FINLAND VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,963	2	9,831	- 868
Stroke	2	5,780	3	4,115	+ 1,665
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	3,825	1	11,120	- 7,295
Lung Cancers	4	3,152	4	2,312	+ 840
Lung Disease	5	2,989	8	1,289	+ 1,699
Hypertension	6	2,762	5	2,030	+ 732
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,961	6	1,433	+ 528
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,831	22	418	+ 1,413
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,508	21	436	+ 1,072
Breast Cancer	10	1,280	12	948	+ 332
Kidney Disease	11	1,174	26	342	+ 833
Other Injuries	12	1,118	20	437	+ 681
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,116	9	1,247	- 131
Stomach Cancer	14	946	19	447	+ 499
Other Neoplasms	15	921	23	377	+ 545
Lymphomas	16	892	14	851	+ 42
Liver Cancer	17	888	16	545	+ 343
Endocrine Disorders	18	778	31	257	+ 521
Parkinson's Disease	19	778	13	853	- 75
Prostate Cancer	20	776	11	970	- 194
Leukemia	21	621	24	371	+ 250
Bladder Cancer	22	619	28	308	+ 311
Liver Disease	23	513	10	1,068	- 555
Inflammatory/Heart	24	510	17	518	- 8
Falls	25	390	7	1,325	- 935
Suicide	26	373	15	846	- 473
Oral Cancer	27	309	34	207	+ 101
Ovary Cancer	28	303	25	344	- 42
Skin Cancers	29	299	29	297	+ 2
Road Traffic Accidents	30	297	33	215	+ 82
Hepatitis C	31	226	60	5	+ 222
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	204	50	19	+ 185
Uterin Cancer	33	203	32	225	- 22
Oesophagus Cancer	34	189	27	320	- 131
Anemia	35	154	58	6	+ 149
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	150	52	15	+ 134
Congenital Anomalies	37	133	35	192	- 59
Skin Disease	38	133	47	27	+ 106
Epilepsy	39	123	38	104	+ 19
Cervical Cancer	40	106	44	62	+ 44
Malnutrition	41	72	57	7	+ 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	65	41	83	- 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	64	36	151	- 88
Multiple Sclerosis	44	62	42	80	- 18
Drug Use	45	60	30	269	- 209
HIV/AIDS	46	48	59	6	+ 42
Asthma	47	46	40	85	- 39
Osteoarthritis	48	44	51	17	+ 28
Schizophrenia	49	39	39	93	- 54
Violence	50	38	43	64	- 27
Low Birth Weight	51	33	48	26	+ 7
Drownings	52	32	37	106	- 74
Tuberculosis	53	31	46	32	- 1
Hepatitis B	54	31	63	2	+ 29
Alcohol	55	26	18	464	- 439
Fires	56	25	45	62	- 37
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	22	53	11	+ 11
Poisonings	58	14	49	25	- 11
Birth Trauma	59	13	56	8	+ 5
Meningitis	60	12	55	9	+ 2
Appendicitis	61	4	54	10	- 5
Oral conditions	62	4	61	4	+ 1
Tetanus	63	2	70	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	2	62	2	- 0
Otitis Media	65	1	68	0	+ 1
War	66	1	65	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	67	1	64	2	- 1
Encephalitis	68	0	66	0	- 0
Syphilis	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	71	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	80	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 FINLAND

Italy

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.