SWEDEN VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	20,930	2	10,917	+ 10,013
Coronary Heart Disease	2	18,504	1	15,136	+ 3,368
Stroke	3	7,745	3	6,035	+ 1,710
Lung Cancers	4	4,352	5	3,722	+ 630
Hypertension	5	3,821	10	1,838	+ 1,982
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,698	6	3,049	- 352
Falls	7	2,494	17	1,109	+ 1,385
Lung Disease	8	2,427	4	4,344	- 1,918
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,347	9	1,849	+ 499
Liver Disease	10	2,010	23	723	+ 1,287
Prostate Cancer	11	1,826	8	2,622	- 796
Breast Cancer	12	1,785	13	1,582	+ 202
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,605	19	943	+ 662
Lymphomas	14	1,601	16	1,357	+ 245
Suicide	15	1,593	14	1,479	+ 113
Liver Cancer	16	1,026	22	752	+ 274
Inflammatory/Heart	17	975	28	547	+ 428
Alcohol	18	874	32	359	+ 515
Stomach Cancer	19	841	26	612	+ 229
Other Injuries	20	822	15	1,374	- 551
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	821	7	2,659	- 1,838
Diabetes Mellitus	22	786	11	1,834	- 1,048
Other Neoplasms	23	709	18	1,036	- 327
Leukemia	24	699	20	825	- 127
Ovary Cancer	25	648	27	553	+ 95
Kidney Disease	26	643	12	1,629	- 986
Oesophagus Cancer	27	602	29	538	+ 64
Bladder Cancer	28	580	21	760	- 180
Skin Cancers	29	559	25	650	- 91
Drug Use	30	507	30	423	+ 83
Endocrine Disorders	31	483	24	702	- 219
Uterin Cancer	32	424	33	345	+ 79
Road Traffic Accidents	33	405	34	315	+ 90
Oral Cancer	34	390	31	379	+ 11
Congenital Anomalies	35	361	35	308	+ 54
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	285	37	277	+ 8
Drownings	37	199	46	114	+ 85
Epilepsy	38	196	44	121	+ 75
Schizophrenia	39	175	50	63	+ 112
Asthma	40	159	42	158	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	156	43	129	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	42	151	41	170	- 19
Violence	43	121	47	113	+ 8
Cervical Cancer	44	117	38	228	- 111
Fires	45	116	49	65	+ 51
Tuberculosis	46	60	56	24	+ 36
Skin Disease	47	51	39	220	- 169
Low Birth Weight	48	49	51	50	- 1
Poisonings	49	47	60	18	+ 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	36	48	110	- 75
Osteoarthritis	51	31	57	24	+ 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	29	36	289	- 261
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	20	52	46	- 25
Appendicitis	54	18	59	18	- 0
Meningitis	55	18	54	35	- 17
Birth Trauma	56	15	55	34	- 19
Malnutrition	57	12	45	117	- 105
Anemia	58	11	40	175	- 164
HIV/AIDS	59	10	61	13	- 2
Hepatitis C	60	9	53	44	- 35
Oral conditions	61	7	63	8	- 1
Upper Respiratory	62	4	58	20	- 16
Hepatitis B	63	3	62	9	- 6
Maternal Conditions	64	3	64	5	- 2
War	65	1	65	2	- 1
Encephalitis	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	66	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Finland

Sweden

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.