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Finland
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Finland and Afghanistan health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Afghanistan
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Finland Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Finland FINLAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
     
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
     
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
     
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
     
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    74.0
    80.9
    77.5
    29
    15
    23
     
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
     
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    79.2
    84.0
    81.6
    25
    17
    22
     
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.2
    84.0
    25
    17
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    79.4
    84.2
    26
    19
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    79.4
    84.2
    26
    19
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    79.4
    84.3
    27
    19
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    27
    18
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    79.7
    84.4
    27
    19
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.5
    27
    18
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.6
    27
    17
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.7
    27
    16
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.9
    28
    16
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    81.1
    85.1
    26
    17
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    81.6
    85.4
    27
    18
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    82.4
    85.8
    28
    21
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.4
    26
    20
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    84.7
    87.2
    29
    22
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.1
    32
    24
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.5
    35
    26
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.2
    48
    45
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    58.60
    152
    301.71
    6
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    54.65
    1
    22.34
    26
    3. Stroke
    24.54
    157
    149.10
    25
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.24
    71
    6.90
    122
    5. Prostate Cancer
    14.53
    107
    4.49
    167
    6. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    123
    20.24
    48
    7. Suicide
    13.43
    38
    5.96
    129
    8. Liver Disease
    11.51
    117
    27.20
    67
    9. Hypertension
    11.23
    123
    65.86
    4
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    73
    4.09
    169
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.12
    8
    1.54
    153
    12. Lung Disease
    8.59
    173
    37.01
    32
    13. Falls
    8.17
    47
    5.13
    99
    14. Lymphomas
    5.82
    51
    4.32
    108
    15. Alcohol
    5.17
    17
    0.68
    133
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.00
    67
    4.07
    106
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    4.84
    56
    5.98
    24
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.58
    94
    3.32
    130
    19. Drug Use
    4.52
    10
    1.36
    77
    20. Other Injuries
    4.29
    143
    13.02
    36
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.01
    131
    4.22
    119
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.51
    179
    40.94
    58
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.37
    142
    10.39
    42
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    3.26
    151
    6.42
    70
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.09
    168
    19.81
    76
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.84
    70
    3.66
    32
    27. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2.80
    183
    49.80
    62
    28. Leukemia
    2.76
    132
    1.95
    154
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.50
    91
    8.78
    13
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    2.38
    132
    4.30
    80
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.26
    48
    0.20
    166
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.23
    68
    1.03
    138
    33. Kidney Disease
    2.05
    183
    46.10
    15
    34. Bladder Cancer
    1.97
    97
    1.95
    98
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.72
    147
    8.18
    9
    36. Drownings
    1.20
    138
    2.78
    78
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.19
    183
    5.73
    117
    38. Epilepsy
    1.19
    122
    2.70
    37
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.15
    147
    10.64
    9
    40. Violence
    1.06
    153
    9.87
    52
    41. Low Birth Weight
    0.74
    174
    12.07
    17
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.72
    21
    0.42
    41
    43. Fires
    0.69
    126
    1.60
    89
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.65
    5
    0.00
    61
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.53
    44
    0.19
    133
    46. Asthma
    0.48
    164
    24.23
    13
    47. Poisonings
    0.26
    132
    1.58
    56
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.21
    177
    10.16
    24
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.17
    166
    41.14
    24
    50. Skin Disease
    0.17
    170
    0.77
    121
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Finland FINLAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,120
    23.00
    1,765
    0.76
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,831
    20.33
    40,195
    17.35
    3. Stroke
    4,115
    8.51
    19,060
    8.23
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,312
    4.78
    1,076
    0.46
    5. Hypertension
    2,030
    4.20
    7,995
    3.45
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,433
    2.96
    741
    0.32
    7. Falls
    1,325
    2.74
    905
    0.39
    8. Lung Disease
    1,289
    2.67
    4,650
    2.01
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,247
    2.58
    229
    0.10
    10. Liver Disease
    1,068
    2.21
    4,600
    1.99
    11. Prostate Cancer
    970
    2.01
    258
    0.11
    12. Breast Cancer
    948
    1.96
    1,822
    0.79
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    853
    1.76
    628
    0.27
    14. Lymphomas
    851
    1.76
    946
    0.41
    15. Suicide
    846
    1.75
    1,573
    0.68
    16. Liver Cancer
    545
    1.13
    657
    0.28
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    518
    1.07
    527
    0.23
    18. Alcohol
    464
    0.96
    150
    0.06
    19. Stomach Cancer
    447
    0.92
    1,501
    0.65
    20. Other Injuries
    437
    0.90
    3,241
    1.40
    21. Influenza and Pneumonia
    436
    0.90
    14,649
    6.32
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    418
    0.86
    5,750
    2.48
    23. Other Neoplasms
    377
    0.78
    29
    0.01
    24. Leukemia
    371
    0.77
    610
    0.26
    25. Ovary Cancer
    344
    0.71
    369
    0.16
    26. Kidney Disease
    342
    0.71
    6,590
    2.85
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    320
    0.66
    1,314
    0.57
    28. Bladder Cancer
    308
    0.64
    272
    0.12
    29. Skin Cancers
    297
    0.61
    145
    0.06
    30. Drug Use
    269
    0.56
    328
    0.14
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    257
    0.53
    1,364
    0.59
    32. Uterin Cancer
    225
    0.47
    289
    0.12
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    215
    0.44
    6,033
    2.60
    34. Oral Cancer
    207
    0.43
    1,467
    0.63
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    192
    0.40
    5,001
    2.16
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    151
    0.31
    1,505
    0.65
    37. Drownings
    106
    0.22
    996
    0.43
    38. Epilepsy
    104
    0.22
    993
    0.43
    39. Schizophrenia
    93
    0.19
    0
    0.00
    40. Asthma
    85
    0.18
    3,403
    1.47
    41. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    83
    0.17
    25
    0.01
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    80
    0.17
    84
    0.04
    43. Violence
    64
    0.13
    3,217
    1.39
    44. Cervical Cancer
    62
    0.13
    541
    0.23
    45. Fires
    62
    0.13
    348
    0.15
    46. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.07
    9,839
    4.25
    47. Skin Disease
    27
    0.06
    94
    0.04
    48. Low Birth Weight
    26
    0.05
    12,631
    5.45
    49. Poisonings
    25
    0.05
    384
    0.17
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    19
    0.04
    1,041
    0.45
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    17.24
    71
    6.90
    122
    2. Prostate Cancer
    14.53
    107
    4.49
    167
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    123
    20.24
    48
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    73
    4.09
    169
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.12
    8
    1.54
    153
    6. Lymphomas
    5.82
    51
    4.32
    108
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.00
    67
    4.07
    106
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.01
    131
    4.22
    119
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.37
    142
    10.39
    42
    10. Uterin Cancer
    2.84
    70
    3.66
    32
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    132
    1.95
    154
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.50
    91
    8.78
    13
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.23
    68
    1.03
    138
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.97
    97
    1.95
    98
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.72
    147
    8.18
    9
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.19
    183
    5.73
    117
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.