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Compare Germany 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
     
      Germany GERMANY   Finland FINLAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.9
    72.3
    69.5
    19
    21
    18
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
    1970
    67.4
    73.7
    70.5
    23
    23
    23
    		  
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    1980
    69.4
    76.1
    72.6
    27
    20
    26
    		  
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    1990
    72.0
    78.6
    75.2
    25
    19
    22
    		  
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    2000
    75.0
    81.0
    77.9
    23
    14
    19
    		  
    74.2
    81.0
    77.5
    30
    13
    25
    2010
    77.5
    82.6
    80.1
    21
    22
    22
    		  
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    2015
    78.7
    83.4
    81.0
    21
    25
    24
    		  
    78.3
    83.8
    81.1
    26
    16
    22
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Germany GERMANY   Finland FINLAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.7
    83.4
    21
    25
    		  
    78.3
    83.8
    26
    16
    Age 5
    79.0
    83.6
    21
    26
    		  
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 10
    79.0
    83.7
    21
    26
    		  
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 15
    79.1
    83.7
    21
    26
    		  
    78.6
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 20
    79.2
    83.7
    21
    26
    		  
    78.7
    84.1
    25
    19
    Age 25
    79.3
    83.8
    22
    26
    		  
    78.9
    84.2
    25
    18
    Age 30
    79.4
    83.9
    22
    26
    		  
    79.2
    84.3
    26
    18
    Age 35
    79.6
    83.9
    23
    26
    		  
    79.4
    84.4
    26
    18
    Age 40
    79.8
    84.0
    23
    26
    		  
    79.7
    84.5
    26
    17
    Age 45
    80.0
    84.2
    27
    26
    		  
    80.0
    84.7
    26
    16
    Age 50
    80.4
    84.5
    27
    27
    		  
    80.5
    85.0
    26
    17
    Age 55
    81.0
    84.8
    28
    28
    		  
    81.1
    85.3
    26
    16
    Age 60
    81.9
    85.4
    29
    28
    		  
    82.1
    85.9
    27
    15
    Age 65
    83.1
    86.1
    29
    28
    		  
    83.2
    86.5
    26
    17
    Age 70
    84.3
    86.9
    29
    29
    		  
    84.6
    87.3
    24
    17
    Age 75
    86.0
    88.0
    30
    32
    		  
    86.3
    88.4
    22
    21
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.4
    39
    42
    		  
    88.2
    89.7
    31
    33
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.5
    48
    54
    		  
    90.8
    91.6
    40
    49
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.4
    66
    67
    		  
    93.9
    94.4
    60
    64
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.0
    72
    74
    		  
    97.7
    97.9
    74
    85
    Age 100
    102.0
    102.1
    84
    86
    		  
    102.0
    102.0
    86
    103
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Germany GERMANY   Finland FINLAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    62.93
    133
    		  
    94.14
    79
    2. Lung Cancers
    27.78
    30
    		  
    20.15
    57
    3. Stroke
    27.32
    163
    		  
    35.04
    146
    4. Breast Cancer
    21.84
    32
    		  
    16.90
    82
    5. Prostate Cancer
    15.98
    93
    		  
    17.49
    75
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.17
    41
    		  
    11.00
    60
    7. Hypertension
    15.05
    104
    		  
    10.32
    133
    8. Lung Disease
    14.98
    117
    		  
    9.45
    151
    9. Alzheimers/Dementia
    13.39
    25
    		  
    53.77
    1
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.43
    138
    		  
    4.66
    166
    11. Liver Disease
    10.72
    110
    		  
    15.59
    86
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.86
    149
    		  
    3.77
    171
    13. Suicide
    9.59
    74
    		  
    15.11
    31
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    9.24
    14
    		  
    9.42
    11
    15. Kidney Disease
    7.53
    128
    		  
    2.35
    171
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.43
    31
    		  
    6.88
    23
    17. Lymphomas
    6.30
    46
    		  
    7.31
    27
    18. Stomach Cancer
    6.13
    74
    		  
    4.77
    105
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    5.18
    96
    		  
    2.17
    146
    20. Falls
    5.17
    92
    		  
    10.91
    39
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.91
    122
    		  
    6.57
    96
    22. Leukemia
    4.66
    44
    		  
    3.41
    102
    23. Alcohol
    4.59
    15
    		  
    7.55
    9
    24. Liver Cancer
    4.49
    105
    		  
    3.96
    123
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    59
    		  
    2.24
    111
    26. Other Injuries
    3.95
    162
    		  
    5.01
    151
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.94
    160
    		  
    4.31
    158
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.68
    66
    		  
    2.62
    83
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    3.38
    154
    		  
