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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
FINLAND VS NORWAY

Compare Finland and Norway 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.

Norway
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   Norway NORWAY
      Finland FINLAND   Norway NORWAY
           
    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
    		  
    71.3
    75.9
    73.6
    2
    1
    1
    1970
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    		  
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    2
    1
    2
    1980
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    		  
    72.3
    79.2
    75.7
    5
    2
    4
    1990
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    		  
    73.4
    79.8
    76.5
    13
    10
    13
    2000
    74.0
    80.9
    77.5
    29
    15
    23
    		  
    75.7
    81.3
    78.5
    12
    10
    12
    2010
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    		  
    78.8
    83.1
    81.0
    12
    13
    12
    2019
    79.2
    84.0
    81.6
    25
    17
    22
    		  
    81.1
    84.1
    82.6
    5
    14
    10
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   Norway NORWAY
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.2
    84.0
    25
    17
    81.1
    84.1
    5
    14
    Age 5
    79.4
    84.2
    26
    19
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    Age 10
    79.4
    84.2
    26
    19
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    Age 15
    79.4
    84.3
    27
    19
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    27
    18
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    Age 25
    79.7
    84.4
    27
    19
    81.5
    84.5
    5
    16
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.5
    27
    18
    81.7
    84.5
    4
    17
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.6
    27
    17
    81.9
    84.6
    6
    16
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.7
    27
    16
    82.0
    84.7
    6
    18
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.9
    28
    16
    82.2
    84.8
    7
    18
    Age 50
    81.1
    85.1
    26
    17
    82.5
    85.0
    8
    18
    Age 55
    81.6
    85.4
    27
    18
    82.9
    85.3
    10
    21
    Age 60
    82.4
    85.8
    28
    21
    83.5
    85.8
    11
    22
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.4
    26
    20
    84.2
    86.3
    13
    24
    Age 70
    84.7
    87.2
    29
    22
    85.3
    87.1
    13
    25
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.1
    32
    24
    86.6
    88.1
    19
    28
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.5
    35
    26
    88.3
    89.4
    28
    28
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.2
    48
    45
    90.5
    91.2
    51
    49
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   Norway NORWAY
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    58.60
    152
    40.10
    172
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    54.65
    1
    28.94
    12
    3. Stroke
    24.54
    157
    18.16
    178
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.24
    71
    22.09
    40
    5. Prostate Cancer
    14.53
    107
    20.99
    58
    6. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    123
    12.94
    132
    7. Suicide
    13.43
    38
    9.91
    71
    8. Liver Disease
    11.51
    117
    2.41
    179
    9. Hypertension
    11.23
    123
    1.54
    181
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    73
    15.79
    21
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.12
    8
    7.20
    41
    12. Lung Disease
    8.59
    173
    21.82
    92
    13. Falls
    8.17
    47
    5.70
    88
    14. Lymphomas
    5.82
    51
    5.70
    56
    15. Alcohol
    5.17
    17
    2.35
    51
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.00
    67
    6.01
    31
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    4.84
    56
    4.23
    84
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.58
    94
    2.10
    162
    19. Drug Use
    4.52
    10
    4.45
    11
    20. Other Injuries
    4.29
    143
    4.72
    137
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.01
    131
    2.59
    176
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.51
    179
    4.85
    170
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.37
    142
    3.15
    152
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    3.26
    151
    2.44
    169
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.09
    168
    1.76
    179
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.84
    70
    2.29
    94
    27. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2.80
    183
    11.78
    150
    28. Leukemia
    2.76
    132
    3.34
    107
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.50
    91
    2.37
    94
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    2.38
    132
    3.19
    105
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.26
    48
    2.47
    43
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.23
    68
    3.96
    14
    33. Kidney Disease
    2.05
    183
    4.28
    175
    34. Bladder Cancer
    1.97
    97
    2.80
    62
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.72
    147
    1.64
    151
    36. Drownings
    1.20
    138
    0.90
    152
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.19
    183
