FINLAND VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,263	2	9,831	+ 12,432
Stroke	2	15,411	3	4,115	+ 11,296
Hypertension	3	3,413	5	2,030	+ 1,383
Lung Cancers	4	3,135	4	2,312	+ 823
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,901	21	436	+ 2,465
Liver Disease	6	2,765	10	1,068	+ 1,697
Lung Disease	7	2,282	8	1,289	+ 992
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,119	6	1,433	+ 686
Kidney Disease	9	1,604	26	342	+ 1,262
Inflammatory/Heart	10	1,374	17	518	+ 856
Breast Cancer	11	1,194	12	948	+ 246
Stomach Cancer	12	1,072	19	447	+ 625
Liver Cancer	13	965	16	545	+ 420
Pancreas Cancer	14	910	9	1,247	- 337
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	880	1	11,120	- 10,240
Prostate Cancer	16	759	11	970	- 211
Oral Cancer	17	710	34	207	+ 503
Diabetes Mellitus	18	691	22	418	+ 274
Other Injuries	19	663	20	437	+ 226
Road Traffic Accidents	20	618	33	215	+ 403
Suicide	21	585	15	846	- 261
Cervical Cancer	22	580	44	62	+ 518
Bladder Cancer	23	532	28	308	+ 223
Falls	24	466	7	1,325	- 859
Lymphomas	25	429	14	851	- 422
Leukemia	26	416	24	371	+ 45
Ovary Cancer	27	344	25	344	- 1
Tuberculosis	28	315	46	32	+ 283
Skin Cancers	29	311	29	297	+ 14
Oesophagus Cancer	30	234	27	320	- 86
Parkinson's Disease	31	230	13	853	- 623
Drownings	32	185	37	106	+ 79
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	165	36	151	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	34	162	32	225	- 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	137	50	19	+ 118
Fires	36	131	45	62	+ 69
Alcohol	37	127	18	464	- 338
Congenital Anomalies	38	114	35	192	- 78
Poisonings	39	114	49	25	+ 89
Drug Use	40	107	30	269	- 162
Low Birth Weight	41	98	48	26	+ 72
Epilepsy	42	97	38	104	- 7
Other Neoplasms	43	89	23	377	- 287
Violence	44	79	43	64	+ 15
Asthma	45	70	40	85	- 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	69	52	15	+ 54
HIV/AIDS	47	68	59	6	+ 62
Endocrine Disorders	48	60	31	257	- 197
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	44	53	11	+ 34
Malnutrition	50	44	57	7	+ 37
Schizophrenia	51	32	39	93	- 61
Hepatitis C	52	31	60	5	+ 26
Skin Disease	53	30	47	27	+ 3
Meningitis	54	24	55	9	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	55	21	42	80	- 60
Anemia	56	18	58	6	+ 13
Birth Trauma	57	12	56	8	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	58	11	64	2	+ 9
Hepatitis B	59	9	63	2	+ 8
Appendicitis	60	6	54	10	- 3
Measles	61	2	72	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	62	2	66	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	1	62	2	- 1
Oral conditions	64	1	61	4	- 3
War	65	1	65	1	+ 0
Syphilis	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	41	83	- 83
Osteoarthritis	86	0	51	17	- 17
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Romania

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.