AFGHANISTAN VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	79,298	23	1,765	+ 77,533
Coronary Heart Disease	2	70,104	1	40,195	+ 29,909
Stroke	3	29,344	3	19,060	+ 10,283
Lung Cancers	4	16,487	32	1,076	+ 15,411
Hypertension	5	14,476	8	7,995	+ 6,481
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,220	39	741	+ 9,479
Falls	7	9,450	37	905	+ 8,544
Lung Disease	8	9,194	15	4,650	+ 4,544
Pancreas Cancer	9	8,893	56	229	+ 8,663
Liver Disease	10	7,616	16	4,600	+ 3,016
Prostate Cancer	11	6,918	55	258	+ 6,660
Breast Cancer	12	6,762	22	1,822	+ 4,940
Parkinson's Disease	13	6,082	41	628	+ 5,454
Lymphomas	14	6,067	36	946	+ 5,121
Suicide	15	6,034	24	1,573	+ 4,461
Liver Cancer	16	3,887	40	657	+ 3,230
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,694	45	527	+ 3,167
Alcohol	18	3,311	58	150	+ 3,161
Stomach Cancer	19	3,186	26	1,501	+ 1,686
Other Injuries	20	3,114	18	3,241	- 127
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	3,111	4	14,649	- 11,539
Diabetes Mellitus	22	2,979	12	5,750	- 2,770
Other Neoplasms	23	2,688	63	29	+ 2,659
Leukemia	24	2,647	42	610	+ 2,037
Ovary Cancer	25	2,456	48	369	+ 2,086
Kidney Disease	26	2,438	10	6,590	- 4,153
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,280	29	1,314	+ 966
Bladder Cancer	28	2,199	54	272	+ 1,927
Skin Cancers	29	2,119	59	145	+ 1,974
Drug Use	30	1,919	51	328	+ 1,591
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,830	28	1,364	+ 466
Uterin Cancer	32	1,605	53	289	+ 1,316
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,533	11	6,033	- 4,500
Oral Cancer	34	1,477	27	1,467	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,369	14	5,001	- 3,632
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,080	25	1,505	- 425
Drownings	37	756	34	996	- 240
Epilepsy	38	743	35	993	- 250
Schizophrenia	39	663	81	0	+ 663
Asthma	40	604	17	3,403	- 2,799
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	592	65	25	+ 567
Multiple Sclerosis	42	572	62	84	+ 488
Violence	43	458	19	3,217	- 2,758
Cervical Cancer	44	443	44	541	- 98
Fires	45	439	50	348	+ 91
Tuberculosis	46	228	7	9,839	- 9,611
Skin Disease	47	194	61	94	+ 100
Low Birth Weight	48	187	5	12,631	- 12,444
Poisonings	49	177	47	384	- 207
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	135	33	1,041	- 905
Osteoarthritis	51	119	84	0	+ 119
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	109	13	5,555	- 5,446
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	77	85	0	+ 77
Appendicitis	54	68	52	298	- 231
Meningitis	55	67	20	2,626	- 2,558
Birth Trauma	56	55	6	10,723	- 10,667
Malnutrition	57	47	43	589	- 542
Anemia	58	40	83	0	+ 40
HIV/AIDS	59	40	46	464	- 424
Hepatitis C	60	33	64	28	+ 5
Oral conditions	61	27	86	0	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	62	14	68	9	+ 5
Hepatitis B	63	12	38	863	- 852
Maternal Conditions	64	11	9	7,807	- 7,796
War	65	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Encephalitis	66	3	31	1,190	- 1,187
Syphilis	67	3	60	94	- 92
Otitis Media	68	2	71	1	+ 2
Pertussis	69	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Tetanus	70	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Diphtheria	71	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	72	0	49	350	- 350
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	57	185	- 185
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	17	- 17
Dengue	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Finland

Afghanistan

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.