FINLAND VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,483	2	9,831	+ 12,652
Stroke	2	13,073	3	4,115	+ 8,958
Lung Cancers	3	2,172	4	2,312	- 140
Inflammatory/Heart	4	2,160	17	518	+ 1,642
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	1,939	1	11,120	- 9,182
Liver Disease	6	1,816	10	1,068	+ 748
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,703	6	1,433	+ 270
Suicide	8	1,463	15	846	+ 617
Lung Disease	9	1,462	8	1,289	+ 173
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	1,295	21	436	+ 858
Stomach Cancer	11	1,174	19	447	+ 727
Alcohol	12	1,118	18	464	+ 654
Breast Cancer	13	929	12	948	- 20
Other Injuries	14	900	20	437	+ 463
HIV/AIDS	15	849	59	6	+ 844
Pancreas Cancer	16	810	9	1,247	- 437
Hypertension	17	733	5	2,030	- 1,297
Diabetes Mellitus	18	733	22	418	+ 315
Road Traffic Accidents	19	699	33	215	+ 484
Prostate Cancer	20	564	11	970	- 407
Falls	21	468	7	1,325	- 858
Kidney Disease	22	463	26	342	+ 121
Violence	23	457	43	64	+ 393
Liver Cancer	24	446	16	545	- 99
Oral Cancer	25	435	34	207	+ 228
Parkinson's Disease	26	374	13	853	- 478
Drug Use	27	364	30	269	+ 95
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	357	36	151	+ 206
Lymphomas	29	356	14	851	- 494
Tuberculosis	30	336	46	32	+ 304
Leukemia	31	329	24	371	- 42
Ovary Cancer	32	325	25	344	- 20
Oesophagus Cancer	33	297	27	320	- 23
Cervical Cancer	34	297	44	62	+ 234
Uterin Cancer	35	274	32	225	+ 49
Drownings	36	265	37	106	+ 159
Fires	37	255	45	62	+ 194
Bladder Cancer	38	252	28	308	- 56
Skin Cancers	39	224	29	297	- 73
Poisonings	40	222	49	25	+ 198
Congenital Anomalies	41	168	35	192	- 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	111	50	19	+ 92
Skin Disease	43	109	47	27	+ 82
Low Birth Weight	44	86	48	26	+ 60
Endocrine Disorders	45	80	31	257	- 177
Asthma	46	70	40	85	- 14
Encephalitis	47	43	66	0	+ 43
Meningitis	48	41	55	9	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	49	33	42	80	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	30	41	83	- 53
Other Neoplasms	51	29	23	377	- 348
Epilepsy	52	29	38	104	- 75
Birth Trauma	53	29	56	8	+ 21
Appendicitis	54	16	54	10	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	16	52	15	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	56	11	64	2	+ 9
Malnutrition	57	10	57	7	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	58	6	62	2	+ 4
War	59	5	65	1	+ 4
Hepatitis B	60	2	63	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	61	1	84	0	+ 1
Syphilis	62	1	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	64	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	65	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	60	5	- 5
Diphtheria	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	39	93	- 93
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	11	- 11
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

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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.