FINLAND VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,434	2	9,831	- 4,397
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,559	1	11,120	- 6,561
Lung Disease	3	2,781	8	1,289	+ 1,491
Stroke	4	2,528	3	4,115	- 1,587
Lung Cancers	5	2,369	4	2,312	+ 57
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,835	21	436	+ 1,398
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,824	6	1,433	+ 391
Prostate Cancer	8	1,197	11	970	+ 227
Falls	9	794	7	1,325	- 531
Pancreas Cancer	10	786	9	1,247	- 461
Breast Cancer	11	713	12	948	- 235
Lymphomas	12	659	14	851	- 191
Suicide	13	647	15	846	- 199
Kidney Disease	14	624	26	342	+ 282
Other Injuries	15	595	20	437	+ 159
Diabetes Mellitus	16	571	22	418	+ 154
Parkinson's Disease	17	566	13	853	- 287
Skin Cancers	18	416	29	297	+ 119
Endocrine Disorders	19	366	31	257	+ 110
Bladder Cancer	20	364	28	308	+ 55
Leukemia	21	361	24	371	- 10
Stomach Cancer	22	351	19	447	- 96
Other Neoplasms	23	331	23	377	- 46
Ovary Cancer	24	315	25	344	- 29
Drug Use	25	269	30	269	- 0
Liver Cancer	26	265	16	545	- 280
Oesophagus Cancer	27	253	27	320	- 67
Hypertension	28	235	5	2,030	- 1,795
Inflammatory/Heart	29	226	17	518	- 292
Liver Disease	30	218	10	1,068	- 850
Alcohol	31	209	18	464	- 255
Oral Cancer	32	171	34	207	- 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	163	36	151	+ 12
Congenital Anomalies	34	139	35	192	- 53
Malnutrition	35	138	57	7	+ 131
Uterin Cancer	36	137	32	225	- 88
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	131	52	15	+ 115
Skin Disease	38	130	47	27	+ 103
Cervical Cancer	39	128	44	62	+ 66
Epilepsy	40	122	38	104	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	41	122	42	80	+ 41
Road Traffic Accidents	42	117	33	215	- 98
Asthma	43	86	40	85	+ 2
Anemia	44	76	58	6	+ 71
Drownings	45	66	37	106	- 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	63	50	19	+ 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	62	41	83	- 21
Fires	48	46	45	62	- 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	33	53	11	+ 22
Violence	50	33	43	64	- 32
Osteoarthritis	51	28	51	17	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	52	24	48	26	- 2
Schizophrenia	53	23	39	93	- 70
Birth Trauma	54	18	56	8	+ 10
Hepatitis C	55	17	60	5	+ 13
Tuberculosis	56	15	46	32	- 17
Poisonings	57	15	49	25	- 10
Meningitis	58	14	55	9	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	12	54	10	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	60	12	62	2	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	61	11	59	6	+ 5
Oral conditions	62	9	61	4	+ 5
Hepatitis B	63	3	63	2	+ 2
Pertussis	64	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	65	1	68	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	66	1	64	2	- 0
Syphilis	67	1	67	0	+ 0
War	68	1	65	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Norway

Finland

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.