PARAGUAY VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		PARAGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	14,868	36	144	+ 14,724
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,144	1	4,327	+ 8,817
Stroke	3	5,502	2	3,007	+ 2,494
Lung Cancers	4	3,091	10	738	+ 2,354
Hypertension	5	2,714	8	895	+ 1,819
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,916	16	543	+ 1,373
Falls	7	1,772	43	100	+ 1,671
Lung Disease	8	1,724	7	1,181	+ 543
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,667	28	258	+ 1,409
Liver Disease	10	1,428	17	524	+ 904
Prostate Cancer	11	1,297	15	546	+ 751
Breast Cancer	12	1,268	20	481	+ 787
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,140	41	122	+ 1,019
Lymphomas	14	1,138	29	245	+ 893
Suicide	15	1,131	22	425	+ 706
Liver Cancer	16	729	35	152	+ 577
Inflammatory/Heart	17	693	34	154	+ 539
Alcohol	18	621	23	410	+ 211
Stomach Cancer	19	597	24	355	+ 242
Other Injuries	20	584	9	843	- 260
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	583	4	1,661	- 1,078
Diabetes Mellitus	22	559	3	2,361	- 1,803
Other Neoplasms	23	504	19	487	+ 17
Leukemia	24	496	27	272	+ 224
Ovary Cancer	25	460	45	85	+ 375
Kidney Disease	26	457	5	1,592	- 1,135
Oesophagus Cancer	27	428	33	173	+ 254
Bladder Cancer	28	412	51	57	+ 356
Skin Cancers	29	397	40	125	+ 272
Drug Use	30	360	56	38	+ 322
Endocrine Disorders	31	343	14	562	- 219
Uterin Cancer	32	301	54	45	+ 255
Road Traffic Accidents	33	287	6	1,552	- 1,264
Oral Cancer	34	277	38	134	+ 143
Congenital Anomalies	35	257	11	662	- 405
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	203	47	69	+ 134
Drownings	37	142	32	178	- 36
Epilepsy	38	139	44	98	+ 41
Schizophrenia	39	124	69	8	+ 117
Asthma	40	113	39	126	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	111	48	66	+ 45
Multiple Sclerosis	42	107	68	8	+ 99
Violence	43	86	13	566	- 480
Cervical Cancer	44	83	18	516	- 433
Fires	45	82	50	63	+ 19
Tuberculosis	46	43	26	273	- 230
Skin Disease	47	36	37	144	- 107
Low Birth Weight	48	35	12	644	- 609
Poisonings	49	33	63	14	+ 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	25	55	43	- 18
Osteoarthritis	51	22	58	30	- 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	20	31	192	- 172
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	14	52	52	- 38
Appendicitis	54	13	57	37	- 25
Meningitis	55	13	53	52	- 40
Birth Trauma	56	10	30	213	- 202
Malnutrition	57	9	25	330	- 321
Anemia	58	8	46	82	- 74
HIV/AIDS	59	7	21	448	- 441
Hepatitis C	60	6	72	3	+ 3
Oral conditions	61	5	73	2	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	62	3	70	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	63	2	67	10	- 7
Maternal Conditions	64	2	49	64	- 62
War	65	1	71	3	- 2
Encephalitis	66	1	66	11	- 10
Syphilis	67	0	42	119	- 118
Otitis Media	68	0	74	1	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	59	30	- 30
Tetanus	70	0	64	12	- 12
Diphtheria	71	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	61	17	- 17
Chagas disease	76	0	60	19	- 19
Schistosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	62	16	- 16
Leprosy	83	0	65	12	- 12
Chlamydia	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PARAGUAY

Finland

Paraguay

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.