FINLAND VS GEORGIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GEORGIA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,385	2	9,831	+ 8,554
Stroke	2	13,741	3	4,115	+ 9,626
Hypertension	3	5,037	5	2,030	+ 3,007
Liver Disease	4	2,148	10	1,068	+ 1,080
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	2,097	1	11,120	- 9,024
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1,861	22	418	+ 1,443
Lung Disease	7	1,330	8	1,289	+ 41
Lung Cancers	8	1,322	4	2,312	- 990
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,017	21	436	+ 581
Kidney Disease	10	948	26	342	+ 606
Breast Cancer	11	704	12	948	- 245
Stomach Cancer	12	612	19	447	+ 165
Road Traffic Accidents	13	569	33	215	+ 354
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	509	6	1,433	- 924
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	489	50	19	+ 470
Falls	16	482	7	1,325	- 843
Liver Cancer	17	442	16	545	- 104
Suicide	18	421	15	846	- 425
Parkinson's Disease	19	407	13	853	- 446
Other Injuries	20	398	20	437	- 39
Inflammatory/Heart	21	397	17	518	- 121
Prostate Cancer	22	333	11	970	- 637
Pancreas Cancer	23	261	9	1,247	- 986
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	260	36	151	+ 108
Lymphomas	25	239	14	851	- 612
Bladder Cancer	26	236	28	308	- 73
Cervical Cancer	27	215	44	62	+ 153
Congenital Anomalies	28	200	35	192	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	29	200	25	344	- 145
Leukemia	30	197	24	371	- 174
Oral Cancer	31	191	34	207	- 16
Tuberculosis	32	175	46	32	+ 143
Skin Cancers	33	171	29	297	- 126
Fires	34	160	45	62	+ 99
Asthma	35	156	40	85	+ 71
Uterin Cancer	36	132	32	225	- 93
Low Birth Weight	37	131	48	26	+ 105
Endocrine Disorders	38	125	31	257	- 132
Drownings	39	109	37	106	+ 3
Violence	40	104	43	64	+ 40
Drug Use	41	103	30	269	- 166
HIV/AIDS	42	102	59	6	+ 97
Oesophagus Cancer	43	86	27	320	- 234
Epilepsy	44	58	38	104	- 46
Alcohol	45	56	18	464	- 408
Birth Trauma	46	45	56	8	+ 38
Meningitis	47	28	55	9	+ 19
Encephalitis	48	28	66	0	+ 27
Poisonings	49	27	49	25	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	21	52	15	+ 6
Skin Disease	51	19	47	27	- 8
Other Neoplasms	52	17	23	377	- 360
Maternal Conditions	53	15	64	2	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	54	14	42	80	- 66
Appendicitis	55	12	54	10	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	56	9	75	0	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	9	41	83	- 74
Hepatitis B	58	8	63	2	+ 6
Malnutrition	59	5	57	7	- 1
Upper Respiratory	60	1	62	2	- 1
War	61	1	65	1	- 0
Tetanus	62	0	70	0	+ 0
Syphilis	63	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	60	5	- 4
Chlamydia	65	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	11	- 11
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	39	93	- 93
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Georgia

Finland

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.