ZAMBIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	FINLAND		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	41,108	29	590	+ 40,518
Coronary Heart Disease	2	36,342	10	4,432	+ 31,910
Stroke	3	15,212	3	7,948	+ 7,264
Lung Cancers	4	8,547	41	226	+ 8,321
Hypertension	5	7,504	13	2,616	+ 4,888
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,298	43	203	+ 5,096
Falls	7	4,899	28	596	+ 4,302
Lung Disease	8	4,766	21	1,273	+ 3,494
Pancreas Cancer	9	4,610	62	42	+ 4,568
Liver Disease	10	3,948	9	4,501	- 553
Prostate Cancer	11	3,586	30	561	+ 3,025
Breast Cancer	12	3,505	35	366	+ 3,139
Parkinson's Disease	13	3,153	47	164	+ 2,989
Lymphomas	14	3,145	31	548	+ 2,597
Suicide	15	3,128	20	1,303	+ 1,825
Liver Cancer	16	2,015	46	177	+ 1,838
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,915	33	501	+ 1,414
Alcohol	18	1,717	49	140	+ 1,577
Stomach Cancer	19	1,652	42	206	+ 1,445
Other Injuries	20	1,615	19	1,729	- 114
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	1,613	2	9,517	- 7,904
Diabetes Mellitus	22	1,544	14	2,395	- 851
Other Neoplasms	23	1,393	65	20	+ 1,373
Leukemia	24	1,372	39	261	+ 1,111
Ovary Cancer	25	1,273	57	82	+ 1,191
Kidney Disease	26	1,264	18	1,760	- 497
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,182	36	359	+ 824
Bladder Cancer	28	1,140	50	132	+ 1,008
Skin Cancers	29	1,098	54	108	+ 990
Drug Use	30	995	53	122	+ 873
Endocrine Disorders	31	949	37	354	+ 595
Uterin Cancer	32	832	64	30	+ 802
Road Traffic Accidents	33	795	11	3,654	- 2,859
Oral Cancer	34	766	48	155	+ 610
Congenital Anomalies	35	710	12	3,146	- 2,436
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	560	40	246	+ 314
Drownings	37	392	27	689	- 297
Epilepsy	38	385	38	332	+ 53
Schizophrenia	39	344	81	0	+ 344
Asthma	40	313	26	741	- 428
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	307	63	30	+ 277
Multiple Sclerosis	42	296	67	13	+ 283
Violence	43	238	23	1,153	- 916
Cervical Cancer	44	230	17	1,799	- 1,569
Fires	45	228	32	546	- 319
Tuberculosis	46	118	6	5,941	- 5,823
Skin Disease	47	100	52	126	- 26
Low Birth Weight	48	97	8	4,857	- 4,760
Poisonings	49	92	34	456	- 365
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	70	45	190	- 119
Osteoarthritis	51	62	85	0	+ 62
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	57	5	6,275	- 6,219
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	40	84	0	+ 40
Appendicitis	54	35	56	84	- 49
Meningitis	55	35	16	1,976	- 1,941
Birth Trauma	56	29	7	5,062	- 5,033
Malnutrition	57	24	15	2,303	- 2,278
Anemia	58	21	83	0	+ 21
HIV/AIDS	59	21	1	17,234	- 17,214
Hepatitis C	60	17	66	18	- 1
Oral conditions	61	14	86	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	62	7	60	68	- 60
Hepatitis B	63	6	55	104	- 98
Maternal Conditions	64	6	22	1,188	- 1,182
War	65	2	69	6	- 4
Encephalitis	66	2	59	70	- 68
Syphilis	67	1	24	885	- 883
Otitis Media	68	1	70	5	- 4
Pertussis	69	0	25	743	- 743
Tetanus	70	0	44	190	- 190
Diphtheria	71	0	73	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	61	48	- 48
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Leishmaniasis	75	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	128	- 128
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	82	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Finland

Zambia

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.