FINLAND VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,458	2	9,831	- 373
Stroke	2	7,244	3	4,115	+ 3,129
Diabetes Mellitus	3	4,100	22	418	+ 3,682
Hypertension	4	2,267	5	2,030	+ 237
Suicide	5	2,234	15	846	+ 1,388
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,136	21	436	+ 1,700
HIV/AIDS	7	1,815	59	6	+ 1,810
Kidney Disease	8	1,653	26	342	+ 1,312
Liver Disease	9	1,395	10	1,068	+ 327
Violence	10	1,371	43	64	+ 1,307
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,239	33	215	+ 1,024
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,236	31	257	+ 979
Lung Disease	13	1,233	8	1,289	- 57
Other Injuries	14	1,185	20	437	+ 748
Drownings	15	1,026	37	106	+ 920
Tuberculosis	16	970	46	32	+ 938
Prostate Cancer	17	873	11	970	- 97
Anemia	18	701	58	6	+ 695
Breast Cancer	19	679	12	948	- 269
Inflammatory/Heart	20	650	17	518	+ 132
Cervical Cancer	21	647	44	62	+ 585
Low Birth Weight	22	632	48	26	+ 606
Congenital Anomalies	23	487	35	192	+ 295
Birth Trauma	24	456	56	8	+ 449
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	415	6	1,433	- 1,018
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	385	36	151	+ 233
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	337	52	15	+ 321
Other Neoplasms	28	285	23	377	- 92
Lung Cancers	29	267	4	2,312	- 2,045
Malnutrition	30	264	57	7	+ 258
Stomach Cancer	31	241	19	447	- 206
Lymphomas	32	228	14	851	- 623
Malaria	33	213	74	0	+ 213
Liver Cancer	34	205	16	545	- 340
Maternal Conditions	35	200	64	2	+ 198
Asthma	36	181	40	85	+ 96
Epilepsy	37	167	38	104	+ 63
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	162	1	11,120	- 10,958
Leukemia	39	150	24	371	- 221
Oral Cancer	40	142	34	207	- 65
Fires	41	138	45	62	+ 76
Pancreas Cancer	42	135	9	1,247	- 1,112
Ovary Cancer	43	126	25	344	- 219
Meningitis	44	123	55	9	+ 114
Drug Use	45	111	30	269	- 158
Uterin Cancer	46	92	32	225	- 133
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	91	50	19	+ 72
Falls	48	79	7	1,325	- 1,246
Parkinson's Disease	49	64	13	853	- 789
Bladder Cancer	50	56	28	308	- 252
Oesophagus Cancer	51	55	27	320	- 264
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	55	53	11	+ 44
Encephalitis	53	50	66	0	+ 49
Appendicitis	54	42	54	10	+ 33
Skin Cancers	55	34	29	297	- 263
Skin Disease	56	23	47	27	- 4
Alcohol	57	22	18	464	- 442
Osteoarthritis	58	21	51	17	+ 5
Hepatitis B	59	14	63	2	+ 13
Dengue	60	13	82	0	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	61	9	42	80	- 71
Schizophrenia	62	7	39	93	- 86
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	7	41	83	- 76
War	64	4	65	1	+ 4
Poisonings	65	4	49	25	- 21
Upper Respiratory	66	4	62	2	+ 2
Oral conditions	67	3	61	4	- 1
Leprosy	68	3	83	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	2	60	5	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	2	85	0	+ 2
Syphilis	71	2	67	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	76	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Guyana

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.