FINLAND VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,042	2	9,831	- 1,789
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,800	1	11,120	- 5,320
Stroke	3	3,206	3	4,115	- 909
Lung Disease	4	2,308	8	1,289	+ 1,019
Lung Cancers	5	1,978	4	2,312	- 335
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,620	6	1,433	+ 187
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,413	21	436	+ 976
Prostate Cancer	8	1,393	11	970	+ 423
Pancreas Cancer	9	982	9	1,247	- 265
Hypertension	10	977	5	2,030	- 1,053
Diabetes Mellitus	11	975	22	418	+ 557
Kidney Disease	12	866	26	342	+ 524
Breast Cancer	13	841	12	948	- 107
Suicide	14	786	15	846	- 60
Other Injuries	15	730	20	437	+ 293
Lymphomas	16	721	14	851	- 130
Falls	17	589	7	1,325	- 736
Other Neoplasms	18	550	23	377	+ 174
Parkinson's Disease	19	501	13	853	- 352
Leukemia	20	439	24	371	+ 67
Bladder Cancer	21	404	28	308	+ 95
Liver Cancer	22	399	16	545	- 146
Liver Disease	23	384	10	1,068	- 684
Endocrine Disorders	24	373	31	257	+ 116
Skin Cancers	25	346	29	297	+ 48
Stomach Cancer	26	325	19	447	- 121
Ovary Cancer	27	294	25	344	- 51
Inflammatory/Heart	28	291	17	518	- 227
Oesophagus Cancer	29	286	27	320	- 34
Drug Use	30	225	30	269	- 44
Oral Cancer	31	202	34	207	- 6
Alcohol	32	191	18	464	- 274
Uterin Cancer	33	183	32	225	- 42
Road Traffic Accidents	34	167	33	215	- 48
Congenital Anomalies	35	163	35	192	- 28
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	154	52	15	+ 138
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	147	36	151	- 4
Cervical Cancer	38	121	44	62	+ 59
Skin Disease	39	117	47	27	+ 90
Anemia	40	93	58	6	+ 87
Multiple Sclerosis	41	90	42	80	+ 10
Asthma	42	84	40	85	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	68	41	83	- 15
Epilepsy	44	64	38	104	- 40
Malnutrition	45	62	57	7	+ 56
Drownings	46	61	37	106	- 45
Violence	47	60	43	64	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	59	50	19	+ 40
Fires	49	34	45	62	- 27
Schizophrenia	50	34	39	93	- 59
Low Birth Weight	51	27	48	26	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	24	53	11	+ 14
Hepatitis C	53	23	60	5	+ 19
Meningitis	54	19	55	9	+ 9
Birth Trauma	55	18	56	8	+ 10
Tuberculosis	56	13	46	32	- 19
Osteoarthritis	57	13	51	17	- 4
Upper Respiratory	58	10	62	2	+ 8
Appendicitis	59	10	54	10	+ 0
Poisonings	60	9	49	25	- 15
HIV/AIDS	61	7	59	6	+ 1
Hepatitis B	62	5	63	2	+ 3
Oral conditions	63	4	61	4	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	3	64	2	+ 1
War	65	1	65	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	66	0	- 0
Syphilis	72	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Sweden

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.