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Compare Estonia and Finland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Estonia ESTONIA   Finland FINLAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    64.7
    72.6
    68.5
    34
    19
    29
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
    1970
    65.7
    74.4
    70.0
    41
    18
    28
    		  
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    1980
    64.2
    74.2
    69.1
    69
    36
    54
    		  
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    1990
    64.6
    74.6
    69.5
    90
    54
    71
    		  
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    2000
    65.6
    76.4
    70.9
    102
    50
    73
    		  
    74.2
    81.0
    77.5
    30
    13
    25
    2010
    70.6
    80.2
    75.6
    76
    34
    45
    		  
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    2015
    72.7
    82.0
    77.6
    65
    31
    40
    		  
    78.3
    83.8
    81.1
    26
    16
    22
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Estonia ESTONIA   Finland FINLAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    72.7
    82.0
    65
    31
    		  
    78.3
    83.8
    26
    16
    Age 5
    72.9
    82.2
    77
    32
    		  
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 10
    73.0
    82.3
    78
    33
    		  
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 15
    73.0
    82.3
    79
    33
    		  
    78.6
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 20
    73.1
    82.4
    82
    33
    		  
    78.7
    84.1
    25
    19
    Age 25
    73.4
    82.5
    84
    33
    		  
    78.9
    84.2
    25
    18
    Age 30
    73.9
    82.6
    84
    33
    		  
    79.2
    84.3
    26
    18
    Age 35
    74.5
    82.8
    80
    33
    		  
    79.4
    84.4
    26
    18
    Age 40
    74.9
    82.9
    82
    34
    		  
    79.7
    84.5
    26
    17
    Age 45
    75.4
    83.2
    83
    34
    		  
    80.0
    84.7
    26
    16
    Age 50
    76.2
    83.5
    82
    33
    		  
    80.5
    85.0
    26
    17
    Age 55
    77.2
    84.0
    78
    33
    		  
    81.1
    85.3
    26
    16
    Age 60
    78.5
    84.5
    77
    34
    		  
    82.1
    85.9
    27
    15
    Age 65
    80.3
    85.3
    70
    35
    		  
    83.2
    86.5
    26
    17
    Age 70
    82.2
    86.3
    66
    36
    		  
    84.6
    87.3
    24
    17
    Age 75
    84.6
    87.5
    62
    45
    		  
    86.3
    88.4
    22
    21
    Age 80
    87.2
    89.1
    63
    51
    		  
    88.2
    89.7
    31
    33
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.4
    64
    60
    		  
    90.8
    91.6
    40
    49
    Age 90
    93.7
    94.3
    80
    69
    		  
    93.9
    94.4
    60
    64
    Age 95
    97.4
    97.9
    104
    83
    		  
    97.7
    97.9
    74
    85
    Age 100
    101.8
    102.0
    119
    93
    		  
    102.0
    102.0
    86
    103
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Estonia ESTONIA   Finland FINLAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    144.06
    36
    		  
    94.14
    79
    2. Hypertension
    73.73
    1
    		  
    10.32
    133
    3. Stroke
    37.52
    140
    		  
    35.04
    146
    4. Lung Cancers
    28.92
    28
    		  
    20.15
    57
    5. Prostate Cancer
    27.85
    26
    		  
    17.49
    75
    6. Alcohol
    22.03
    1
    		  
    7.55
    9
    7. Breast Cancer
    20.73
    46
    		  
    16.90
    82
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.17
    32
    		  
    11.00
    60
    9. Suicide
    15.23
    30
    		  
    15.11
    31
    10. Liver Disease
    13.32
    101
    		  
    15.59
    86
    11. Stomach Cancer
    12.26
    35
    		  
    4.77
    105
    12. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.97
    38
    		  
    6.57
    96
    13. Other Injuries
    11.49
    87
    		  
    5.01
    151
    14. Drug Use
    10.15
    1
    		  
    4.87
    10
    15. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.64
    154
    		  
    3.77
    171
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    8.37
    26
    		  
    9.42
    11
    17. Cervical Cancer
    6.93
    96
    		  
    1.43
    164
    18. Lung Disease
    6.85
    160
    		  
    9.45
    151
    19. Ovary Cancer
    6.45
    29
    		  
    6.88
    23
    20. Leukemia
    6.06
    5
    		  
    3.41
    102
    21. Lymphomas
    5.93
    55
    		  
    7.31
    27
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.77
    163
    		  
    4.66
    166
    23. Oral Cancer
    5.59
    32
    		  
    2.24
    111
    24. Falls
    5.35
    87
    		  
    10.91
    39
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.21
    155
    		  
    4.31
    158
    26. Violence
    4.64
    94
    		  
    2.00
    130
    27. HIV/AIDS
    4.21
    92
    		  
    0.06
    154
    28. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.05
    61
    		  
    53.77
    1
    29. Liver Cancer
    3.74
    129
    		  
    3.96
    123
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.69
    65
    		  
    2.62
    83
    31. Kidney Disease
    3.34
    166
    		  
    2.35
    171
    32. Bladder Cancer
    3.32
    52
    		  
    2.46
    71
    33. Skin Cancers
    3.15
    20
    		  
    2.65
    29
    34. Uterin Cancer
    3.04
    45
    		  
    3.09
    41
    35. Fires
    3.03
    76
    		  
    0.84
    127
    36. Drownings
    2.95
    97
    		  
    1.68
    132
    37. Epilepsy
    2.87
    68
    		  
    1.72
    93
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    2.81
    159
    		  
