FINLAND VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,145	21	436	+ 4,709
Malaria	2	3,291	74	0	+ 3,291
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,731	52	15	+ 2,715
Measles	4	2,424	72	0	+ 2,424
Stroke	5	2,324	3	4,115	- 1,791
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,279	2	9,831	- 7,552
Birth Trauma	7	1,930	56	8	+ 1,922
Low Birth Weight	8	1,737	48	26	+ 1,711
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,524	33	215	+ 1,309
HIV/AIDS	10	1,215	59	6	+ 1,209
Meningitis	11	1,059	55	9	+ 1,050
Liver Disease	12	1,026	10	1,068	- 42
Tuberculosis	13	953	46	32	+ 921
Congenital Anomalies	14	877	35	192	+ 685
Diabetes Mellitus	15	860	22	418	+ 442
Kidney Disease	16	780	26	342	+ 438
Maternal Conditions	17	721	64	2	+ 720
Other Injuries	18	605	20	437	+ 168
Cervical Cancer	19	600	44	62	+ 538
Lung Disease	20	552	8	1,289	- 737
Hypertension	21	542	5	2,030	- 1,488
Asthma	22	474	40	85	+ 390
Liver Cancer	23	470	16	545	- 76
Pertussis	24	469	69	0	+ 469
Endocrine Disorders	25	458	31	257	+ 202
Violence	26	454	43	64	+ 390
Trypanosomiasis	27	431	78	0	+ 431
Malnutrition	28	415	57	7	+ 409
Suicide	29	359	15	846	- 487
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	233	1	11,120	- 10,887
Drownings	31	213	37	106	+ 107
Prostate Cancer	32	211	11	970	- 759
Falls	33	193	7	1,325	- 1,132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	180	36	151	+ 29
Inflammatory/Heart	35	177	17	518	- 341
Fires	36	165	45	62	+ 103
Epilepsy	37	141	38	104	+ 36
Breast Cancer	38	139	12	948	- 809
Syphilis	39	132	67	0	+ 132
Poisonings	40	119	49	25	+ 94
Stomach Cancer	41	99	19	447	- 348
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	96	50	19	+ 77
Schistosomiasis	43	93	77	0	+ 93
Parkinson's Disease	44	85	13	853	- 768
Tetanus	45	68	70	0	+ 68
Drug Use	46	68	30	269	- 201
Hepatitis B	47	65	63	2	+ 64
Lymphomas	48	63	14	851	- 787
Skin Cancers	49	61	29	297	- 236
Lung Cancers	50	52	4	2,312	- 2,261
Skin Disease	51	51	47	27	+ 24
Oral Cancer	52	49	34	207	- 158
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	40	6	1,433	- 1,393
Ovary Cancer	54	37	25	344	- 307
Alcohol	55	34	18	464	- 431
Encephalitis	56	32	66	0	+ 32
Appendicitis	57	17	54	10	+ 7
Diphtheria	58	16	71	0	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	59	15	32	225	- 210
Bladder Cancer	60	13	28	308	- 296
Hepatitis C	61	9	60	5	+ 4
Ascariasis	62	9	81	0	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	63	8	27	320	- 312
War	64	8	65	1	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	65	8	9	1,247	- 1,239
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	42	80	- 73
Leukemia	67	7	24	371	- 364
Other Neoplasms	68	6	23	377	- 370
Upper Respiratory	69	6	62	2	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	5	41	83	- 78
Chlamydia	71	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	39	93	- 93
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	58	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Guinea

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.