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Finland
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Finland and Belarus 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.

Belarus
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   Belarus BELARUS
      Finland FINLAND   Belarus BELARUS
           
    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
     
    64.0
    72.9
    68.3
    35
    16
    31
    1970
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
     
    68.0
    76.0
    71.9
    21
    6
    11
    1980
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
     
    65.9
    75.6
    70.6
    54
    24
    36
    1990
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
     
    66.3
    75.6
    70.8
    74
    39
    57
    2000
    74.0
    80.9
    77.5
    29
    15
    23
     
    62.6
    73.5
    68.0
    115
    84
    103
    2010
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
     
    64.5
    76.3
    70.3
    122
    81
    103
    2019
    79.2
    84.0
    81.6
    25
    17
    22
     
    69.7
    79.6
    74.8
    104
    53
    79
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   Belarus BELARUS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.2
    84.0
    25
    17
    69.7
    79.6
    104
    53
    Age 5
    79.4
    84.2
    26
    19
    70.0
    79.9
    123
    63
    Age 10
    79.4
    84.2
    26
    19
    70.0
    79.9
    125
    64
    Age 15
    79.4
    84.3
    27
    19
    70.0
    79.9
    129
    64
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    27
    18
    70.1
    80.0
    131
    64
    Age 25
    79.7
    84.4
    27
    19
    70.3
    80.1
    136
    64
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.5
    27
    18
    70.5
    80.2
    136
    65
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.6
    27
    17
    70.9
    80.3
    138
    64
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.7
    27
    16
    71.4
    80.5
    139
    64
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.9
    28
    16
    72.2
    80.9
    143
    64
    Age 50
    81.1
    85.1
    26
    17
    73.2
    81.3
    145
    63
    Age 55
    81.6
    85.4
    27
    18
    74.4
    81.8
    144
    63
    Age 60
    82.4
    85.8
    28
    21
    76.0
    82.5
    143
    64
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.4
    26
    20
    78.1
    83.3
    140
    68
    Age 70
    84.7
    87.2
    29
    22
    80.6
    84.5
    132
    68
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.1
    32
    24
    83.3
    85.9
    125
    73
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.5
    35
    26
    86.3
    88.0
    116
    74
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.2
    48
    45
    89.8
    90.6
    96
    70
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   Belarus BELARUS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    58.60
    152
    282.35
    10
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    54.65
    1
    15.86
    125
    3. Stroke
    24.54
    157
    88.08
    87
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.24
    71
    18.53
    62
    5. Prostate Cancer
    14.53
    107
    16.14
    85
    6. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    123
    13.60
    126
    7. Suicide
    13.43
    38
    16.49
    22
    8. Liver Disease
    11.51
    117
    14.66
    108
    9. Hypertension
    11.23
    123
    2.07
    176
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    73
    17.05
    12
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.12
    8
    7.23
    40
    12. Lung Disease
    8.59
    173
    12.05
    159
    13. Falls
    8.17
    47
    6.97
    69
    14. Lymphomas
    5.82
    51
    4.50
    99
    15. Alcohol
    5.17
    17
    19.82
    1
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.00
    67
    4.83
    75
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    4.84
    56
    3.10
    141
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.58
    94
    10.19
    27
    19. Drug Use
    4.52
    10
    3.17
    23
    20. Other Injuries
    4.29
    143
    8.33
    83
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.01
    131
    2.31
    177
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.51
    179
    2.20
    181
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.37
    142
    10.43
    41
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    3.26
    151
    2.85
    159
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.09
    168
    6.48
    146
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.84
    70
    3.90
    29
    27. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2.80
    183
    7.00
    175
    28. Leukemia
    2.76
    132
    3.67
    87
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.50
    91
    3.20
    63
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    2.38
    132
    1.05
    173
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.26
    48
    0.31
    137
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.23
    68
    1.81
    99
    33. Kidney Disease
    2.05
    183
    2.70
    181
    34. Bladder Cancer
    1.97
    97
    1.70
    112
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.72
    147
    6.03
    30
    36. Drownings
    1.20
    138
    4.91
    27
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.19
    183
    3.98
    138
    38. Epilepsy
