RWANDA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,458	1	5,280	+ 7,179
Malaria	2	7,968	5	3,298	+ 4,670
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,612	6	3,121	+ 3,491
Measles	4	5,868	59	51	+ 5,817
Stroke	5	5,627	2	5,060	+ 567
Coronary Heart Disease	6	5,518	4	3,605	+ 1,913
Birth Trauma	7	4,672	10	1,888	+ 2,784
Low Birth Weight	8	4,207	9	2,193	+ 2,014
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,690	3	3,718	- 28
HIV/AIDS	10	2,941	7	2,826	+ 116
Meningitis	11	2,565	19	847	+ 1,717
Liver Disease	12	2,484	8	2,548	- 64
Tuberculosis	13	2,307	26	625	+ 1,682
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,124	12	1,777	+ 347
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,082	11	1,858	+ 224
Kidney Disease	16	1,889	15	1,206	+ 683
Maternal Conditions	17	1,747	21	722	+ 1,024
Other Injuries	18	1,465	17	944	+ 521
Cervical Cancer	19	1,453	18	941	+ 512
Lung Disease	20	1,337	13	1,555	- 217
Hypertension	21	1,313	14	1,357	- 44
Asthma	22	1,148	22	717	+ 431
Liver Cancer	23	1,137	23	706	+ 431
Pertussis	24	1,135	42	218	+ 917
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,110	41	219	+ 890
Violence	26	1,099	29	548	+ 551
Trypanosomiasis	27	1,044	78	0	+ 1,044
Malnutrition	28	1,005	16	1,168	- 163
Suicide	29	869	24	704	+ 165
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	564	25	657	- 93
Drownings	31	515	36	285	+ 230
Prostate Cancer	32	511	32	396	+ 115
Falls	33	467	31	412	+ 55
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	436	33	362	+ 74
Inflammatory/Heart	35	428	34	347	+ 81
Fires	36	400	38	270	+ 130
Epilepsy	37	340	45	191	+ 149
Breast Cancer	38	336	27	600	- 264
Syphilis	39	319	46	173	+ 147
Poisonings	40	287	40	220	+ 67
Stomach Cancer	41	239	20	780	- 541
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	232	48	136	+ 96
Schistosomiasis	43	226	51	111	+ 115
Parkinson's Disease	44	206	47	146	+ 60
Tetanus	45	165	58	53	+ 112
Drug Use	46	164	60	45	+ 120
Hepatitis B	47	158	55	68	+ 90
Lymphomas	48	154	30	450	- 296
Skin Cancers	49	148	50	113	+ 35
Lung Cancers	50	125	39	234	- 109
Skin Disease	51	124	52	103	+ 21
Oral Cancer	52	118	37	272	- 153
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	97	28	591	- 494
Ovary Cancer	54	90	53	92	- 2
Alcohol	55	81	49	125	- 44
Encephalitis	56	79	61	39	+ 40
Appendicitis	57	40	54	70	- 30
Diphtheria	58	39	71	1	+ 37
Uterin Cancer	59	37	56	58	- 22
Bladder Cancer	60	31	62	35	- 4
Hepatitis C	61	22	65	12	+ 9
Ascariasis	62	22	67	5	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	63	19	44	213	- 194
War	64	19	69	3	+ 17
Pancreas Cancer	65	19	43	214	- 195
Multiple Sclerosis	66	17	66	7	+ 10
Leukemia	67	17	35	317	- 300
Other Neoplasms	68	16	64	16	- 1
Upper Respiratory	69	15	57	58	- 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	12	63	23	- 11
Chlamydia	71	3	70	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	4	- 3
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Guinea

Rwanda

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.