FINLAND VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,702	59	6	+ 6,696
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,662	21	436	+ 3,226
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,048	2	9,831	- 6,783
Stroke	4	2,857	3	4,115	- 1,258
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,810	22	418	+ 2,392
Tuberculosis	6	2,045	46	32	+ 2,013
Violence	7	1,955	43	64	+ 1,891
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,475	52	15	+ 1,459
Kidney Disease	9	1,424	26	342	+ 1,083
Suicide	10	1,282	15	846	+ 436
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,211	33	215	+ 996
Hypertension	12	1,190	5	2,030	- 840
Lung Disease	13	1,107	8	1,289	- 182
Liver Disease	14	839	10	1,068	- 229
Lung Cancers	15	717	4	2,312	- 1,595
Low Birth Weight	16	582	48	26	+ 556
Other Injuries	17	560	20	437	+ 123
Asthma	18	555	40	85	+ 471
Endocrine Disorders	19	548	31	257	+ 292
Cervical Cancer	20	517	44	62	+ 455
Inflammatory/Heart	21	503	17	518	- 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	435	1	11,120	- 10,685
Breast Cancer	23	422	12	948	- 526
Prostate Cancer	24	407	11	970	- 563
Congenital Anomalies	25	405	35	192	+ 213
Meningitis	26	341	55	9	+ 331
Fires	27	337	45	62	+ 275
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	334	6	1,433	- 1,099
Oesophagus Cancer	29	324	27	320	+ 5
Birth Trauma	30	280	56	8	+ 272
Lymphomas	31	262	14	851	- 589
Drownings	32	224	37	106	+ 118
Liver Cancer	33	222	16	545	- 323
Malnutrition	34	222	57	7	+ 215
Pancreas Cancer	35	187	9	1,247	- 1,060
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	176	36	151	+ 25
Epilepsy	37	174	38	104	+ 70
Maternal Conditions	38	158	64	2	+ 157
Stomach Cancer	39	143	19	447	- 304
Leukemia	40	136	24	371	- 235
Oral Cancer	41	131	34	207	- 76
Falls	42	130	7	1,325	- 1,195
Pertussis	43	106	69	0	+ 106
Syphilis	44	105	67	0	+ 105
Skin Disease	45	103	47	27	+ 75
Parkinson's Disease	46	100	13	853	- 753
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	94	50	19	+ 75
Skin Cancers	48	92	29	297	- 205
Alcohol	49	92	18	464	- 372
Poisonings	50	91	49	25	+ 66
Ovary Cancer	51	89	25	344	- 256
Bladder Cancer	52	77	28	308	- 231
Drug Use	53	72	30	269	- 198
Uterin Cancer	54	48	32	225	- 177
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	35	41	83	- 48
Appendicitis	56	25	54	10	+ 16
Measles	57	25	72	0	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	58	25	23	377	- 352
Encephalitis	59	22	66	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	60	21	62	2	+ 19
Hepatitis B	61	13	63	2	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	62	11	42	80	- 70
Malaria	63	8	74	0	+ 8
War	64	6	65	1	+ 6
Tetanus	65	4	70	0	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	66	3	77	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	67	2	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	2	84	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	70	1	60	5	- 4
Ascariasis	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	39	93	- 93
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	58	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	61	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	11	- 11
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

South Africa

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.