FINLAND VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,557	59	6	+ 6,552
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,536	21	436	+ 3,100
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,786	2	9,831	- 7,045
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,981	33	215	+ 1,766
Stroke	5	1,682	3	4,115	- 2,433
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,507	52	15	+ 1,492
Low Birth Weight	7	1,325	48	26	+ 1,298
Birth Trauma	8	1,117	56	8	+ 1,109
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,097	22	418	+ 679
Malnutrition	10	786	57	7	+ 779
Congenital Anomalies	11	727	35	192	+ 535
Kidney Disease	12	726	26	342	+ 384
Suicide	13	679	15	846	- 168
Cervical Cancer	14	664	44	62	+ 602
Malaria	15	657	74	0	+ 657
Tuberculosis	16	656	46	32	+ 624
Liver Disease	17	637	10	1,068	- 431
Violence	18	629	43	64	+ 564
Maternal Conditions	19	574	64	2	+ 572
Other Injuries	20	543	20	437	+ 106
Asthma	21	502	40	85	+ 417
Meningitis	22	435	55	9	+ 425
Lung Disease	23	382	8	1,289	- 908
Hypertension	24	376	5	2,030	- 1,654
Inflammatory/Heart	25	344	17	518	- 174
Lymphomas	26	315	14	851	- 536
Drownings	27	314	37	106	+ 208
Breast Cancer	28	275	12	948	- 673
Oesophagus Cancer	29	263	27	320	- 57
Fires	30	260	45	62	+ 198
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	252	1	11,120	- 10,868
Prostate Cancer	32	206	11	970	- 764
Stomach Cancer	33	183	19	447	- 263
Endocrine Disorders	34	182	31	257	- 75
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	180	36	151	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	178	50	19	+ 159
Poisonings	37	169	49	25	+ 144
Liver Cancer	38	167	16	545	- 378
Epilepsy	39	167	38	104	+ 62
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	166	6	1,433	- 1,268
Falls	41	152	7	1,325	- 1,173
Pertussis	42	137	69	0	+ 137
Lung Cancers	43	94	4	2,312	- 2,218
Skin Cancers	44	87	29	297	- 211
Leukemia	45	80	24	371	- 291
Parkinson's Disease	46	74	13	853	- 779
Pancreas Cancer	47	71	9	1,247	- 1,176
Drug Use	48	70	30	269	- 199
Oral Cancer	49	68	34	207	- 139
Uterin Cancer	50	60	32	225	- 165
Ovary Cancer	51	57	25	344	- 287
Skin Disease	52	57	47	27	+ 30
Schistosomiasis	53	56	77	0	+ 56
Bladder Cancer	54	41	28	308	- 267
Syphilis	55	41	67	0	+ 40
Encephalitis	56	39	66	0	+ 38
Tetanus	57	33	70	0	+ 33
Appendicitis	58	22	54	10	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	59	21	62	2	+ 19
Hepatitis B	60	19	63	2	+ 17
Alcohol	61	16	18	464	- 449
Other Neoplasms	62	12	23	377	- 365
Measles	63	10	72	0	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	41	83	- 74
War	65	9	65	1	+ 8
Hepatitis C	66	5	60	5	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	5	42	80	- 76
Otitis Media	68	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	39	93	- 93
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Zimbabwe

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.