FINLAND VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,485	2	9,831	- 2,346
Stroke	2	5,563	3	4,115	+ 1,448
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,928	21	436	+ 4,491
Lung Cancers	4	3,639	4	2,312	+ 1,327
Lung Disease	5	3,570	8	1,289	+ 2,281
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,619	6	1,433	+ 1,185
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,600	1	11,120	- 8,520
Stomach Cancer	8	2,303	19	447	+ 1,856
Kidney Disease	9	2,045	26	342	+ 1,703
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,691	9	1,247	+ 444
Liver Cancer	11	1,342	16	545	+ 797
Other Injuries	12	1,008	20	437	+ 571
Suicide	13	889	15	846	+ 43
Lymphomas	14	880	14	851	+ 29
Breast Cancer	15	722	12	948	- 226
Other Neoplasms	16	690	23	377	+ 314
Liver Disease	17	648	10	1,068	- 420
Parkinson's Disease	18	640	13	853	- 213
Prostate Cancer	19	617	11	970	- 353
Oesophagus Cancer	20	562	27	320	+ 243
Endocrine Disorders	21	525	31	257	+ 268
Bladder Cancer	22	454	28	308	+ 145
Falls	23	445	7	1,325	- 881
Leukemia	24	439	24	371	+ 68
Drownings	25	384	37	106	+ 278
Oral Cancer	26	381	34	207	+ 173
Inflammatory/Heart	27	376	17	518	- 142
Hypertension	28	305	5	2,030	- 1,725
Diabetes Mellitus	29	248	22	418	- 170
Ovary Cancer	30	231	25	344	- 113
Road Traffic Accidents	31	209	33	215	- 6
Cervical Cancer	32	173	44	62	+ 111
Uterin Cancer	33	158	32	225	- 67
Tuberculosis	34	158	46	32	+ 126
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	133	36	151	- 18
Skin Disease	36	128	47	27	+ 101
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	125	52	15	+ 109
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	120	41	83	+ 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	117	50	19	+ 98
Congenital Anomalies	40	113	35	192	- 79
Hepatitis C	41	101	60	5	+ 97
Asthma	42	88	40	85	+ 3
Malnutrition	43	87	57	7	+ 81
Skin Cancers	44	84	29	297	- 213
Epilepsy	45	71	38	104	- 33
Hepatitis B	46	65	63	2	+ 63
Schizophrenia	47	48	39	93	- 45
Fires	48	46	45	62	- 16
Anemia	49	40	58	6	+ 34
Drug Use	50	33	30	269	- 236
Alcohol	51	26	18	464	- 438
Meningitis	52	14	55	9	+ 5
Violence	53	12	43	64	- 52
Poisonings	54	12	49	25	- 13
Low Birth Weight	55	9	48	26	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	8	53	11	- 3
Upper Respiratory	57	7	62	2	+ 5
Appendicitis	58	6	54	10	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	59	5	42	80	- 75
Oral conditions	60	5	61	4	+ 1
Birth Trauma	61	5	56	8	- 3
Osteoarthritis	62	4	51	17	- 13
HIV/AIDS	63	2	59	6	- 3
Maternal Conditions	64	2	64	2	+ 0
Syphilis	65	1	67	0	+ 0
War	66	1	65	1	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	66	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Japan

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.