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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 UNITED KINGDOM

Compare Finland and United Kingdom 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.

United Kingdom
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
5,486,152
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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United Kingdom Population Pyramid
74,081,983
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Finland FINLAND   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
  Finland FINLAND   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
       
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
  
68.2
74.2
71.1
9
4
9
1970
66.2
74.4
70.2
34
19
25
  
68.9
75.2
72.0
13
9
9
1980
69.2
77.9
73.4
30
10
19
  
70.7
76.8
73.7
16
14
17
1990
70.9
78.9
74.8
34
14
25
  
73.1
78.8
75.9
17
16
16
2000
74.0
80.9
77.5
29
15
23
  
75.3
80.1
77.8
18
23
20
2010
76.6
83.1
79.9
26
15
24
  
78.1
82.2
80.2
15
26
21
2019
79.2
84.0
81.6
25
17
22
  
79.8
83.0
81.4
19
31
25
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Finland FINLAND   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
79.2
84.0
25
17
79.8
83.0
19
31
Age
79.2
84.0
25
17
79.8
83.0
19
31
Age 5
79.4
84.2
26
19
80.2
83.3
19
30
Age 10
79.4
84.2
26
19
80.2
83.3
19
30
Age 15
79.4
84.3
27
19
80.2
83.4
19
30
Age 20
79.5
84.3
27
18
80.3
83.4
20
31
Age 25
79.7
84.4
27
19
80.4
83.5
21
31
Age 30
80.0
84.5
27
18
80.6
83.6
22
31
Age 35
80.2
84.6
27
17
80.8
83.7
23
31
Age 40
80.4
84.7
27
16
81.0
83.8
22
31
Age 45
80.7
84.9
28
16
81.3
84.0
21
30
Age 50
81.1
85.1
26
17
81.8
84.3
21
30
Age 55
81.6
85.4
27
18
82.3
84.7
22
31
Age 60
82.4
85.8
28
21
83.0
85.2
21
31
Age 65
83.4
86.4
26
20
83.9
85.9
18
31
Age 70
84.7
87.2
29
22
85.0
86.8
20
31
Age 75
86.3
88.1
32
24
86.5
87.9
22
31
Age 80
88.2
89.5
35
26
88.4
89.4
21
32
Age 85
90.6
91.2
48
45
90.7
91.3
40
40
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Finland FINLAND   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
58.60
152
43.08
168
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
54.65
1
42.70
2
3. Stroke
24.54
157
20.17
169
4. Lung Cancers
17.24
71
24.68
29
5. Prostate Cancer
14.53
107
16.66
82
6. Breast Cancer
14.52
123
17.64
82
7. Suicide
13.43
38
6.88
116
8. Liver Disease
11.51
117
7.90
142
9. Hypertension
11.23
123
2.97
167
10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.24
73
12.09
50
11. Pancreas Cancer
9.12
8
6.20
52
12. Lung Disease
8.59
173
19.80
107
13. Falls
8.17
47
4.31
120
14. Lymphomas
5.82
51
6.17
37
15. Alcohol
5.17
17
1.76
69
16. Ovary Cancer
5.00
67
5.61
45
17. Parkinson's Disease
4.84
56
4.31
80
18. Inflammatory/Heart
4.58
94
2.47
151
19. Drug Use
4.52
10
4.16
16
20. Other Injuries
4.29
143
3.64
157
21. Liver Cancer
4.01
131
3.64
146
22. Diabetes Mellitus
3.51
179
3.59
178
23. Stomach Cancer
3.37
142
3.32
143
24. Congenital Anomalies
3.26
151
3.07
155
25. Road Traffic Accidents
3.09
168
2.81
173
26. Uterin Cancer
2.84
70
2.98
56
27. Influenza and Pneumonia
2.80
183
20.37
114
28. Leukemia
2.76
132
3.55
93
29. Oesophagus Cancer
2.50
91
6.08
28
30. Endocrine Disorders
2.38
132
2.84
119
31. Other Neoplasms
2.26
48
2.38
45
32. Skin Cancers
2.23
68
2.62
46
33. Kidney Disease
2.05
183
2.86
179
34. Bladder Cancer
1.97
97
3.54
40
35. Oral Cancer
1.72
147
2.46
105
36. Drownings
1.20
138
0.40
178
37. Cervical Cancer
1.19
183
