FINLAND VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,119	2	9,831	- 4,712
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,450	1	11,120	- 7,670
Lung Cancers	3	2,060	4	2,312	- 252
Lung Disease	4	2,059	8	1,289	+ 770
Stroke	5	1,903	3	4,115	- 2,212
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,396	21	436	+ 959
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,177	6	1,433	- 256
Breast Cancer	8	817	12	948	- 131
Prostate Cancer	9	629	11	970	- 341
Kidney Disease	10	609	26	342	+ 267
Pancreas Cancer	11	570	9	1,247	- 677
Parkinson's Disease	12	569	13	853	- 283
Lymphomas	13	551	14	851	- 300
Suicide	14	505	15	846	- 341
Oesophagus Cancer	15	450	27	320	+ 130
Diabetes Mellitus	16	445	22	418	+ 27
Stomach Cancer	17	383	19	447	- 63
Liver Cancer	18	342	16	545	- 203
Liver Disease	19	300	10	1,068	- 768
Leukemia	20	294	24	371	- 77
Ovary Cancer	21	293	25	344	- 51
Bladder Cancer	22	275	28	308	- 33
Skin Cancers	23	271	29	297	- 27
Endocrine Disorders	24	268	31	257	+ 11
Falls	25	265	7	1,325	- 1,060
Inflammatory/Heart	26	258	17	518	- 260
Other Neoplasms	27	234	23	377	- 143
Oral Cancer	28	196	34	207	- 11
Hypertension	29	188	5	2,030	- 1,842
Other Injuries	30	184	20	437	- 253
Drug Use	31	179	30	269	- 90
Congenital Anomalies	32	164	35	192	- 27
Road Traffic Accidents	33	164	33	215	- 51
Uterin Cancer	34	136	32	225	- 89
Cervical Cancer	35	111	44	62	+ 49
Epilepsy	36	91	38	104	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	37	89	42	80	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	72	36	151	- 80
Alcohol	39	69	18	464	- 395
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	63	41	83	- 20
Asthma	41	62	40	85	- 22
Skin Disease	42	62	47	27	+ 35
Drownings	43	61	37	106	- 45
Low Birth Weight	44	60	48	26	+ 34
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	57	52	15	+ 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	54	50	19	+ 35
Violence	47	41	43	64	- 23
Fires	48	32	45	62	- 29
Anemia	49	31	58	6	+ 25
Tuberculosis	50	25	46	32	- 7
Osteoarthritis	51	21	51	17	+ 4
Hepatitis C	52	21	60	5	+ 16
Poisonings	53	15	49	25	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	15	53	11	+ 4
Schizophrenia	55	12	39	93	- 81
Birth Trauma	56	11	56	8	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	57	9	59	6	+ 4
Meningitis	58	8	55	9	- 2
Hepatitis B	59	6	63	2	+ 5
Appendicitis	60	4	54	10	- 6
Maternal Conditions	61	3	64	2	+ 2
Oral conditions	62	2	61	4	- 1
Malnutrition	63	2	57	7	- 5
Upper Respiratory	64	1	62	2	- 1
War	65	1	65	1	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	69	0	- 0
Syphilis	68	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	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 FINLAND

Ireland

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.