    3.49
    150
    30. Other Neoplasms
    3.36
    61
    		  
    2.97
    74
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    3.32
    28
    		  
    4.66
    1
    32. Bladder Cancer
    3.12
    55
    		  
    2.46
    71
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.72
    142
    		  
    1.43
    164
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.49
    34
    		  
    2.65
    29
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.39
    105
    		  
    0.55
    146
    36. Uterin Cancer
    2.36
    68
    		  
    3.09
    41
    37. Low Birth Weight
    2.19
    147
    		  
    1.02
    167
    38. Epilepsy
    1.80
    92
    		  
    1.72
    93
    39. Drug Use
    1.34
    76
    		  
    4.87
    10
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.31
    133
    		  
    1.49
    123
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.09
    132
    		  
    0.47
    162
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.90
    16
    		  
    0.82
    21
    43. Violence
    0.70
    160
    		  
    2.00
    130
    44. Asthma
    0.67
    156
    		  
    0.94
    140
    45. Skin Disease
    0.66
    126
    		  
    0.31
    149
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.51
    157
    		  
    0.35
    167
    47. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    42
    		  
    0.09
    121
    48. HIV/AIDS
    0.48
    127
    		  
    0.06
    154
    49. Drownings
    0.39
    170
    		  
    1.68
    132
    50. Anemia
    0.36
    110
    		  
    0.03
    159
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Germany GERMANY   Finland FINLAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    132,851
    20.09
    		  
    11,143
    25.63
    2. Stroke
    59,883
    9.06
    		  
    4,170
    9.59
    3. Lung Cancers
    45,785
    6.92
    		  
    2,148
    4.94
    4. Hypertension
    34,769
    5.26
    		  
    1,188
    2.73
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    32,074
    4.85
    		  
    6,850
    15.75
    6. Lung Disease
    30,591
    4.63
    		  
    1,106
    2.54
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    28,606
    4.33
    		  
    1,202
    2.76
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    24,194
    3.66
    		  
    456
    1.05
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21,138
    3.20
    		  
    379
    0.87
    10. Breast Cancer
    19,577
    2.96
    		  
    887
    2.04
    11. Kidney Disease
    17,106
    2.59
    		  
    288
    0.66
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    16,832
    2.55
    		  
    1,022
    2.35
    13. Prostate Cancer
    14,846
    2.25
    		  
    879
    2.02
    14. Liver Disease
    14,480
    2.19
    		  
    1,188
    2.73
    15. Lymphomas
    11,889
    1.80
    		  
    806
    1.85
    16. Stomach Cancer
    10,959
    1.66
    		  
    498
    1.15
    17. Suicide
    10,744
    1.63
    		  
    903
    2.08
    18. Falls
    10,600
    1.60
    		  
    1,214
    2.79
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    8,823
    1.33
    		  
    182
    0.42
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,798
    1.33
    		  
    584
    1.34
    21. Leukemia
    8,392
    1.27
    		  
    348
    0.80
    22. Liver Cancer
    8,004
    1.21
    		  
    436
    1.00
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    7,855
    1.19
    		  
    589
    1.35
    24. Other Neoplasms
    6,910
    1.05
    		  
    330
    0.76
    25. Bladder Cancer
    6,362
    0.96
    		  
    291
    0.67
    26. Other Injuries
    6,260
    0.95
    		  
    403
    0.93
    27. Oral Cancer
    6,063
    0.92
    		  
    218
    0.50
    28. Ovary Cancer
    5,901
    0.89
    		  
    370
    0.85
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    5,790
    0.88
    		  
    270
    0.62
    30. Alcohol
    5,376
    0.81
    		  
    545
    1.25
    31. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,347
    0.81
    		  
    68
    0.16
    32. Skin Cancers
    4,124
    0.62
    		  
    274
    0.63
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,654
    0.55
    		  
    263
    0.61
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,703
    0.41
    		  
    150
    0.35
    35. Epilepsy
    2,558
    0.39
    		  
    126
    0.29
    36. Uterin Cancer
    2,501
    0.38
    		  
    198
    0.46
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,443
    0.37
    		  
    56
    0.13
    38. Cervical Cancer
    1,967
    0.30
    		  
    63
    0.14
    39. Congenital Anomalies
    1,888
    0.29
    		  
    182
    0.42
    40. Skin Disease
    1,397
    0.21
    		  
    33
    0.07
    41. Drug Use
    1,263
    0.19
    		  
    263
    0.60
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,224
    0.19
    		  
    75
    0.17
    43. Asthma
    1,129
    0.17
    		  
    101
    0.23
    44. Low Birth Weight
    854
    0.13
    		  
    35
    0.08
    45. Anemia
    832
    0.13
    		  
    4
    0.01
    46. Hepatitis C
    741
    0.11
    		  
    6
    0.01
    47. Violence
    650
    0.10
    		  
    114
    0.26
    48. HIV/AIDS
    490
    0.07
    		  
    5
    0.01
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    437
    0.07
    		  
    80
    0.18
    50. Fires
    422
    0.06
    		  
    65
    0.15
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Germany GERMANY   Finland FINLAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.78
    30
    		  
    20.15
    57
    2. Breast Cancer
    21.84
    32
    		  
    16.90
    82
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.98
    93
    		  
    17.49
    75
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.17
    41
    		  
    11.00
    60
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.24
    14
    		  
    9.42
    11
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.43
    31
    		  
    6.88
    23
    7. Lymphomas
    6.30
    46
    		  
    7.31
    27
    8. Stomach Cancer
    6.13
    74
    		  
    4.77
    105
    9. Leukemia
    4.66
    44
    		  
    3.41
    102
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.49
    105
    		  
    3.96
    123
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    59
    		  
    2.24
    111
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.68
    66
    		  
    2.62
    83
    13. Bladder Cancer
    3.12
    55
    		  
    2.46
    71
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.72
    142
    		  
    1.43
    164
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.49
    34
    		  
    2.65
    29
    16. Uterin Cancer
    2.36
    68
    		  
    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.