2.01
165
38. Epilepsy
1.19
122
1.31
114
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.15
147
1.34
138
40. Violence
1.06
153
1.22
144
41. Low Birth Weight
0.74
174
2.42
135
42. Multiple Sclerosis
0.72
21
1.58
1
43. Fires
0.69
126
0.32
162
44. Schizophrenia
0.65
5
0.06
51
45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.53
44
0.59
38
46. Asthma
0.48
164
0.86
140
47. Poisonings
0.26
132
0.25
137
48. Birth Trauma
0.21
177
0.35
168
49. Tuberculosis
0.17
166
0.25
155
50. Skin Disease
0.17
170
1.20
105
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Finland FINLAND   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Alzheimers & Dementia
11,120
23.00
98,135
19.17
2. Coronary Heart Disease
9,831
20.33
71,728
14.01
3. Stroke
4,115
8.51
37,626
7.35
4. Lung Cancers
2,312
4.78
35,715
6.98
5. Hypertension
2,030
4.20
5,208
1.02
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,433
2.96
18,446
3.60
7. Falls
1,325
2.74
7,618
1.49
8. Lung Disease
1,289
2.67
32,896
6.43
9. Pancreas Cancer
1,247
2.58
8,995
1.76
10. Liver Disease
1,068
2.21
7,666
1.50
11. Prostate Cancer
970
2.01
13,289
2.60
12. Breast Cancer
948
1.96
12,718
2.48
13. Parkinson's Disease
853
1.76
8,573
1.67
14. Lymphomas
851
1.76
9,350
1.83
15. Suicide
846
1.75
5,325
1.04
16. Liver Cancer
545
1.13
5,237
1.02
17. Inflammatory/Heart
518
1.07
3,126
0.61
18. Alcohol
464
0.96
1,555
0.30
19. Stomach Cancer
447
0.92
4,999
0.98
20. Other Injuries
437
0.90
5,464
1.07
21. Influenza and Pneumonia
436
0.90
40,540
7.92
22. Diabetes Mellitus
418
0.86
5,842
1.14
23. Other Neoplasms
377
0.78
3,986
0.78
24. Leukemia
371
0.77
5,211
1.02
25. Ovary Cancer
344
0.71
4,019
0.79
26. Kidney Disease
342
0.71
5,471
1.07
27. Oesophagus Cancer
320
0.66
8,727
1.70
28. Bladder Cancer
308
0.64
6,133
1.20
29. Skin Cancers
297
0.61
3,727
0.73
30. Drug Use
269
0.56
2,824
0.55
31. Endocrine Disorders
257
0.53
3,297
0.64
32. Uterin Cancer
225
0.47
2,346
0.46
33. Road Traffic Accidents
215
0.44
2,169
0.42
34. Oral Cancer
207
0.43
3,109
0.61
35. Congenital Anomalies
192
0.40
2,127
0.42
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
151
0.31
2,090
0.41
37. Drownings
106
0.22
301
0.06
38. Epilepsy
104
0.22
1,193
0.23
39. Schizophrenia
93
0.19
101
0.02
40. Asthma
85
0.18
1,302
0.25
41. Rheumatoid Arthritis
83
0.17
1,014
0.20
42. Multiple Sclerosis
80
0.17
1,856
0.36
43. Violence
64
0.13
868
0.17
44. Cervical Cancer
62
0.13
1,099
0.21
45. Fires
62
0.13
334
0.07
46. Tuberculosis
32
0.07
351
0.07
47. Skin Disease
27
0.06
2,134
0.42
48. Low Birth Weight
26
0.05
1,313
0.26
49. Poisonings
25
0.05
221
0.04
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
19
0.04
876
0.17
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Finland FINLAND   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
17.24
71
24.68
29
2. Prostate Cancer
14.53
107
16.66
82
3. Breast Cancer
14.52
123
17.64
82
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.24
73
12.09
50
5. Pancreas Cancer
9.12
8
6.20
52
6. Lymphomas
5.82
51
6.17
37
7. Ovary Cancer
5.00
67
5.61
45
8. Liver Cancer
4.01
131
3.64
146
9. Stomach Cancer
3.37
142
3.32
143
10. Uterin Cancer
2.84
70
2.98
56
11. Leukemia
2.76
132
3.55
93
12. Oesophagus Cancer
2.50
91
6.08
28
13. Skin Cancers
2.23
68
2.62
46
14. Bladder Cancer
1.97
97
3.54
40
15. Oral Cancer
1.72
147
2.46
105
16. Cervical Cancer
1.19
183
2.01
165
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.