CONGO VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	12,052	25	230	+ 11,821
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,654	4	2,494	+ 8,160
Stroke	3	4,460	5	2,267	+ 2,193
Lung Cancers	4	2,506	47	54	+ 2,452
Hypertension	5	2,200	12	933	+ 1,268
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,553	38	89	+ 1,465
Falls	7	1,436	33	149	+ 1,287
Lung Disease	8	1,397	17	541	+ 856
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,352	52	42	+ 1,310
Liver Disease	10	1,157	13	931	+ 227
Prostate Cancer	11	1,051	28	198	+ 854
Breast Cancer	12	1,028	32	159	+ 869
Parkinson's Disease	13	924	42	69	+ 855
Lymphomas	14	922	45	61	+ 861
Suicide	15	917	19	349	+ 568
Liver Cancer	16	591	30	169	+ 421
Inflammatory/Heart	17	561	26	220	+ 342
Alcohol	18	503	49	46	+ 457
Stomach Cancer	19	484	39	88	+ 396
Other Injuries	20	473	20	333	+ 140
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	473	3	2,576	- 2,103
Diabetes Mellitus	22	453	10	1,050	- 597
Other Neoplasms	23	408	63	8	+ 401
Leukemia	24	402	46	57	+ 345
Ovary Cancer	25	373	48	49	+ 324
Kidney Disease	26	370	15	613	- 242
Oesophagus Cancer	27	347	57	19	+ 327
Bladder Cancer	28	334	61	15	+ 320
Skin Cancers	29	322	53	36	+ 286
Drug Use	30	292	44	65	+ 226
Endocrine Disorders	31	278	27	208	+ 70
Uterin Cancer	32	244	60	15	+ 229
Road Traffic Accidents	33	233	7	1,598	- 1,365
Oral Cancer	34	224	54	33	+ 192
Congenital Anomalies	35	208	14	729	- 521
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	164	35	105	+ 59
Drownings	37	115	36	104	+ 11
Epilepsy	38	113	40	76	+ 37
Schizophrenia	39	101	81	0	+ 101
Asthma	40	92	23	291	- 199
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	90	59	15	+ 75
Multiple Sclerosis	42	87	66	4	+ 83
Violence	43	70	18	539	- 469
Cervical Cancer	44	67	29	196	- 129
Fires	45	67	37	90	- 24
Tuberculosis	46	35	2	2,781	- 2,746
Skin Disease	47	29	50	46	- 16
Low Birth Weight	48	28	9	1,283	- 1,255
Poisonings	49	27	41	71	- 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	21	43	67	- 46
Osteoarthritis	51	18	85	0	+ 18
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	17	8	1,304	- 1,288
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	12	84	0	+ 12
Appendicitis	54	10	58	18	- 8
Meningitis	55	10	22	299	- 289
Birth Trauma	56	8	11	997	- 989
Malnutrition	57	7	24	272	- 265
Anemia	58	6	82	0	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	59	6	1	4,509	- 4,503
Hepatitis C	60	5	67	2	+ 2
Oral conditions	61	4	86	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	62	2	64	7	- 5
Hepatitis B	63	2	62	14	- 13
Maternal Conditions	64	2	16	578	- 576
War	65	1	72	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	1	56	20	- 19
Syphilis	67	0	34	107	- 106
Otitis Media	68	0	71	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	21	329	- 329
Tetanus	70	0	55	23	- 23
Diphtheria	71	0	68	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	31	159	- 159
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	45	- 45
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

Finland

Congo

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.