CENTRAL AFRICA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	11,169	33	204	+ 10,965
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,874	7	2,900	+ 6,974
Stroke	3	4,133	5	3,284	+ 849
Lung Cancers	4	2,322	55	47	+ 2,275
Hypertension	5	2,039	12	1,252	+ 787
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,440	45	116	+ 1,323
Falls	7	1,331	36	181	+ 1,150
Lung Disease	8	1,295	18	956	+ 339
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,253	60	37	+ 1,216
Liver Disease	10	1,073	14	1,153	- 81
Prostate Cancer	11	974	38	156	+ 818
Breast Cancer	12	952	26	344	+ 608
Parkinson's Disease	13	857	48	67	+ 789
Lymphomas	14	855	42	119	+ 736
Suicide	15	850	24	585	+ 265
Liver Cancer	16	547	44	117	+ 431
Inflammatory/Heart	17	520	30	270	+ 250
Alcohol	18	466	52	62	+ 405
Stomach Cancer	19	449	49	65	+ 383
Other Injuries	20	439	23	621	- 182
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	438	1	5,231	- 4,793
Diabetes Mellitus	22	420	15	1,141	- 722
Other Neoplasms	23	379	70	5	+ 374
Leukemia	24	373	47	88	+ 285
Ovary Cancer	25	346	50	64	+ 282
Kidney Disease	26	343	21	710	- 367
Oesophagus Cancer	27	321	53	48	+ 273
Bladder Cancer	28	310	64	23	+ 286
Skin Cancers	29	298	58	43	+ 256
Drug Use	30	270	57	44	+ 226
Endocrine Disorders	31	258	25	423	- 165
Uterin Cancer	32	226	65	20	+ 207
Road Traffic Accidents	33	216	10	1,790	- 1,574
Oral Cancer	34	208	46	91	+ 117
Congenital Anomalies	35	193	19	776	- 583
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	152	27	317	- 165
Drownings	37	106	34	202	- 96
Epilepsy	38	105	43	119	- 14
Schizophrenia	39	93	86	0	+ 93
Asthma	40	85	20	761	- 676
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	83	66	15	+ 68
Multiple Sclerosis	42	81	72	4	+ 77
Violence	43	65	17	1,009	- 944
Cervical Cancer	44	62	32	230	- 168
Fires	45	62	39	142	- 80
Tuberculosis	46	32	2	4,704	- 4,672
Skin Disease	47	27	54	48	- 21
Low Birth Weight	48	26	8	2,228	- 2,201
Poisonings	49	25	40	134	- 109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	19	35	194	- 175
Osteoarthritis	51	17	81	0	+ 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	15	3	4,684	- 4,668
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	11	80	0	+ 11
Appendicitis	54	10	51	62	- 52
Meningitis	55	9	16	1,015	- 1,005
Birth Trauma	56	8	9	2,192	- 2,184
Malnutrition	57	7	22	691	- 684
Anemia	58	6	84	0	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	59	6	4	3,753	- 3,747
Hepatitis C	60	5	69	6	- 1
Oral conditions	61	4	82	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	62	2	63	24	- 22
Hepatitis B	63	2	61	33	- 31
Maternal Conditions	64	2	13	1,174	- 1,173
War	65	1	28	314	- 313
Encephalitis	66	0	62	28	- 28
Syphilis	67	0	41	120	- 120
Otitis Media	68	0	68	6	- 6
Pertussis	69	0	31	265	- 265
Tetanus	70	0	29	280	- 280
Diphtheria	71	0	67	11	- 11
Measles	72	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Leishmaniasis	75	0	56	46	- 46
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	37	169	- 169
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	59	40	- 40
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	71	5	- 5
Dengue	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Finland

Central Africa

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.