SWAZILAND VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,249	27	77	+ 2,173
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,989	5	755	+ 1,234
Stroke	3	832	4	800	+ 32
Lung Cancers	4	468	46	17	+ 451
Hypertension	5	411	10	292	+ 119
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	290	43	19	+ 271
Falls	7	268	32	41	+ 227
Lung Disease	8	261	12	264	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	9	252	56	6	+ 246
Liver Disease	10	216	11	274	- 58
Prostate Cancer	11	196	31	45	+ 151
Breast Cancer	12	192	35	37	+ 155
Parkinson's Disease	13	173	41	24	+ 149
Lymphomas	14	172	36	31	+ 141
Suicide	15	171	9	338	- 166
Liver Cancer	16	110	37	29	+ 81
Inflammatory/Heart	17	105	24	94	+ 11
Alcohol	18	94	48	16	+ 78
Stomach Cancer	19	90	53	7	+ 84
Other Injuries	20	88	17	190	- 102
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	88	2	921	- 832
Diabetes Mellitus	22	85	3	892	- 807
Other Neoplasms	23	76	61	4	+ 72
Leukemia	24	75	47	16	+ 59
Ovary Cancer	25	70	52	10	+ 60
Kidney Disease	26	69	8	381	- 312
Oesophagus Cancer	27	65	44	18	+ 46
Bladder Cancer	28	62	55	6	+ 56
Skin Cancers	29	60	42	20	+ 40
Drug Use	30	54	38	27	+ 28
Endocrine Disorders	31	52	28	74	- 22
Uterin Cancer	32	46	50	11	+ 34
Road Traffic Accidents	33	43	7	384	- 341
Oral Cancer	34	42	51	10	+ 32
Congenital Anomalies	35	39	19	160	- 122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	31	29	51	- 20
Drownings	37	21	25	87	- 66
Epilepsy	38	21	30	46	- 25
Schizophrenia	39	19	83	0	+ 19
Asthma	40	17	20	150	- 132
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	17	58	5	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	42	16	63	1	+ 15
Violence	43	13	16	212	- 199
Cervical Cancer	44	13	15	215	- 202
Fires	45	12	26	84	- 71
Tuberculosis	46	6	13	256	- 249
Skin Disease	47	5	40	25	- 20
Low Birth Weight	48	5	14	233	- 228
Poisonings	49	5	34	37	- 32
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	4	39	26	- 22
Osteoarthritis	51	3	81	0	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	3	6	517	- 514
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	2	80	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	54	2	54	7	- 5
Meningitis	55	2	23	97	- 96
Birth Trauma	56	2	18	166	- 165
Malnutrition	57	1	22	106	- 104
Anemia	58	1	84	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	59	1	1	2,314	- 2,313
Hepatitis C	60	1	65	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	82	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	0	60	4	- 4
Hepatitis B	63	0	57	6	- 6
Maternal Conditions	64	0	21	116	- 115
War	65	0	71	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	59	5	- 5
Syphilis	67	0	45	17	- 17
Otitis Media	68	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	33	39	- 39
Tetanus	70	0	62	4	- 4
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	64	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	49	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWAZILAND

Finland

Swaziland

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.