FINLAND VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	8,065	1	11,120	- 3,055
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,895	2	9,831	- 3,936
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,332	21	436	+ 2,896
Stroke	4	3,092	3	4,115	- 1,023
Lung Cancers	5	2,935	4	2,312	+ 623
Lung Disease	6	2,704	8	1,289	+ 1,414
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,516	6	1,433	+ 83
Prostate Cancer	8	1,092	11	970	+ 122
Breast Cancer	9	1,045	12	948	+ 97
Lymphomas	10	768	14	851	- 82
Pancreas Cancer	11	739	9	1,247	- 508
Oesophagus Cancer	12	717	27	320	+ 397
Parkinson's Disease	13	705	13	853	- 148
Liver Disease	14	630	10	1,068	- 438
Falls	15	626	7	1,325	- 699
Bladder Cancer	16	504	28	308	+ 196
Diabetes Mellitus	17	480	22	418	+ 62
Kidney Disease	18	450	26	342	+ 108
Other Injuries	19	449	20	437	+ 12
Suicide	20	438	15	846	- 408
Liver Cancer	21	430	16	545	- 115
Leukemia	22	428	24	371	+ 57
Hypertension	23	428	5	2,030	- 1,602
Stomach Cancer	24	411	19	447	- 36
Ovary Cancer	25	330	25	344	- 14
Other Neoplasms	26	328	23	377	- 49
Skin Cancers	27	306	29	297	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	28	271	31	257	+ 14
Inflammatory/Heart	29	257	17	518	- 261
Oral Cancer	30	256	34	207	+ 48
Drug Use	31	232	30	269	- 37
Uterin Cancer	32	193	32	225	- 32
Road Traffic Accidents	33	178	33	215	- 37
Skin Disease	34	175	47	27	+ 148
Congenital Anomalies	35	175	35	192	- 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	172	36	151	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	37	153	42	80	+ 72
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	131	52	15	+ 116
Alcohol	39	128	18	464	- 337
Low Birth Weight	40	108	48	26	+ 82
Asthma	41	107	40	85	+ 22
Epilepsy	42	98	38	104	- 6
Cervical Cancer	43	90	44	62	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	83	41	83	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	72	50	19	+ 53
Violence	46	71	43	64	+ 7
Tuberculosis	47	29	46	32	- 3
Fires	48	27	45	62	- 34
Drownings	49	25	37	106	- 81
Anemia	50	23	58	6	+ 17
Hepatitis C	51	22	60	5	+ 17
Meningitis	52	19	55	9	+ 10
Poisonings	53	18	49	25	- 7
Birth Trauma	54	16	56	8	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	55	15	59	6	+ 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	15	53	11	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	57	14	51	17	- 3
Malnutrition	58	10	57	7	+ 3
Appendicitis	59	9	54	10	- 1
Schizophrenia	60	8	39	93	- 85
Oral conditions	61	4	61	4	+ 1
Syphilis	62	4	67	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	63	4	62	2	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	4	64	2	+ 2
Hepatitis B	65	3	63	2	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	1	68	0	+ 1
War	67	1	65	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

United Kingdom

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.