EGYPT VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	219,873	16	6,975	+ 212,898
Coronary Heart Disease	2	194,382	1	173,871	+ 20,510
Stroke	3	81,363	3	43,839	+ 37,524
Lung Cancers	4	45,716	18	5,677	+ 40,038
Hypertension	5	40,138	5	21,094	+ 19,044
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	28,339	24	3,083	+ 25,256
Falls	7	26,202	30	2,019	+ 24,183
Lung Disease	8	25,493	9	13,393	+ 12,100
Pancreas Cancer	9	24,657	26	2,906	+ 21,751
Liver Disease	10	21,117	2	60,122	- 39,005
Prostate Cancer	11	19,183	35	1,282	+ 17,901
Breast Cancer	12	18,748	13	9,180	+ 9,568
Parkinson's Disease	13	16,863	28	2,391	+ 14,472
Lymphomas	14	16,822	14	7,539	+ 9,284
Suicide	15	16,730	25	3,022	+ 13,708
Liver Cancer	16	10,778	4	24,512	- 13,734
Inflammatory/Heart	17	10,242	27	2,489	+ 7,753
Alcohol	18	9,181	60	141	+ 9,040
Stomach Cancer	19	8,835	32	1,844	+ 6,990
Other Injuries	20	8,635	21	3,819	+ 4,817
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	8,625	7	20,695	- 12,069
Diabetes Mellitus	22	8,261	8	19,131	- 10,870
Other Neoplasms	23	7,452	61	116	+ 7,336
Leukemia	24	7,339	22	3,763	+ 3,576
Ovary Cancer	25	6,809	31	1,944	+ 4,865
Kidney Disease	26	6,759	6	21,087	- 14,328
Oesophagus Cancer	27	6,323	41	951	+ 5,372
Bladder Cancer	28	6,098	19	5,133	+ 965
Skin Cancers	29	5,875	39	1,013	+ 4,862
Drug Use	30	5,322	62	116	+ 5,206
Endocrine Disorders	31	5,074	29	2,372	+ 2,702
Uterin Cancer	32	4,450	52	422	+ 4,028
Road Traffic Accidents	33	4,251	12	10,141	- 5,890
Oral Cancer	34	4,095	45	793	+ 3,302
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,795	10	12,163	- 8,368
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,995	34	1,339	+ 1,656
Drownings	37	2,095	37	1,122	+ 973
Epilepsy	38	2,059	50	451	+ 1,608
Schizophrenia	39	1,838	80	0	+ 1,838
Asthma	40	1,675	15	7,104	- 5,429
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	1,642	65	26	+ 1,616
Multiple Sclerosis	42	1,585	56	213	+ 1,373
Violence	43	1,271	20	4,165	- 2,894
Cervical Cancer	44	1,228	48	625	+ 603
Fires	45	1,218	33	1,568	- 350
Tuberculosis	46	633	51	432	+ 201
Skin Disease	47	537	55	219	+ 317
Low Birth Weight	48	517	11	11,391	- 10,874
Poisonings	49	490	57	195	+ 295
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	376	36	1,248	- 872
Osteoarthritis	51	331	85	0	+ 331
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	302	23	3,692	- 3,389
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	214	84	0	+ 214
Appendicitis	54	188	59	142	+ 46
Meningitis	55	186	43	827	- 641
Birth Trauma	56	154	17	6,109	- 5,955
Malnutrition	57	131	46	759	- 628
Anemia	58	111	82	0	+ 111
HIV/AIDS	59	110	53	397	- 287
Hepatitis C	60	90	63	97	- 6
Oral conditions	61	74	86	0	+ 74
Upper Respiratory	62	39	68	5	+ 34
Hepatitis B	63	33	40	988	- 956
Maternal Conditions	64	30	44	795	- 765
War	65	11	47	714	- 703
Encephalitis	66	9	38	1,046	- 1,036
Syphilis	67	7	58	159	- 152
Otitis Media	68	6	72	0	+ 6
Pertussis	69	1	42	906	- 906
Tetanus	70	0	49	540	- 540
Diphtheria	71	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	64	43	- 43
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	220	- 220
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	6	- 6
Dengue	82	0	69	5	- 5
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Finland

Egypt

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.