FINLAND VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,150	2	9,831	- 3,681
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,038	1	11,120	- 6,082
Stroke	3	3,451	3	4,115	- 664
Lung Cancers	4	2,634	4	2,312	+ 321
Lung Disease	5	2,252	8	1,289	+ 963
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,018	6	1,433	+ 585
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,632	21	436	+ 1,196
Kidney Disease	8	1,157	26	342	+ 815
Hypertension	9	1,085	5	2,030	- 945
Diabetes Mellitus	10	925	22	418	+ 507
Breast Cancer	11	841	12	948	- 107
Pancreas Cancer	12	804	9	1,247	- 444
Prostate Cancer	13	764	11	970	- 206
Stomach Cancer	14	690	19	447	+ 243
Other Injuries	15	659	20	437	+ 222
Lymphomas	16	635	14	851	- 216
Bladder Cancer	17	621	28	308	+ 313
Liver Cancer	18	607	16	545	+ 62
Inflammatory/Heart	19	593	17	518	+ 75
Parkinson's Disease	20	588	13	853	- 265
Endocrine Disorders	21	579	31	257	+ 322
Other Neoplasms	22	565	23	377	+ 188
Liver Disease	23	504	10	1,068	- 565
Leukemia	24	449	24	371	+ 78
Suicide	25	430	15	846	- 417
Falls	26	386	7	1,325	- 939
Oral Cancer	27	307	34	207	+ 100
Ovary Cancer	28	241	25	344	- 103
Oesophagus Cancer	29	239	27	320	- 80
Skin Disease	30	219	47	27	+ 192
Road Traffic Accidents	31	218	33	215	+ 3
Skin Cancers	32	215	29	297	- 83
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	192	50	19	+ 173
Uterin Cancer	34	192	32	225	- 33
Asthma	35	135	40	85	+ 50
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	127	52	15	+ 111
Anemia	37	109	58	6	+ 103
Congenital Anomalies	38	103	35	192	- 89
Cervical Cancer	39	102	44	62	+ 40
Epilepsy	40	98	38	104	- 6
Drug Use	41	92	30	269	- 177
Hepatitis C	42	78	60	5	+ 73
HIV/AIDS	43	64	59	6	+ 58
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	57	36	151	- 95
Drownings	45	53	37	106	- 53
Alcohol	46	40	18	464	- 425
Malnutrition	47	36	57	7	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	35	41	83	- 48
Multiple Sclerosis	49	34	42	80	- 46
Tuberculosis	50	32	46	32	+ 0
Violence	51	31	43	64	- 33
Low Birth Weight	52	30	48	26	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	53	25	51	17	+ 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	24	53	11	+ 13
Fires	55	22	45	62	- 40
Schizophrenia	56	21	39	93	- 71
Poisonings	57	20	49	25	- 5
Hepatitis B	58	19	63	2	+ 18
Meningitis	59	15	55	9	+ 6
Birth Trauma	60	13	56	8	+ 6
Appendicitis	61	9	54	10	- 0
Upper Respiratory	62	6	62	2	+ 4
Oral conditions	63	5	61	4	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	2	64	2	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	65	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	68	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	67	0	+ 1
War	68	1	65	1	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	82	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Spain

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.