USA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	675,869	2	287,198	+ 388,670
Coronary Heart Disease	2	597,510	1	504,904	+ 92,606
Stroke	3	250,101	4	158,520	+ 91,581
Lung Cancers	4	140,525	5	155,533	- 15,007
Hypertension	5	123,382	8	65,960	+ 57,421
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	87,111	9	61,827	+ 25,284
Falls	7	80,541	18	40,418	+ 40,123
Lung Disease	8	78,363	3	195,387	- 117,024
Pancreas Cancer	9	75,795	15	44,293	+ 31,502
Liver Disease	10	64,913	16	43,402	+ 21,510
Prostate Cancer	11	58,966	20	35,612	+ 23,354
Breast Cancer	12	57,630	13	48,671	+ 8,959
Parkinson's Disease	13	51,835	21	34,491	+ 17,344
Lymphomas	14	51,711	19	40,281	+ 11,430
Suicide	15	51,426	12	53,099	- 1,673
Liver Cancer	16	33,130	23	27,064	+ 6,065
Inflammatory/Heart	17	31,484	22	32,529	- 1,045
Alcohol	18	28,223	30	14,659	+ 13,564
Stomach Cancer	19	27,156	33	13,077	+ 14,080
Other Injuries	20	26,545	25	25,997	+ 547
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	26,513	11	60,317	- 33,804
Diabetes Mellitus	22	25,392	10	61,418	- 36,026
Other Neoplasms	23	22,906	29	17,743	+ 5,163
Leukemia	24	22,559	24	26,966	- 4,407
Ovary Cancer	25	20,930	31	14,591	+ 6,339
Kidney Disease	26	20,776	6	85,861	- 65,085
Oesophagus Cancer	27	19,437	28	17,829	+ 1,607
Bladder Cancer	28	18,744	26	19,622	- 878
Skin Cancers	29	18,060	32	14,311	+ 3,749
Drug Use	30	16,359	7	74,435	- 58,076
Endocrine Disorders	31	15,598	14	46,985	- 31,387
Uterin Cancer	32	13,679	36	10,063	+ 3,616
Road Traffic Accidents	33	13,067	17	41,694	- 28,627
Oral Cancer	34	12,589	35	11,555	+ 1,034
Congenital Anomalies	35	11,665	34	11,762	- 96
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	9,207	48	3,461	+ 5,745
Drownings	37	6,440	45	4,070	+ 2,370
Epilepsy	38	6,329	50	3,162	+ 3,167
Schizophrenia	39	5,651	57	723	+ 4,928
Asthma	40	5,149	46	3,818	+ 1,330
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	5,046	52	2,461	+ 2,585
Multiple Sclerosis	42	4,873	44	5,059	- 186
Violence	43	3,907	27	18,976	- 15,069
Cervical Cancer	44	3,774	38	6,984	- 3,211
Fires	45	3,744	49	3,183	+ 561
Tuberculosis	46	1,946	62	546	+ 1,400
Skin Disease	47	1,649	43	5,409	- 3,759
Low Birth Weight	48	1,591	39	6,924	- 5,333
Poisonings	49	1,506	53	1,674	- 168
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	1,154	47	3,646	- 2,491
Osteoarthritis	51	1,016	61	579	+ 438
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	930	37	9,955	- 9,025
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	659	58	678	- 19
Appendicitis	54	578	63	424	+ 153
Meningitis	55	572	60	606	- 34
Birth Trauma	56	472	54	1,233	- 761
Malnutrition	57	401	40	6,762	- 6,361
Anemia	58	342	51	3,115	- 2,773
HIV/AIDS	59	338	42	5,660	- 5,322
Hepatitis C	60	278	41	5,684	- 5,406
Oral conditions	61	229	64	286	- 57
Upper Respiratory	62	120	65	229	- 109
Hepatitis B	63	100	59	608	- 507
Maternal Conditions	64	92	56	779	- 686
War	65	34	55	1,198	- 1,164
Encephalitis	66	29	68	25	+ 4
Syphilis	67	21	66	49	- 28
Otitis Media	68	19	67	34	- 15
Pertussis	69	2	69	16	- 14
Tetanus	70	0	71	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.