FINLAND VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,836	2	9,831	+ 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,422	1	11,120	- 7,698
Stroke	3	3,331	3	4,115	- 784
Lung Cancers	4	3,114	4	2,312	+ 802
Lung Disease	5	2,863	8	1,289	+ 1,573
Hypertension	6	1,792	5	2,030	- 238
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,741	6	1,433	+ 308
Kidney Disease	8	1,523	26	342	+ 1,181
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,385	21	436	+ 949
Breast Cancer	10	1,260	12	948	+ 312
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,202	9	1,247	- 45
Prostate Cancer	12	1,103	11	970	+ 133
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,041	22	418	+ 623
Falls	14	1,025	7	1,325	- 300
Liver Disease	15	1,016	10	1,068	- 52
Parkinson's Disease	16	842	13	853	- 11
Lymphomas	17	819	14	851	- 32
Endocrine Disorders	18	714	31	257	+ 458
Suicide	19	688	15	846	- 158
Stomach Cancer	20	646	19	447	+ 199
Inflammatory/Heart	21	595	17	518	+ 77
Leukemia	22	584	24	371	+ 213
Other Injuries	23	552	20	437	+ 115
Other Neoplasms	24	546	23	377	+ 169
Liver Cancer	25	539	16	545	- 6
Alcohol	26	419	18	464	- 46
Oesophagus Cancer	27	416	27	320	+ 96
Bladder Cancer	28	414	28	308	+ 106
Oral Cancer	29	403	34	207	+ 196
Ovary Cancer	30	347	25	344	+ 3
Skin Cancers	31	271	29	297	- 26
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	256	52	15	+ 241
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	242	50	19	+ 223
Road Traffic Accidents	34	211	33	215	- 4
Epilepsy	35	207	38	104	+ 103
Congenital Anomalies	36	153	35	192	- 39
Uterin Cancer	37	149	32	225	- 76
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	145	36	151	- 7
Cervical Cancer	39	143	44	62	+ 80
Drug Use	40	129	30	269	- 140
Multiple Sclerosis	41	105	42	80	+ 25
Skin Disease	42	103	47	27	+ 76
Anemia	43	66	58	6	+ 61
Asthma	44	62	40	85	- 23
Low Birth Weight	45	52	48	26	+ 25
Violence	46	51	43	64	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	36	41	83	- 47
Hepatitis C	48	34	60	5	+ 29
Drownings	49	31	37	106	- 75
Malnutrition	50	30	57	7	+ 24
Schizophrenia	51	26	39	93	- 67
Osteoarthritis	52	24	51	17	+ 8
Fires	53	24	45	62	- 38
HIV/AIDS	54	23	59	6	+ 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	20	53	11	+ 9
Tuberculosis	56	19	46	32	- 13
Birth Trauma	57	16	56	8	+ 8
Poisonings	58	14	49	25	- 10
Hepatitis B	59	12	63	2	+ 11
Meningitis	60	11	55	9	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	61	9	62	2	+ 7
Appendicitis	62	9	54	10	- 1
Oral conditions	63	4	61	4	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	3	64	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	65	1	68	0	+ 1
War	66	1	65	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	1	66	0	+ 0
Syphilis	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	70	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	71	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

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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.