NAMIBIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	5,541	21	176	+ 5,366
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,899	5	1,221	+ 3,678
Stroke	3	2,051	4	1,333	+ 718
Lung Cancers	4	1,152	35	59	+ 1,093
Hypertension	5	1,012	12	428	+ 584
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	714	36	54	+ 660
Falls	7	660	34	62	+ 598
Lung Disease	8	642	10	461	+ 181
Pancreas Cancer	9	621	53	18	+ 604
Liver Disease	10	532	14	336	+ 197
Prostate Cancer	11	483	31	94	+ 389
Breast Cancer	12	472	24	121	+ 351
Parkinson's Disease	13	425	42	43	+ 382
Lymphomas	14	424	40	46	+ 378
Suicide	15	422	17	243	+ 179
Liver Cancer	16	272	41	45	+ 227
Inflammatory/Heart	17	258	22	162	+ 96
Alcohol	18	231	48	28	+ 203
Stomach Cancer	19	223	45	33	+ 190
Other Injuries	20	218	19	207	+ 11
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	217	2	1,464	- 1,247
Diabetes Mellitus	22	208	7	724	- 516
Other Neoplasms	23	188	60	8	+ 180
Leukemia	24	185	49	24	+ 161
Ovary Cancer	25	172	50	23	+ 148
Kidney Disease	26	170	15	322	- 151
Oesophagus Cancer	27	159	52	21	+ 138
Bladder Cancer	28	154	54	16	+ 138
Skin Cancers	29	148	29	108	+ 40
Drug Use	30	134	46	32	+ 102
Endocrine Disorders	31	128	33	73	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	32	112	56	11	+ 101
Road Traffic Accidents	33	107	6	868	- 761
Oral Cancer	34	103	30	100	+ 3
Congenital Anomalies	35	96	16	283	- 188
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	75	32	76	- 0
Drownings	37	53	26	110	- 57
Epilepsy	38	52	38	49	+ 3
Schizophrenia	39	46	86	0	+ 46
Asthma	40	42	20	200	- 158
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	41	57	9	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	42	40	64	2	+ 38
Violence	43	32	11	450	- 418
Cervical Cancer	44	31	23	133	- 102
Fires	45	31	28	109	- 78
Tuberculosis	46	16	3	1,416	- 1,400
Skin Disease	47	14	47	31	- 17
Low Birth Weight	48	13	9	516	- 503
Poisonings	49	12	39	46	- 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	9	44	33	- 24
Osteoarthritis	51	8	81	0	+ 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	8	8	645	- 637
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	5	82	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	54	5	58	9	- 4
Meningitis	55	5	27	109	- 104
Birth Trauma	56	4	13	345	- 341
Malnutrition	57	3	18	224	- 220
Anemia	58	3	83	0	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	59	3	1	2,928	- 2,926
Hepatitis C	60	2	66	1	+ 2
Oral conditions	61	2	80	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	62	1	61	6	- 5
Hepatitis B	63	1	63	4	- 4
Maternal Conditions	64	1	25	110	- 109
War	65	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	59	8	- 8
Syphilis	67	0	43	35	- 35
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	37	54	- 54
Tetanus	70	0	62	6	- 6
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	65	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	51	22	- 22
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	55	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Finland

Namibia

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.