GUINEA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	14,318	10	3,020	+ 11,298
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,108	1	12,790	- 5,682
Malaria	3	5,199	2	8,180	- 2,981
Low Birth Weight	4	3,558	8	4,319	- 760
Birth Trauma	5	3,433	7	4,797	- 1,363
Stroke	6	3,404	5	5,777	- 2,373
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,262	6	5,665	- 2,403
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,870	9	3,788	- 918
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,717	3	6,788	- 4,071
Tuberculosis	10	2,499	13	2,369	+ 130
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,330	15	2,138	+ 192
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,941	14	2,181	- 239
Liver Disease	13	1,552	12	2,550	- 998
Kidney Disease	14	1,545	16	1,939	- 394
Measles	15	1,410	4	6,025	- 4,615
Hypertension	16	1,286	21	1,348	- 62
Maternal Conditions	17	1,080	17	1,793	- 713
Syphilis	18	1,043	39	328	+ 715
Meningitis	19	989	11	2,633	- 1,644
Lung Disease	20	938	20	1,373	- 435
Pertussis	21	849	24	1,165	- 316
Suicide	22	834	29	892	- 57
Other Injuries	23	819	18	1,504	- 685
Breast Cancer	24	656	38	345	+ 312
Endocrine Disorders	25	569	25	1,140	- 570
Asthma	26	508	22	1,179	- 671
Inflammatory/Heart	27	491	35	439	+ 52
Cervical Cancer	28	437	19	1,491	- 1,055
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	432	30	579	- 147
Drug Use	30	392	46	169	+ 223
Malnutrition	31	374	28	1,032	- 658
Falls	32	356	33	480	- 124
Violence	33	348	26	1,128	- 780
Liver Cancer	34	335	23	1,167	- 832
Prostate Cancer	35	333	32	525	- 192
Drownings	36	307	31	528	- 221
Oral Cancer	37	269	52	122	+ 147
Epilepsy	38	251	37	350	- 98
Fires	39	235	36	410	- 175
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	223	53	100	+ 123
Lung Cancers	41	208	50	128	+ 80
Tetanus	42	181	45	170	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	170	34	448	- 278
Poisonings	44	164	40	295	- 131
Lymphomas	45	151	48	158	- 7
Parkinson's Disease	46	137	44	212	- 75
Trypanosomiasis	47	128	27	1,072	- 944
Skin Cancers	48	126	49	152	- 26
Stomach Cancer	49	121	41	245	- 124
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	111	42	238	- 127
Skin Disease	51	101	51	127	- 26
Ovary Cancer	52	100	54	93	+ 7
Alcohol	53	93	55	83	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	54	92	63	20	+ 72
Pancreas Cancer	55	89	65	19	+ 70
Bladder Cancer	56	66	60	32	+ 34
Encephalitis	57	60	56	81	- 20
Uterin Cancer	58	60	59	38	+ 22
Appendicitis	59	43	57	41	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	60	33	43	232	- 199
Leukemia	61	29	67	17	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	29	70	13	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	63	24	68	16	+ 8
Diphtheria	64	24	58	40	- 15
Hepatitis B	65	24	47	162	- 138
Upper Respiratory	66	13	69	15	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	67	11	66	18	- 7
Chlamydia	68	3	71	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	2	61	22	- 20
Ascariasis	70	2	62	22	- 20
War	71	1	64	20	- 18
Otitis Media	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Equ. Guinea

Guinea

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.