FINLAND VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,844	2	9,831	- 4,987
Violence	2	3,265	43	64	+ 3,200
Stroke	3	2,184	3	4,115	- 1,930
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,012	22	418	+ 1,594
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,003	33	215	+ 1,788
HIV/AIDS	6	1,349	59	6	+ 1,343
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,294	21	436	+ 858
Kidney Disease	8	1,068	26	342	+ 726
Hypertension	9	935	5	2,030	- 1,095
Lung Disease	10	927	8	1,289	- 362
Lung Cancers	11	702	4	2,312	- 1,610
Low Birth Weight	12	556	48	26	+ 530
Prostate Cancer	13	513	11	970	- 457
Congenital Anomalies	14	512	35	192	+ 320
Breast Cancer	15	461	12	948	- 487
Liver Disease	16	421	10	1,068	- 647
Stomach Cancer	17	392	19	447	- 55
Other Neoplasms	18	390	23	377	+ 13
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	367	6	1,433	- 1,066
Cervical Cancer	20	358	44	62	+ 296
Other Injuries	21	305	20	437	- 132
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	245	52	15	+ 229
Lymphomas	23	225	14	851	- 626
Birth Trauma	24	196	56	8	+ 188
Pancreas Cancer	25	195	9	1,247	- 1,052
Liver Cancer	26	185	16	545	- 360
Leukemia	27	181	24	371	- 190
Falls	28	156	7	1,325	- 1,169
Chagas disease	29	149	76	0	+ 149
Endocrine Disorders	30	137	31	257	- 120
Tuberculosis	31	135	46	32	+ 103
Malnutrition	32	113	57	7	+ 107
Inflammatory/Heart	33	108	17	518	- 410
Suicide	34	105	15	846	- 741
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	103	1	11,120	- 11,017
Ovary Cancer	36	101	25	344	- 243
Skin Cancers	37	100	29	297	- 198
Oral Cancer	38	98	34	207	- 109
Maternal Conditions	39	76	64	2	+ 74
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	75	36	151	- 76
Epilepsy	41	74	38	104	- 30
Malaria	42	72	74	0	+ 72
Drownings	43	70	37	106	- 36
Oesophagus Cancer	44	67	27	320	- 253
Bladder Cancer	45	66	28	308	- 243
Asthma	46	56	40	85	- 29
Uterin Cancer	47	56	32	225	- 169
Parkinson's Disease	48	45	13	853	- 808
Meningitis	49	45	55	9	+ 36
Drug Use	50	41	30	269	- 229
War	51	33	65	1	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	32	41	83	- 51
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	27	53	11	+ 16
Fires	54	26	45	62	- 36
Anemia	55	23	58	6	+ 17
Appendicitis	56	18	54	10	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	14	50	19	- 5
Poisonings	58	12	49	25	- 13
Dengue	59	12	82	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	60	9	42	80	- 71
Encephalitis	61	7	66	0	+ 6
Alcohol	62	6	18	464	- 458
Hepatitis B	63	5	63	2	+ 4
Pertussis	64	5	69	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	65	4	60	5	- 1
Skin Disease	66	3	47	27	- 24
Syphilis	67	3	67	0	+ 2
Tetanus	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Schizophrenia	69	1	39	93	- 92
Ascariasis	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Leprosy	71	1	83	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	72	1	51	17	- 16
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	74	0	62	2	- 2
Otitis Media	75	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	79	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Venezuela

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.