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Body> Finland Height - Men (cm) 180.6 (2019) [11/38countries] Height - Women (cm) 166.5 (2019) [12/38countries] Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (5?19 years) (%) 9.1% (2016) [20/38countries] Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years) (%) 22.2% (2016) [23/38countries] Exercise> Finland % of those who do moderate physical activity every day 10.1% (2011) [22/25countries] Blood> Finland Prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age (15?49 years) (%) 10.9% (2019) [29/36countries] Age-standardized prevalence of hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years (%) 35.9% (2019) [11/38countries] Blood type A (% of total) 41.0% (??) [18/38countries] Blood type AB (% of total) 8.0% (??) [4/38countries] Blood type B (% of total) 18.0% (??) [7/38countries] Blood type O (% of total) 33.0% (??) [33/38countries] Sleep> Finland Time spent for sleeping (men and women, minutes per day per person) 508.3 (2009/10) [14/30countries] Time spent for sleeping (men, minutes per day per person) 504.9 (2009/10) [13/30countries] Time spent for sleeping (women, minutes per day per person) 511.5 (2009/10) [14/30countries] Eating> Finland Time spent for eating and drinking (men and women, minutes per day per person) 80.6 (2009/10) [21/30countries] Time spent for eating and drinking (men, minutes per day per person) 80.2 (2009/10) [22/30countries] Time spent for eating and drinking (women, minutes per day per person) 81.0 (2009/10) [21/30countries] Smoking> Finland Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use among persons 15 years and olders (%) 21.6% (2020) [23/38countries] % of those who smoke more than 10 cigarettes per day 10.6% (2011) [14/25countries] % of those who think that non-smokers should be medically prioritized over heavy smokers 43.8% (2011) [7/25countries] Drug> Finland % of those who use cannabis 8.20% (2018) [12/38countries] % of those who use cocaine 0.90% (2018) [21/38countries] % of those who use amphetamines 1.70% (2018) [2/38countries] % of those who use ecstasy 1.40% (2018) [7/38countries] Health status> Finland Healthy life expectancy at birth - male 69.9 (2019) [17/38countries] Healthy life expectancy at birth - female 72.0 (2019) [13/38countries] Degree of healthiness (5 steps) 339.1% (2018) [11/23countries] % of those who recently have often had difficulties with work or household activities because of health problems 14.1% (2011) [10/25countries] % of those who recently have often had bodily aches or pains 22.9% (2011) [11/25countries] % of those who have a long-standing illness/ chronic condition/ disability 43.7% (2011) [1/25countries] % of those who recently have often felt unhappy and depressed 10.0% (2011) [15/25countries] % of those who recently have often lost confidence 6.1% (2011) [16/25countries] % of those who recently have often felt they could not overcome their problems 6.6% (2011) [18/25countries] % of those who think that people suffer from severe health problems because they behaved in ways that damaged their health 73.5% (2011) [5/25countries] % of those who think that people suffer from severe health problems because of the environment they are exposed to at work or where they live 53.6% (2011) [24/25countries] % of those who think that people suffer from severe health problems because of their genes 73.3% (2011) [11/25countries] % of those who think that people suffer from severe health problems because they are poor 49.5% (2011) [13/25countries] Disease> Finland Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population) 3.5 (2021) [33/38countries] Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence among children under 5 years (%) 0.8 (2020) [4/38countries] Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 5 (2021) [14/34countries] Probability of dying from any of CVD, cancer, diabetes, CRD between age 30-70 (%) 9.6 (2019) [26/38countries] % of those who think that antibiotics can kill bacteria but not viruses 92.2% (2000) [2/22countries] % of those who think that all man-made chemicals can cause cancer if they eat enough of them 72.8% (2000) [8/22countries] Coronavirus outbreak> Finland Cancer> Finland Incidents of all cancers (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 271.2 (2020) [26/38countries] Incidents of cancer at bladder (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 7.6 (2020) [29/38countries] Incidents of cancer at brain, central nervous system (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 4.9 (2020) [31/38countries] Incidents of cancer at breast (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 92.4 (2020) [8/38countries] Incidents of cancer at cervix uteri (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 5.2 (2020) [34/38countries] Incidents of cancer at colorectum (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 68.2 (2020) [21/38countries] Incidents of cancer at corpus uteri (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 12.3 (2020) [26/38countries] Incidents of cancer at gallbladder (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 0.8 (2020) [12/38countries] Incidents of cancer at kidney (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 8.3 (2020) [23/38countries] Incidents of cancer at larynx (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 0.9 (2020) [35/38countries] Incidents of cancer at leukaemia (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 6.8 (2020) [29/38countries] Incidents of cancer at lip and oral cavity (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 3.0 (2020) [27/38countries] Incidents of cancer at liver (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 3.9 (2020) [30/38countries] Incidents of cancer at lung (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 19.4 (2020) [33/38countries] Incidents of cancer at skin (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 29.7 (2020) [16/38countries] Incidents of cancer at multiple myeloma (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 2.8 (2020) [24/38countries] Incidents of cancer at nasopharynx (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 0.1 (2020) [35/37countries] Incidents of cancer at lymphoma (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 13.2 (2020) [13/38countries] Incidents of cancer at oesophagus (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 2.4 (2020) [25/38countries] Incidents of cancer at oropharynx (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 2.0 (2020) [17/38countries] Incidents of cancer at ovary (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 7.7 (2020) [20/38countries] Incidents of cancer at pancreas (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 8.8 (2020) [7/38countries] Incidents of cancer at prostate (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 82.1 (2020) [10/38countries] Incidents of cancer at stomach (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 3.8 (2020) [36/38countries] Incidents of cancer at testis (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 7.3 (2020) [16/38countries] Incidents of cancer at thyroid (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 7.7 (2020) [24/38countries] Suicide> Finland Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) 13.43 (2019) [7/38countries] Suicide - male, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) 20.09 (2019) [7/38countries] Suicide - female, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) 6.78 (2019) [5/38countries] Suicide - 15-24 years (per 100,000 population) 16.05 (2019) [2/38countries] Suicide - 15-24 years, male (per 100,000 population) 20.85 (2019) [5/38countries] Suicide - 15-24 years, female (per 100,000 population) 11.01 (2019) [2/38countries] Suicide - 25-34 years (per 100,000 population) 20.99 (2019) [5/38countries] Suicide - 25-34 years, male (per 100,000 population) 32.86 (2019) [4/38countries] Suicide - 25-34 years, female (per 100,000 population) 8.48 (2019) [5/38countries] Suicide - 35-44 years (per 100,000 population) 17.18 (2019) [6/38countries] Suicide - 35-44 years, male (per 100,000 population) 26.76 (2019) [7/38countries] Suicide - 35-44 years, female (per 100,000 population) 7.09 (2019) [13/38countries] Suicide - 45-54 years (per 100,000 population) 18.18 (2019) [13/38countries] Suicide - 45-54 years, male (per 100,000 population) 26.32 (2019) [15/38countries] Suicide - 45-54 years, female (per 100,000 population) 9.86 (2019) [13/38countries] Suicide - 55-64 years (per 100,000 population) 18.41 (2019) [16/38countries] Suicide - 55-64 years, male (per 100,000 population) 28.09 (2019) [15/38countries] Suicide - 55-64 years, female (per 100,000 population) 8.98 (2019) [15/38countries] Suicide - 65-74 years (per 100,000 population) 17.08 (2019) [14/38countries] Suicide - 65-74 years, male (per 100,000 population) 27.03 (2019) [14/38countries] Suicide - 65-74 years, female (per 100,000 population) 8.13 (2019) [19/38countries] Suicide - 75-84 years (per 100,000 population) 18.22 (2019) [20/38countries] Suicide - 75-84 years, male (per 100,000 population) 30.26 (2019) [20/38countries] Suicide - 75-84 years, female (per 100,000 population) 9.35 (2019) [18/38countries] Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) 16.82 (2019) [21/38countries] Health care system> Finland Density of medical doctors (per 10,000 population) 43.3 (2013?2021) [13/38countries] % of those who think that doctors can be trusted 76.8% (2011) [9/25countries] Satisfaction with the treatment last given by a doctor (7 steps) 5.37 (2011) [10/25countries] % of those who think that the medical skills of doctors are not as good as they should be 37.1% (2011) [7/25countries] % of those who think that doctors discuss all treatment options with their patients 31.4% (2011) [23/25countries] % of those who think that doctors care more about their earnings than about their patients 32.4% (2011) [12/24countries] % of those who think that doctors would tell their patients if they made a mistake during treatment 96.9% (2011) [1/25countries] Density of nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000 population) 223.2 (2013?2021) [1/38countries] Density of dentists (per 10,000 population) 9.8 (2013?2021) [10/38countries] Density of pharmacists (per 10,000 population) 20.1 (2013?2021) [2/37countries] Hospital beds (number per 1,000 population) 3.6 (2018) [19/38countries] Inpatient care average length of stay days 7.8 (2022) [13/34countries] Satisfaction with the treatment last given in hospitalr (7 steps) 5.55 (2011) [4/25countries] % of those who often visited or were visited by a