    3.49
    150
    39. Other Neoplasms
    2.32
    105
    		  
    2.97
    74
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    2.25
    75
    		  
    4.66
    1
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.96
    114
    		  
    0.48
    144
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.79
    114
    		  
    1.49
    123
    43. Endocrine Disorders
    1.48
    160
    		  
    2.17
    146
    44. Asthma
    1.19
    131
    		  
    0.94
    140
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.86
    18
    		  
    0.82
    21
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    144
    		  
    0.47
    162
    47. Poisonings
    0.74
    121
    		  
    1.21
    89
    48. Low Birth Weight
    0.49
    171
    		  
    1.02
    167
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.49
    162
    		  
    0.35
    167
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.49
    96
    		  
    0.68
    76
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Estonia ESTONIA   Finland FINLAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,003
    30.55
    		  
    11,143
    25.63
    2. Hypertension
    2,089
    15.94
    		  
    1,188
    2.73
    3. Stroke
    1,022
    7.80
    		  
    4,170
    9.59
    4. Lung Cancers
    676
    5.16
    		  
    2,148
    4.94
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    431
    3.29
    		  
    1,202
    2.76
    6. Alcohol
    327
    2.49
    		  
    545
    1.25
    7. Stomach Cancer
    290
    2.21
    		  
    498
    1.15
    8. Breast Cancer
    274
    2.09
    		  
    887
    2.04
    9. Prostate Cancer
    259
    1.98
    		  
    879
    2.02
    10. Suicide
    242
    1.84
    		  
    903
    2.08
    11. Inflammatory/Heart
    239
    1.83
    		  
    584
    1.34
    12. Liver Disease
    227
    1.73
    		  
    1,188
    2.73
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    206
    1.57
    		  
    1,022
    2.35
    14. Other Injuries
    200
    1.53
    		  
    403
    0.93
    15. Lung Disease
    189
    1.44
    		  
    1,106
    2.54
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    181
    1.38
    		  
    379
    0.87
    17. Leukemia
    149
    1.14
    		  
    348
    0.80
    18. Lymphomas
    147
    1.12
    		  
    806
    1.85
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    130
    1.00
    		  
    456
    1.05
    20. Drug Use
    123
    0.94
    		  
    263
    0.60
    21. Oral Cancer
    114
    0.87
    		  
    218
    0.50
    22. Alzheimers/Dementia
    112
    0.86
    		  
    6,850
    15.75
    23. Falls
    100
    0.76
    		  
    1,214
    2.79
    24. Bladder Cancer
    91
    0.69
    		  
    291
    0.67
    25. Ovary Cancer
    91
    0.69
    		  
    370
    0.85
    26. Liver Cancer
    91
    0.69
    		  
    436
    1.00
    27. Kidney Disease
    88
    0.67
    		  
    288
    0.66
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    79
    0.61
    		  
    270
    0.62
    29. Cervical Cancer
    76
    0.58
    		  
    63
    0.14
    30. Skin Cancers
    76
    0.58
    		  
    274
    0.63
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    70
    0.53
    		  
    263
    0.61
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    67
    0.51
    		  
    589
    1.35
    33. Violence
    66
    0.51
    		  
    114
    0.26
    34. Other Neoplasms
    57
    0.43
    		  
    330
    0.76
    35. HIV/AIDS
    54
    0.41
    		  
    5
    0.01
    36. Fires
    52
    0.40
    		  
    65
    0.15
    37. Drownings
    49
    0.37
    		  
    125
    0.29
    38. Uterin Cancer
    48
    0.37
    		  
    198
    0.46
    39. Epilepsy
    44
    0.33
    		  
    126
    0.29
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    39
    0.30
    		  
    150
    0.35
    41. Tuberculosis
    35
    0.27
    		  
    59
    0.14
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    32
    0.25
    		  
    182
    0.42
    43. Congenital Anomalies
    29
    0.22
    		  
    182
    0.42
    44. Asthma
    28
    0.22
    		  
    101
    0.23
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    24
    0.18
    		  
    56
    0.13
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    17
    0.13
    		  
    75
    0.17
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    14
    0.11
    		  
    80
    0.18
    48. Poisonings
    11
    0.08
    		  
    79
    0.18
    49. Hepatitis C
    7
    0.05
    		  
    6
    0.01
    50. Skin Disease
    7
    0.05
    		  
    33
    0.07
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Estonia ESTONIA   Finland FINLAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.92
    28
    		  
    20.15
    57
    2. Prostate Cancer
    27.85
    26
    		  
    17.49
    75
    3. Breast Cancer
    20.73
    46
    		  
    16.90
    82
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.17
    32
    		  
    11.00
    60
    5. Stomach Cancer
    12.26
    35
    		  
    4.77
    105
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.37
    26
    		  
    9.42
    11
    7. Cervical Cancer
    6.93
    96
    		  
    1.43
    164
    8. Ovary Cancer
    6.45
    29
    		  
    6.88
    23
    9. Leukemia
    6.06
    5
    		  
    3.41
    102
    10. Lymphomas
    5.93
    55
    		  
    7.31
    27
    11. Oral Cancer
    5.59
    32
    		  
    2.24
    111
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.74
    129
    		  
    3.96
    123
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.69
    65
    		  
    2.62
    83
    14. Bladder Cancer
    3.32
    52
    		  
    2.46
    71
    15. Skin Cancers
    3.15
    20
    		  
    2.65
    29
    16. Uterin Cancer
    3.04
    45
    		  
    3.09
    41
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.