FINLAND VS SERBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SERBIA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,418	2	9,831	+ 8,587
Stroke	2	13,736	3	4,115	+ 9,621
Inflammatory/Heart	3	12,919	17	518	+ 12,400
Lung Cancers	4	5,530	4	2,312	+ 3,218
Kidney Disease	5	3,526	26	342	+ 3,184
Lung Disease	6	3,259	8	1,289	+ 1,969
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,054	22	418	+ 2,636
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,901	6	1,433	+ 1,467
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,432	1	11,120	- 8,688
Breast Cancer	10	1,932	12	948	+ 984
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	1,550	21	436	+ 1,114
Hypertension	12	1,371	5	2,030	- 659
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,186	9	1,247	- 61
Prostate Cancer	14	1,114	11	970	+ 144
Stomach Cancer	15	1,017	19	447	+ 571
Suicide	16	843	15	846	- 3
Liver Cancer	17	777	16	545	+ 231
Bladder Cancer	18	755	28	308	+ 447
Liver Disease	19	751	10	1,068	- 317
Lymphomas	20	703	14	851	- 148
Parkinson's Disease	21	680	13	853	- 173
Leukemia	22	601	24	371	+ 230
Oral Cancer	23	576	34	207	+ 368
Road Traffic Accidents	24	554	33	215	+ 339
Cervical Cancer	25	540	44	62	+ 478
Skin Cancers	26	540	29	297	+ 243
Other Neoplasms	27	509	23	377	+ 132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	503	36	151	+ 351
Ovary Cancer	29	470	25	344	+ 125
Other Injuries	30	344	20	437	- 93
Asthma	31	330	40	85	+ 245
Uterin Cancer	32	312	32	225	+ 87
Falls	33	306	7	1,325	- 1,019
Alcohol	34	289	18	464	- 176
Oesophagus Cancer	35	280	27	320	- 39
Endocrine Disorders	36	261	31	257	+ 4
Epilepsy	37	188	38	104	+ 84
Low Birth Weight	38	158	48	26	+ 132
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	141	52	15	+ 126
Congenital Anomalies	40	137	35	192	- 55
Anemia	41	128	58	6	+ 123
Multiple Sclerosis	42	124	42	80	+ 44
Skin Disease	43	96	47	27	+ 68
Schizophrenia	44	92	39	93	- 1
Violence	45	91	43	64	+ 27
Tuberculosis	46	85	46	32	+ 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	66	50	19	+ 47
Drownings	48	62	37	106	- 44
Drug Use	49	61	30	269	- 208
Fires	50	54	45	62	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	43	53	11	+ 33
Birth Trauma	52	38	56	8	+ 30
Hepatitis B	53	30	63	2	+ 29
Meningitis	54	30	55	9	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	29	41	83	- 54
HIV/AIDS	56	21	59	6	+ 15
Poisonings	57	19	49	25	- 6
Appendicitis	58	13	54	10	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	59	10	64	2	+ 9
Hepatitis C	60	10	60	5	+ 5
Malnutrition	61	8	57	7	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	62	6	51	17	- 11
Pertussis	63	5	69	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	64	2	62	2	+ 0
Tetanus	65	2	70	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	2	66	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	67	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	68	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	69	1	61	4	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	73	0	+ 1
War	71	1	65	1	+ 0
Measles	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Serbia

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.