ZIMBABWE VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	33,897	31	768	+ 33,129
Coronary Heart Disease	2	29,967	3	8,493	+ 21,474
Stroke	3	12,543	5	5,126	+ 7,417
Lung Cancers	4	7,048	43	286	+ 6,762
Hypertension	5	6,188	24	1,146	+ 5,042
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,369	40	505	+ 3,864
Falls	7	4,039	41	465	+ 3,575
Lung Disease	8	3,930	23	1,163	+ 2,767
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,801	47	217	+ 3,585
Liver Disease	10	3,256	17	1,941	+ 1,314
Prostate Cancer	11	2,957	32	628	+ 2,329
Breast Cancer	12	2,890	28	839	+ 2,051
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,600	46	226	+ 2,374
Lymphomas	14	2,593	26	960	+ 1,634
Suicide	15	2,579	13	2,069	+ 511
Liver Cancer	16	1,662	38	510	+ 1,152
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,579	25	1,047	+ 532
Alcohol	18	1,415	61	48	+ 1,367
Stomach Cancer	19	1,362	33	559	+ 803
Other Injuries	20	1,331	20	1,656	- 324
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	1,330	2	10,779	- 9,450
Diabetes Mellitus	22	1,273	9	3,344	- 2,070
Other Neoplasms	23	1,149	62	37	+ 1,112
Leukemia	24	1,131	45	244	+ 888
Ovary Cancer	25	1,050	51	173	+ 876
Kidney Disease	26	1,042	12	2,214	- 1,172
Oesophagus Cancer	27	975	29	801	+ 173
Bladder Cancer	28	940	54	125	+ 815
Skin Cancers	29	906	44	264	+ 642
Drug Use	30	820	48	213	+ 608
Endocrine Disorders	31	782	34	553	+ 229
Uterin Cancer	32	686	50	182	+ 504
Road Traffic Accidents	33	655	4	6,037	- 5,382
Oral Cancer	34	631	49	208	+ 424
Congenital Anomalies	35	585	11	2,217	- 1,632
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	462	35	548	- 86
Drownings	37	323	27	956	- 633
Epilepsy	38	317	39	508	- 190
Schizophrenia	39	283	86	0	+ 283
Asthma	40	258	21	1,531	- 1,272
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	253	64	26	+ 227
Multiple Sclerosis	42	244	67	14	+ 230
Violence	43	196	18	1,916	- 1,720
Cervical Cancer	44	189	14	2,023	- 1,834
Fires	45	188	30	793	- 605
Tuberculosis	46	98	16	1,999	- 1,901
Skin Disease	47	83	52	173	- 90
Low Birth Weight	48	80	7	4,038	- 3,958
Poisonings	49	76	37	515	- 440
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	58	36	542	- 484
Osteoarthritis	51	51	81	0	+ 51
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	47	6	4,595	- 4,548
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	33	80	0	+ 33
Appendicitis	54	29	58	66	- 37
Meningitis	55	29	22	1,325	- 1,296
Birth Trauma	56	24	8	3,405	- 3,382
Malnutrition	57	20	10	2,396	- 2,376
Anemia	58	17	84	0	+ 17
HIV/AIDS	59	17	1	19,988	- 19,971
Hepatitis C	60	14	66	14	- 0
Oral conditions	61	11	82	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	62	6	59	65	- 59
Hepatitis B	63	5	60	57	- 52
Maternal Conditions	64	5	19	1,749	- 1,744
War	65	2	65	26	- 24
Encephalitis	66	1	56	117	- 116
Syphilis	67	1	55	124	- 123
Otitis Media	68	1	68	3	- 2
Pertussis	69	0	42	419	- 419
Tetanus	70	0	57	102	- 102
Diphtheria	71	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	63	30	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	53	172	- 172
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Finland

Zimbabwe

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.