TRINIDAD/TOB. VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,785	9	215	+ 2,570
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,462	1	1,476	+ 986
Stroke	3	1,030	3	822	+ 208
Lung Cancers	4	579	8	217	+ 362
Hypertension	5	508	11	201	+ 307
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	359	13	196	+ 163
Falls	7	332	33	43	+ 289
Lung Disease	8	323	16	129	+ 194
Pancreas Cancer	9	312	19	114	+ 198
Liver Disease	10	267	14	136	+ 132
Prostate Cancer	11	243	6	330	- 87
Breast Cancer	12	237	7	258	- 21
Parkinson's Disease	13	214	32	51	+ 162
Lymphomas	14	213	20	111	+ 102
Suicide	15	212	17	121	+ 91
Liver Cancer	16	137	28	66	+ 71
Inflammatory/Heart	17	130	25	72	+ 58
Alcohol	18	116	42	23	+ 93
Stomach Cancer	19	112	26	69	+ 43
Other Injuries	20	109	30	61	+ 48
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	109	10	205	- 96
Diabetes Mellitus	22	105	2	1,275	- 1,171
Other Neoplasms	23	94	51	10	+ 84
Leukemia	24	93	29	62	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	25	86	24	80	+ 6
Kidney Disease	26	86	5	439	- 354
Oesophagus Cancer	27	80	41	24	+ 56
Bladder Cancer	28	77	34	41	+ 37
Skin Cancers	29	74	57	4	+ 70
Drug Use	30	67	44	19	+ 49
Endocrine Disorders	31	64	18	119	- 55
Uterin Cancer	32	56	27	68	- 11
Road Traffic Accidents	33	54	15	130	- 76
Oral Cancer	34	52	38	31	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	35	48	22	93	- 45
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	38	31	52	- 14
Drownings	37	27	39	31	- 4
Epilepsy	38	26	37	32	- 6
Schizophrenia	39	23	86	0	+ 23
Asthma	40	21	35	40	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	21	53	8	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	42	20	58	2	+ 18
Violence	43	16	4	549	- 533
Cervical Cancer	44	16	21	97	- 81
Fires	45	15	48	16	- 1
Tuberculosis	46	8	43	22	- 14
Skin Disease	47	7	36	39	- 32
Low Birth Weight	48	7	23	83	- 76
Poisonings	49	6	59	1	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	5	49	11	- 6
Osteoarthritis	51	4	81	0	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	4	45	18	- 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	82	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	54	2	56	4	- 2
Meningitis	55	2	52	9	- 7
Birth Trauma	56	2	40	25	- 23
Malnutrition	57	2	47	17	- 15
Anemia	58	1	85	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	59	1	12	196	- 195
Hepatitis C	60	1	62	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	80	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	60	0	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	50	10	- 10
War	65	0	46	17	- 17
Encephalitis	66	0	54	6	- 6
Syphilis	67	0	61	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	65	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	55	5	- 5
Leprosy	83	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	63	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Finland

Trinidad/Tob.

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.