	67	3	67	9	- 6
Otitis Media	68	3	66	9	- 6
Pertussis	69	0	73	2	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	72	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	69	4	- 4
Malaria	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	11	- 11
Chagas disease	76	0	71	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Finland

Spain

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.