BELGIUM VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	23,673	2	9,416	+ 14,257
Coronary Heart Disease	2	20,928	1	15,281	+ 5,648
Stroke	3	8,760	3	7,408	+ 1,353
Lung Cancers	4	4,922	4	6,777	- 1,855
Hypertension	5	4,322	27	740	+ 3,582
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,051	7	3,329	- 278
Falls	7	2,821	15	1,756	+ 1,066
Lung Disease	8	2,745	5	6,438	- 3,693
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,655	14	1,809	+ 845
Liver Disease	10	2,274	17	1,433	+ 841
Prostate Cancer	11	2,065	13	1,824	+ 241
Breast Cancer	12	2,019	9	2,587	- 568
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,816	19	1,378	+ 438
Lymphomas	14	1,811	16	1,552	+ 259
Suicide	15	1,801	10	2,111	- 310
Liver Cancer	16	1,160	24	976	+ 185
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,103	23	1,060	+ 42
Alcohol	18	989	32	500	+ 489
Stomach Cancer	19	951	26	863	+ 88
Other Injuries	20	930	11	2,006	- 1,077
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	929	6	5,677	- 4,749
Diabetes Mellitus	22	889	20	1,269	- 380
Other Neoplasms	23	802	12	1,828	- 1,025
Leukemia	24	790	21	1,199	- 409
Ovary Cancer	25	733	30	653	+ 81
Kidney Disease	26	728	8	2,952	- 2,224
Oesophagus Cancer	27	681	25	898	- 217
Bladder Cancer	28	657	22	1,078	- 422
Skin Cancers	29	633	31	522	+ 110
Drug Use	30	573	39	287	+ 286
Endocrine Disorders	31	546	18	1,432	- 885
Uterin Cancer	32	479	34	384	+ 95
Road Traffic Accidents	33	458	29	666	- 208
Oral Cancer	34	441	28	675	- 234
Congenital Anomalies	35	409	40	282	+ 127
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	322	42	213	+ 110
Drownings	37	226	47	79	+ 147
Epilepsy	38	222	36	348	- 126
Schizophrenia	39	198	56	40	+ 158
Asthma	40	180	46	128	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	177	49	73	+ 104
Multiple Sclerosis	42	171	45	147	+ 24
Violence	43	137	44	149	- 13
Cervical Cancer	44	132	41	243	- 111
Fires	45	131	48	75	+ 56
Tuberculosis	46	68	54	46	+ 23
Skin Disease	47	58	35	380	- 322
Low Birth Weight	48	56	50	70	- 14
Poisonings	49	53	55	41	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	40	37	293	- 252
Osteoarthritis	51	36	51	59	- 23
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	33	33	418	- 385
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	23	60	20	+ 3
Appendicitis	54	20	62	17	+ 4
Meningitis	55	20	58	28	- 8
Birth Trauma	56	17	53	47	- 30
Malnutrition	57	14	38	291	- 277
Anemia	58	12	43	199	- 187
HIV/AIDS	59	12	57	36	- 24
Hepatitis C	60	10	52	53	- 43
Oral conditions	61	8	61	19	- 11
Upper Respiratory	62	4	59	22	- 18
Hepatitis B	63	4	63	17	- 13
Maternal Conditions	64	3	64	6	- 3
War	65	1	67	1	- 0
Encephalitis	66	1	66	1	- 0
Syphilis	67	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	65	2	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	68	1	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Finland

Belgium

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.