FINLAND VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,893	2	9,831	- 3,938
Diabetes Mellitus	2	5,093	22	418	+ 4,675
Stroke	3	3,284	3	4,115	- 831
Violence	4	2,194	43	64	+ 2,129
Kidney Disease	5	1,754	26	342	+ 1,413
Prostate Cancer	6	1,317	11	970	+ 347
Breast Cancer	7	1,031	12	948	+ 83
Lung Cancers	8	868	4	2,312	- 1,444
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	858	1	11,120	- 10,262
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	820	21	436	+ 384
Hypertension	11	804	5	2,030	- 1,226
HIV/AIDS	12	783	59	6	+ 777
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	781	6	1,433	- 652
Liver Disease	14	543	10	1,068	- 525
Road Traffic Accidents	15	520	33	215	+ 305
Lung Disease	16	516	8	1,289	- 773
Suicide	17	483	15	846	- 363
Endocrine Disorders	18	477	31	257	+ 220
Pancreas Cancer	19	455	9	1,247	- 792
Lymphomas	20	445	14	851	- 406
Cervical Cancer	21	387	44	62	+ 325
Congenital Anomalies	22	373	35	192	+ 181
Low Birth Weight	23	331	48	26	+ 305
Ovary Cancer	24	320	25	344	- 24
Inflammatory/Heart	25	288	17	518	- 230
Stomach Cancer	26	276	19	447	- 171
Uterin Cancer	27	270	32	225	+ 45
Liver Cancer	28	263	16	545	- 282
Leukemia	29	249	24	371	- 122
Other Injuries	30	243	20	437	- 193
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	207	36	151	+ 56
Parkinson's Disease	32	205	13	853	- 648
Falls	33	172	7	1,325	- 1,153
Bladder Cancer	34	162	28	308	- 146
Asthma	35	161	40	85	+ 76
Skin Disease	36	155	47	27	+ 128
Epilepsy	37	128	38	104	+ 24
Oral Cancer	38	123	34	207	- 84
Drownings	39	123	37	106	+ 17
Birth Trauma	40	101	56	8	+ 93
Oesophagus Cancer	41	97	27	320	- 223
Alcohol	42	92	18	464	- 372
Tuberculosis	43	86	46	32	+ 54
Drug Use	44	75	30	269	- 194
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	72	52	15	+ 57
War	46	67	65	1	+ 67
Malnutrition	47	66	57	7	+ 60
Fires	48	65	45	62	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	45	50	19	+ 26
Maternal Conditions	50	41	64	2	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	51	40	23	377	- 336
Meningitis	52	38	55	9	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	33	41	83	- 51
Encephalitis	54	24	66	0	+ 24
Dengue	55	21	82	0	+ 21
Appendicitis	56	18	54	10	+ 8
Skin Cancers	57	17	29	297	- 280
Multiple Sclerosis	58	9	42	80	- 71
Poisonings	59	6	49	25	- 19
Hepatitis B	60	2	63	2	+ 0
Syphilis	61	1	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	60	5	- 4
Chlamydia	63	0	84	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	62	2	- 2
Tetanus	65	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	81	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	53	11	- 11
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	58	6	- 6
Schizophrenia	86	0	39	93	- 93
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Trinidad/Tob.

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.