    1.19
    122
    1.06
    131
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.15
    147
    1.46
    133
    40. Violence
    1.06
    153
    2.29
    124
    41. Low Birth Weight
    0.74
    174
    0.98
    168
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.72
    21
    0.32
    50
    43. Fires
    0.69
    126
    4.48
    15
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.65
    5
    0.00
    69
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.53
    44
    0.09
    164
    46. Asthma
    0.48
    164
    0.72
    146
    47. Poisonings
    0.26
    132
    2.52
    32
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.21
    177
    0.40
    161
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.17
    166
    2.52
    100
    50. Skin Disease
    0.17
    170
    0.19
    169
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Finland FINLAND   Belarus BELARUS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,120
    23.00
    3,530
    3.24
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,831
    20.33
    53,186
    48.88
    3. Stroke
    4,115
    8.51
    16,393
    15.07
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,312
    4.78
    2,950
    2.71
    5. Hypertension
    2,030
    4.20
    367
    0.34
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,433
    2.96
    2,886
    2.65
    7. Falls
    1,325
    2.74
    952
    0.87
    8. Lung Disease
    1,289
    2.67
    2,208
    2.03
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,247
    2.58
    1,171
    1.08
    10. Liver Disease
    1,068
    2.21
    2,078
    1.91
    11. Prostate Cancer
    970
    2.01
    936
    0.86
    12. Breast Cancer
    948
    1.96
    1,230
    1.13
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    853
    1.76
    621
    0.57
    14. Lymphomas
    851
    1.76
    672
    0.62
    15. Suicide
    846
    1.75
    2,004
    1.84
    16. Liver Cancer
    545
    1.13
    363
    0.33
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    518
    1.07
    1,361
    1.25
    18. Alcohol
    464
    0.96
    2,761
    2.54
    19. Stomach Cancer
    447
    0.92
    1,690
    1.55
    20. Other Injuries
    437
    0.90
    1,099
    1.01
    21. Influenza and Pneumonia
    436
    0.90
    1,086
    1.00
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    418
    0.86
    373
    0.34
    23. Other Neoplasms
    377
    0.78
    52
    0.05
    24. Leukemia
    371
    0.77
    554
    0.51
    25. Ovary Cancer
    344
    0.71
    429
    0.39
    26. Kidney Disease
    342
    0.71
    480
    0.44
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    320
    0.66
    493
    0.45
    28. Bladder Cancer
    308
    0.64
    295
    0.27
    29. Skin Cancers
    297
    0.61
    272
    0.25
    30. Drug Use
    269
    0.56
    389
    0.36
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    257
    0.53
    141
    0.13
    32. Uterin Cancer
    225
    0.47
    391
    0.36
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    215
    0.44
    722
    0.66
    34. Oral Cancer
    207
    0.43
    901
    0.83
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    192
    0.40
    202
    0.19
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    151
    0.31
    235
    0.22
    37. Drownings
    106
    0.22
    543
    0.50
    38. Epilepsy
    104
    0.22
    116
    0.11
    39. Schizophrenia
    93
    0.19
    0
    0.00
    40. Asthma
    85
    0.18
    122
    0.11
    41. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    83
    0.17
    15
    0.01
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    80
    0.17
    42
    0.04
    43. Violence
    64
    0.13
    255
    0.23
    44. Cervical Cancer
    62
    0.13
    303
    0.28
    45. Fires
    62
    0.13
    620
    0.57
    46. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.07
    269
    0.25
    47. Skin Disease
    27
    0.06
    31
    0.03
    48. Low Birth Weight
    26
    0.05
    64
    0.06
    49. Poisonings
    25
    0.05
    311
    0.29
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    19
    0.04
    239
    0.22
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   Belarus BELARUS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    17.24
    71
    18.53
    62
    2. Prostate Cancer
    14.53
    107
    16.14
    85
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    123
    13.60
    126
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    73
    17.05
    12
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.12
    8
    7.23
    40
    6. Lymphomas
    5.82
    51
    4.50
    99
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.00
    67
    4.83
    75
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.01
    131
    2.31
    177
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.37
    142
    10.43
    41
    10. Uterin Cancer
    2.84
    70
    3.90
    29
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    132
    3.67
    87
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.50
    91
    3.20
    63
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.23
    68
    1.81
    99
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.97
    97
    1.70
    112
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.72
    147
    6.03
    30
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.19
    183
    3.98
    138
    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.