FINLAND VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,362	2	9,831	+ 1,531
Stroke	2	7,571	3	4,115	+ 3,456
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,455	21	436	+ 4,018
Lung Cancers	4	3,956	4	2,312	+ 1,644
Lung Disease	5	2,972	8	1,289	+ 1,683
Kidney Disease	6	2,559	26	342	+ 2,217
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,119	1	11,120	- 9,001
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,755	6	1,433	+ 322
Hypertension	9	1,572	5	2,030	- 458
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,423	13	853	+ 570
Breast Cancer	11	1,356	12	948	+ 407
Prostate Cancer	12	1,088	11	970	+ 118
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,024	9	1,247	- 223
Liver Cancer	14	842	16	545	+ 297
Bladder Cancer	15	834	28	308	+ 526
Stomach Cancer	16	826	19	447	+ 379
Other Injuries	17	782	20	437	+ 345
Leukemia	18	728	24	371	+ 357
Lymphomas	19	682	14	851	- 169
Diabetes Mellitus	20	681	22	418	+ 263
Falls	21	670	7	1,325	- 656
Road Traffic Accidents	22	468	33	215	+ 253
Liver Disease	23	435	10	1,068	- 633
Inflammatory/Heart	24	390	17	518	- 128
Other Neoplasms	25	365	23	377	- 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	328	36	151	+ 177
Ovary Cancer	27	300	25	344	- 45
Suicide	28	286	15	846	- 560
Endocrine Disorders	29	283	31	257	+ 26
Oral Cancer	30	237	34	207	+ 30
Skin Cancers	31	236	29	297	- 61
Drownings	32	234	37	106	+ 128
Uterin Cancer	33	200	32	225	- 25
Epilepsy	34	134	38	104	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	35	132	27	320	- 188
Cervical Cancer	36	131	44	62	+ 69
Drug Use	37	104	30	269	- 165
Congenital Anomalies	38	94	35	192	- 98
Fires	39	79	45	62	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	40	73	42	80	- 7
Low Birth Weight	41	68	48	26	+ 42
Violence	42	56	43	64	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	54	50	19	+ 35
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	51	52	15	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	36	41	83	- 47
Tuberculosis	46	36	46	32	+ 4
Skin Disease	47	30	47	27	+ 3
Hepatitis B	48	30	63	2	+ 28
Alcohol	49	27	18	464	- 437
HIV/AIDS	50	25	59	6	+ 20
Anemia	51	25	58	6	+ 20
Hepatitis C	52	21	60	5	+ 16
Meningitis	53	18	55	9	+ 8
Schizophrenia	54	15	39	93	- 78
Asthma	55	15	40	85	- 70
Poisonings	56	10	49	25	- 14
Birth Trauma	57	9	56	8	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	5	54	10	- 4
Upper Respiratory	59	4	62	2	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	60	2	75	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	61	1	64	2	- 0
Tetanus	62	1	70	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	1	61	4	- 3
War	64	1	65	1	+ 0
Syphilis	65	1	67	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	66	0	57	7	- 6
Encephalitis	67	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	83	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	11	- 11
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Greece

Finland

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.