TANZANIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	133,335	27	2,048	+ 131,287
Coronary Heart Disease	2	117,876	9	13,215	+ 104,662
Stroke	3	49,340	7	16,894	+ 32,446
Lung Cancers	4	27,723	61	159	+ 27,564
Hypertension	5	24,341	17	5,209	+ 19,132
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	17,185	33	1,567	+ 15,618
Falls	7	15,889	34	1,533	+ 14,356
Lung Disease	8	15,459	22	3,051	+ 12,408
Pancreas Cancer	9	14,953	62	158	+ 14,795
Liver Disease	10	12,806	13	6,586	+ 6,220
Prostate Cancer	11	11,633	28	1,819	+ 9,814
Breast Cancer	12	11,369	37	1,285	+ 10,084
Parkinson's Disease	13	10,226	45	513	+ 9,713
Lymphomas	14	10,201	41	805	+ 9,396
Suicide	15	10,145	24	2,474	+ 7,671
Liver Cancer	16	6,536	36	1,413	+ 5,122
Inflammatory/Heart	17	6,211	38	1,227	+ 4,984
Alcohol	18	5,568	56	270	+ 5,297
Stomach Cancer	19	5,357	39	1,190	+ 4,167
Other Injuries	20	5,237	20	4,270	+ 967
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	5,231	2	26,028	- 20,798
Diabetes Mellitus	22	5,009	15	6,247	- 1,237
Other Neoplasms	23	4,519	64	58	+ 4,461
Leukemia	24	4,450	47	416	+ 4,034
Ovary Cancer	25	4,129	53	337	+ 3,792
Kidney Disease	26	4,099	19	4,547	- 448
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,834	25	2,247	+ 1,587
Bladder Cancer	28	3,698	44	667	+ 3,031
Skin Cancers	29	3,563	42	744	+ 2,818
Drug Use	30	3,227	48	404	+ 2,823
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,077	29	1,778	+ 1,299
Uterin Cancer	32	2,699	57	218	+ 2,481
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,578	5	18,054	- 15,476
Oral Cancer	34	2,483	31	1,646	+ 838
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,301	11	9,791	- 7,489
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,816	46	462	+ 1,354
Drownings	37	1,270	32	1,642	- 371
Epilepsy	38	1,249	43	707	+ 542
Schizophrenia	39	1,115	80	0	+ 1,115
Asthma	40	1,016	30	1,700	- 684
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	995	63	81	+ 914
Multiple Sclerosis	42	961	68	27	+ 935
Violence	43	771	18	4,713	- 3,942
Cervical Cancer	44	744	14	6,424	- 5,679
Fires	45	739	35	1,424	- 686
Tuberculosis	46	384	4	20,269	- 19,885
Skin Disease	47	325	52	359	- 34
Low Birth Weight	48	314	10	12,173	- 11,859
Poisonings	49	297	40	1,170	- 873
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	228	50	401	- 173
Osteoarthritis	51	201	85	0	+ 201
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	183	6	17,587	- 17,403
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	130	86	0	+ 130
Appendicitis	54	114	58	218	- 104
Meningitis	55	113	21	3,188	- 3,075
Birth Trauma	56	93	8	15,086	- 14,993
Malnutrition	57	79	16	5,574	- 5,495
Anemia	58	67	82	0	+ 67
HIV/AIDS	59	67	1	27,402	- 27,335
Hepatitis C	60	55	66	40	+ 15
Oral conditions	61	45	84	0	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	62	24	54	299	- 275
Hepatitis B	63	20	60	168	- 149
Maternal Conditions	64	18	12	6,835	- 6,817
War	65	7	67	30	- 23
Encephalitis	66	6	59	199	- 193
Syphilis	67	4	26	2,115	- 2,111
Otitis Media	68	4	69	17	- 13
Pertussis	69	0	23	2,774	- 2,774
Tetanus	70	0	49	402	- 402
Diphtheria	71	0	70	11	- 11
Measles	72	0	55	295	- 295
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	371	- 371
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	56	- 56
Dengue	82	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Finland

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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.