FINLAND VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,209	21	436	+ 4,772
Tuberculosis	2	4,683	46	32	+ 4,651
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,663	52	15	+ 4,648
HIV/AIDS	4	3,736	59	6	+ 3,731
Stroke	5	3,270	3	4,115	- 845
Malaria	6	3,265	74	0	+ 3,265
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,887	2	9,831	- 6,944
Low Birth Weight	8	2,218	48	26	+ 2,192
Birth Trauma	9	2,182	56	8	+ 2,174
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,782	33	215	+ 1,567
Measles	11	1,618	72	0	+ 1,618
Hypertension	12	1,247	5	2,030	- 783
Maternal Conditions	13	1,169	64	2	+ 1,168
Liver Disease	14	1,148	10	1,068	+ 80
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,136	22	418	+ 719
Meningitis	16	1,010	55	9	+ 1,001
Violence	17	1,004	43	64	+ 940
Lung Disease	18	952	8	1,289	- 337
Congenital Anomalies	19	772	35	192	+ 580
Asthma	20	757	40	85	+ 673
Kidney Disease	21	707	26	342	+ 365
Malnutrition	22	688	57	7	+ 681
Other Injuries	23	618	20	437	+ 181
Suicide	24	582	15	846	- 264
Endocrine Disorders	25	421	31	257	+ 165
Breast Cancer	26	343	12	948	- 605
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	316	36	151	+ 164
War	28	312	65	1	+ 312
Tetanus	29	279	70	0	+ 279
Inflammatory/Heart	30	269	17	518	- 249
Pertussis	31	264	69	0	+ 264
Cervical Cancer	32	229	44	62	+ 167
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	203	1	11,120	- 10,917
Drownings	34	201	37	106	+ 95
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	193	50	19	+ 174
Falls	36	180	7	1,325	- 1,145
Schistosomiasis	37	168	77	0	+ 168
Prostate Cancer	38	156	11	970	- 815
Fires	39	141	45	62	+ 80
Poisonings	40	133	49	25	+ 109
Syphilis	41	120	67	0	+ 119
Lymphomas	42	118	14	851	- 732
Epilepsy	43	118	38	104	+ 14
Liver Cancer	44	116	16	545	- 429
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	116	6	1,433	- 1,317
Oral Cancer	46	91	34	207	- 116
Leukemia	47	88	24	371	- 283
Parkinson's Disease	48	67	13	853	- 786
Stomach Cancer	49	65	19	447	- 382
Ovary Cancer	50	64	25	344	- 281
Appendicitis	51	62	54	10	+ 52
Alcohol	52	61	18	464	- 403
Oesophagus Cancer	53	48	27	320	- 272
Skin Disease	54	48	47	27	+ 21
Lung Cancers	55	47	4	2,312	- 2,265
Leishmaniasis	56	45	75	0	+ 45
Drug Use	57	44	30	269	- 226
Skin Cancers	58	43	29	297	- 254
Trypanosomiasis	59	39	78	0	+ 39
Pancreas Cancer	60	36	9	1,247	- 1,211
Hepatitis B	61	33	63	2	+ 31
Encephalitis	62	28	66	0	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	63	24	62	2	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	64	23	28	308	- 285
Uterin Cancer	65	19	32	225	- 206
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	15	41	83	- 68
Diphtheria	67	11	71	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	68	6	68	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	69	6	60	5	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	5	23	377	- 372
Ascariasis	71	5	81	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	42	80	- 76
Chlamydia	73	2	84	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	39	93	- 93
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Central Africa

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.