GUINEA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	27,643	30	579	+ 27,064
Coronary Heart Disease	2	24,438	6	5,665	+ 18,773
Stroke	3	10,229	5	5,777	+ 4,452
Lung Cancers	4	5,747	50	128	+ 5,619
Hypertension	5	5,046	21	1,348	+ 3,698
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,563	53	100	+ 3,463
Falls	7	3,294	33	480	+ 2,815
Lung Disease	8	3,205	20	1,373	+ 1,832
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,100	65	19	+ 3,081
Liver Disease	10	2,655	12	2,550	+ 105
Prostate Cancer	11	2,412	32	525	+ 1,887
Breast Cancer	12	2,357	38	345	+ 2,012
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,120	44	212	+ 1,908
Lymphomas	14	2,115	48	158	+ 1,957
Suicide	15	2,103	29	892	+ 1,211
Liver Cancer	16	1,355	23	1,167	+ 188
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,288	35	439	+ 848
Alcohol	18	1,154	55	83	+ 1,071
Stomach Cancer	19	1,111	41	245	+ 866
Other Injuries	20	1,086	18	1,504	- 418
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	1,084	1	12,790	- 11,706
Diabetes Mellitus	22	1,039	15	2,138	- 1,099
Other Neoplasms	23	937	68	16	+ 921
Leukemia	24	923	67	17	+ 906
Ovary Cancer	25	856	54	93	+ 763
Kidney Disease	26	850	16	1,939	- 1,089
Oesophagus Cancer	27	795	63	20	+ 775
Bladder Cancer	28	767	60	32	+ 735
Skin Cancers	29	739	49	152	+ 587
Drug Use	30	669	46	169	+ 500
Endocrine Disorders	31	638	25	1,140	- 502
Uterin Cancer	32	559	59	38	+ 522
Road Traffic Accidents	33	534	9	3,788	- 3,254
Oral Cancer	34	515	52	122	+ 393
Congenital Anomalies	35	477	14	2,181	- 1,704
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	377	34	448	- 71
Drownings	37	263	31	528	- 265
Epilepsy	38	259	37	350	- 91
Schizophrenia	39	231	81	0	+ 231
Asthma	40	211	22	1,179	- 969
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	206	70	13	+ 194
Multiple Sclerosis	42	199	66	18	+ 182
Violence	43	160	26	1,128	- 968
Cervical Cancer	44	154	19	1,491	- 1,337
Fires	45	153	36	410	- 257
Tuberculosis	46	80	13	2,369	- 2,289
Skin Disease	47	67	51	127	- 60
Low Birth Weight	48	65	8	4,319	- 4,254
Poisonings	49	62	40	295	- 233
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	47	42	238	- 191
Osteoarthritis	51	42	85	0	+ 42
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	38	3	6,788	- 6,750
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	27	84	0	+ 27
Appendicitis	54	24	57	41	- 18
Meningitis	55	23	11	2,633	- 2,609
Birth Trauma	56	19	7	4,797	- 4,777
Malnutrition	57	16	28	1,032	- 1,016
Anemia	58	14	83	0	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	59	14	10	3,020	- 3,006
Hepatitis C	60	11	61	22	- 11
Oral conditions	61	9	86	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	62	5	69	15	- 10
Hepatitis B	63	4	47	162	- 158
Maternal Conditions	64	4	17	1,793	- 1,789
War	65	1	64	20	- 18
Encephalitis	66	1	56	81	- 80
Syphilis	67	1	39	328	- 327
Otitis Media	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Tetanus	70	0	45	170	- 170
Diphtheria	71	0	58	40	- 40
Measles	72	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	43	232	- 232
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	62	22	- 22
Dengue	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Finland

Guinea

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.