    2.52
    157
    38. Epilepsy
    1.19
    122
    1.48
    100
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.15
    147
    1.30
    139
    40. Violence
    1.06
    153
    0.56
    175
    41. Low Birth Weight
    0.74
    174
    0.57
    179
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.72
    21
    1.29
    2
    43. Fires
    0.69
    126
    0.54
    136
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.65
    5
    0.21
    28
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.53
    44
    0.50
    52
    46. Asthma
    0.48
    164
    0.64
    151
    47. Poisonings
    0.26
    132
    0.23
    146
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.21
    177
    0.41
    158
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.17
    166
    0.11
    175
    50. Skin Disease
    0.17
    170
    0.85
    116
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Finland FINLAND   Norway NORWAY
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,120
    23.00
    4,464
    13.09
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,831
    20.33
    5,321
    15.60
    3. Stroke
    4,115
    8.51
    2,475
    7.26
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,312
    4.78
    2,320
    6.80
    5. Hypertension
    2,030
    4.20
    230
    0.67
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,433
    2.96
    1,787
    5.24
    7. Falls
    1,325
    2.74
    777
    2.28
    8. Lung Disease
    1,289
    2.67
    2,723
    7.98
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,247
    2.58
    770
    2.26
    10. Liver Disease
    1,068
    2.21
    214
    0.63
    11. Prostate Cancer
    970
    2.01
    1,172
    3.44
    12. Breast Cancer
    948
    1.96
    698
    2.05
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    853
    1.76
    554
    1.62
    14. Lymphomas
    851
    1.76
    646
    1.89
    15. Suicide
    846
    1.75
    633
    1.86
    16. Liver Cancer
    545
    1.13
    259
    0.76
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    518
    1.07
    221
    0.65
    18. Alcohol
    464
    0.96
    205
    0.60
    19. Stomach Cancer
    447
    0.92
    343
    1.01
    20. Other Injuries
    437
    0.90
    583
    1.71
    21. Influenza and Pneumonia
    436
    0.90
    1,797
    5.27
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    418
    0.86
    560
    1.64
    23. Other Neoplasms
    377
    0.78
    324
    0.95
    24. Leukemia
    371
    0.77
    354
    1.04
    25. Ovary Cancer
    344
    0.71
    309
    0.91
    26. Kidney Disease
    342
    0.71
    611
    1.79
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    320
    0.66
    248
    0.73
    28. Bladder Cancer
    308
    0.64
    356
    1.04
    29. Skin Cancers
    297
    0.61
    407
    1.19
    30. Drug Use
    269
    0.56
    264
    0.77
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    257
    0.53
    359
    1.05
    32. Uterin Cancer
    225
    0.47
    134
    0.39
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    215
    0.44
    114
    0.33
    34. Oral Cancer
    207
    0.43
    168
    0.49
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    192
    0.40
    136
    0.40
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    151
    0.31
    160
    0.47
    37. Drownings
    106
    0.22
    65
    0.19
    38. Epilepsy
    104
    0.22
    119
    0.35
    39. Schizophrenia
    93
    0.19
    23
    0.07
    40. Asthma
    85
    0.18
    85
    0.25
    41. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    83
    0.17
    60
    0.18
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    80
    0.17
    119
    0.35
    43. Violence
    64
    0.13
    32
    0.09
    44. Cervical Cancer
    62
    0.13
    125
    0.37
    45. Fires
    62
    0.13
    45
    0.13
    46. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.07
    15
    0.04
    47. Skin Disease
    27
    0.06
    128
    0.38
    48. Low Birth Weight
    26
    0.05
    23
    0.07
    49. Poisonings
    25
    0.05
    14
    0.04
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    19
    0.04
    61
    0.18
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   Norway NORWAY
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    17.24
    71
    22.09
    40
    2. Prostate Cancer
    14.53
    107
    20.99
    58
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    123
    12.94
    132
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    73
    15.79
    21
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.12
    8
    7.20
    41
    6. Lymphomas
    5.82
    51
    5.70
    56
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.00
    67
    6.01
    31
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.01
    131
    2.59
    176
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.37
    142
    3.15
    152
    10. Uterin Cancer
    2.84
    70
    2.29
    94
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    132
    3.34
    107
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.50
    91
    2.37
    94
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.23
    68
    3.96
    14
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.97
    97
    2.80
    62
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.72
    147
    1.64
    151
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.19
    183
    2.52
    157
    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.