UNITED KINGDOM VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	135,305	1	98,135	+ 37,170
Coronary Heart Disease	2	119,618	2	71,728	+ 47,890
Stroke	3	50,069	4	37,626	+ 12,442
Lung Cancers	4	28,132	5	35,715	- 7,583
Hypertension	5	24,700	23	5,208	+ 19,492
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	17,439	7	18,446	- 1,007
Falls	7	16,124	15	7,618	+ 8,506
Lung Disease	8	15,688	6	32,896	- 17,208
Pancreas Cancer	9	15,174	11	8,995	+ 6,178
Liver Disease	10	12,995	14	7,666	+ 5,330
Prostate Cancer	11	11,805	8	13,289	- 1,485
Breast Cancer	12	11,537	9	12,718	- 1,181
Parkinson's Disease	13	10,377	13	8,573	+ 1,804
Lymphomas	14	10,352	10	9,350	+ 1,002
Suicide	15	10,295	20	5,325	+ 4,970
Liver Cancer	16	6,632	21	5,237	+ 1,396
Inflammatory/Heart	17	6,303	29	3,126	+ 3,177
Alcohol	18	5,650	39	1,555	+ 4,095
Stomach Cancer	19	5,437	24	4,999	+ 438
Other Injuries	20	5,314	19	5,464	- 150
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	5,308	3	40,540	- 35,232
Diabetes Mellitus	22	5,083	17	5,842	- 759
Other Neoplasms	23	4,586	26	3,986	+ 600
Leukemia	24	4,516	22	5,211	- 695
Ovary Cancer	25	4,190	25	4,019	+ 171
Kidney Disease	26	4,159	18	5,471	- 1,312
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,891	12	8,727	- 4,836
Bladder Cancer	28	3,752	16	6,133	- 2,381
Skin Cancers	29	3,615	27	3,727	- 112
Drug Use	30	3,275	31	2,824	+ 451
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,123	28	3,297	- 174
Uterin Cancer	32	2,739	32	2,346	+ 392
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,616	33	2,169	+ 447
Oral Cancer	34	2,520	30	3,109	- 589
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,335	35	2,127	+ 209
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,843	36	2,090	- 247
Drownings	37	1,289	49	301	+ 988
Epilepsy	38	1,267	42	1,193	+ 74
Schizophrenia	39	1,131	60	101	+ 1,030
Asthma	40	1,031	41	1,302	- 272
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	1,010	44	1,014	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	42	976	37	1,856	- 880
Violence	43	782	46	868	- 86
Cervical Cancer	44	755	43	1,099	- 344
Fires	45	749	48	334	+ 415
Tuberculosis	46	390	47	351	+ 38
Skin Disease	47	330	34	2,134	- 1,804
Low Birth Weight	48	318	40	1,313	- 995
Poisonings	49	302	53	221	+ 81
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	231	45	876	- 645
Osteoarthritis	51	203	57	167	+ 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	186	38	1,599	- 1,413
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	132	56	184	- 52
Appendicitis	54	116	59	105	+ 11
Meningitis	55	115	52	232	- 118
Birth Trauma	56	95	54	190	- 95
Malnutrition	57	80	58	116	- 35
Anemia	58	68	50	277	- 208
HIV/AIDS	59	68	55	188	- 120
Hepatitis C	60	56	51	267	- 212
Oral conditions	61	46	61	54	- 8
Upper Respiratory	62	24	63	48	- 24
Hepatitis B	63	20	65	40	- 20
Maternal Conditions	64	18	64	47	- 28
War	65	7	67	10	- 3
Encephalitis	66	6	68	6	+ 0
Syphilis	67	4	62	49	- 45
Otitis Media	68	4	66	16	- 12
Pertussis	69	0	69	3	- 3
Tetanus	70	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Finland

United Kingdom

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.