doctor during the past 12 months 13.1% (2011) [21/25countries] % of those who have been in hospital or a clinic as an inpatient overnight during the past 12 months 12.4% (2011) [17/24countries] % of those who did not get the medical treatment needed because they could not take the time off work or had other commitments during the past 12 months 6.9% (2011) [19/25countries] % of those who did not get the medical treatment needed because they could not pay for it during the past 12 months 10.1% (2011) [7/25countries] % of those who did not get the medical treatment needed because the waiting list was too long during the past 12 months 17.1% (2011) [8/25countries] % of those who did not get the medical treatment needed because the treatment they needed was not available where they live or nearby during the past 12 months 7.2% (2011) [10/25countries] % of those who often visited or were visited by an alternative health care practitioner during the past 12 months 1.2% (2011) [22/25countries] Satisfaction with the treatment last given by an alternative health care practitioner (7 steps) 5.24 (2011) [7/25countries] % of those who think that alternative medicine provides better solutions for health problems than western medicine 14.5% (2011) [19/25countries] % of those who think that alternative medicine promises more than it is able to deliver 61.0% (2011) [2/25countries] Health expenditure (% of GDP) 10.0% (2022) [15/38countries] Population with household expenditures on health > 10% of total household expenditure or income (%) 6.7 (2013?2021) [13/23countries] % of those who have confidence in the health care system (5 choices) 88.5% (2011) [4/25countries] Satisfaction with the health care system (7 steps) 4.86 (2011) [9/25countries] % of those who think that health care is the most important issue for their country 37.1% (2020) [8/20countries] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing health care for the sick 97.1% (2016) [14/25countries] % of those who turn to family members or close friends first to look after you if you were seriously ill 65.8% (2017) [20/21countries] % of those who turn to private companies first to look after you if you were seriously ill 2.9% (2017) [8/21countries] % of those who turn to public services first to look after you if you were seriously ill 27.7% (2017) [2/21countries] % of those who think that the government should primarily provide health care for the sick 94.0% (2017) [2/21countries] % of those who think that private companies should primarily provide health care for the sick 2.4% (2017) [18/21countries] % of those who think that family, relatives or friends should primarily provide health care for the sick 0.3% (2017) [18/21countries] % of those who think that people should have access to publicly funded health even if they do not hold citizenship of their country 43.3% (2011) [19/25countries] % of those who think that people should have access to publicly funded health even if they behave in ways that damage their health 43.8% (2011) [13/25countries] % of those who think that many people do not have access to the health care they need 23.5% (2011) [15/25countries] % of those who would like to see more government spending in health 64.2% (2016) [22/25countries] % of those who think that the government is successful in health care 48.5% (2016) [8/15countries] % of those who think it is right that the rich can buy better health care 26.1% (2019) [6/20countries] % of those who think it is fair that the rich can afford better health care for their children 42.8% (2011) [2/25countries] % of those who think it is wrong that the rich can buy better health care 53.6% (2019) [13/20countries] % of those who think it is unfair that the rich can afford better health care for their children 45.3% (2011) [25/25countries] % of those willing to pay higher taxes to improve the level of health care for all people in the country 28.7% (2011) [14/25countries] % of those who agree that the health care system will improve soon 14.2% (2011) [25/25countries] % of those who agree that the health care system is inefficient 24.8% (2011) [20/25countries] % of those who agree that the government should provide only limited health care services 19.7% (2011) [9/25countries] % of those who agree that people use health care services more than necessary 37.7% (2011) [20/25countries] % of those in favor of public funding of treatment of HIV/AIDS 64.7% (2011) [20/25countries] % of those in favor of public funding of programs to prevent obesity 58.3% (2011) [16/25countries] % of those in favor of public funding of preventive medical checkups 89.2% (2011) [8/25countries] % of those in favor of public funding of organ transplants 86.6% (2011) [13/25countries] % of those who think that they would not get treatment from the doctor of their choice if they become seriously ill 28.9% (2011) [9/25countries] % of those who think that they would not get the best treatment available in their country if they become seriously ill 9.2% (2011) [18/25countries] % of those who think that they would get treatment from the doctor of their choice if they become seriously ill 31.5% (2011) [22/25countries] % of those who think that they would get the best treatment available in their country if they become seriously ill 66.4% (2011) [9/25countries]