GUINEA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,843	6	5,665	+ 12,178
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,995	30	579	+ 10,416
Stroke	3	8,650	5	5,777	+ 2,873
Lung Cancers	4	7,913	50	128	+ 7,785
Lung Disease	5	7,518	20	1,373	+ 6,145
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,629	1	12,790	- 6,161
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,887	53	100	+ 3,787
Kidney Disease	8	3,447	16	1,939	+ 1,508
Breast Cancer	9	3,021	38	345	+ 2,676
Suicide	10	2,465	29	892	+ 1,573
Other Injuries	11	2,343	18	1,504	+ 839
Other Neoplasms	12	2,134	68	16	+ 2,118
Prostate Cancer	13	2,130	32	525	+ 1,605
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,113	65	19	+ 2,094
Falls	15	2,050	33	480	+ 1,570
Lymphomas	16	1,813	48	158	+ 1,655
Liver Disease	17	1,673	12	2,550	- 877
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,672	25	1,140	+ 532
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,609	44	212	+ 1,397
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,482	15	2,138	- 656
Leukemia	21	1,400	67	17	+ 1,383
Bladder Cancer	22	1,259	60	32	+ 1,228
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,238	35	439	+ 799
Liver Cancer	24	1,139	23	1,167	- 28
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,049	63	20	+ 1,029
Stomach Cancer	26	1,008	41	245	+ 763
Hypertension	27	864	21	1,348	- 485
Oral Cancer	28	788	52	122	+ 666
Road Traffic Accidents	29	778	9	3,788	- 3,011
Ovary Cancer	30	762	54	93	+ 669
Skin Cancers	31	610	49	152	+ 458
Alcohol	32	583	55	83	+ 500
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	488	3	6,788	- 6,300
Uterin Cancer	34	449	59	38	+ 411
Skin Disease	35	443	51	127	+ 316
Epilepsy	36	406	37	350	+ 57
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	342	42	238	+ 104
Malnutrition	38	339	28	1,032	- 693
Drug Use	39	336	46	169	+ 167
Congenital Anomalies	40	329	14	2,181	- 1,852
Cervical Cancer	41	283	19	1,491	- 1,208
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	248	34	448	- 200
Anemia	43	232	83	0	+ 232
Violence	44	175	26	1,128	- 954
Multiple Sclerosis	45	172	66	18	+ 154
Asthma	46	149	22	1,179	- 1,030
Drownings	47	92	31	528	- 437
Fires	48	88	36	410	- 323
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	85	70	13	+ 72
Low Birth Weight	50	81	8	4,319	- 4,237
Osteoarthritis	51	68	85	0	+ 68
Hepatitis C	52	62	61	22	+ 40
Birth Trauma	53	55	7	4,797	- 4,742
Tuberculosis	54	53	13	2,369	- 2,315
Poisonings	55	48	40	295	- 247
Schizophrenia	56	46	81	0	+ 46
HIV/AIDS	57	42	10	3,020	- 2,978
Meningitis	58	33	11	2,633	- 2,600
Upper Respiratory	59	26	69	15	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	23	84	0	+ 23
Oral conditions	61	22	86	0	+ 22
Appendicitis	62	19	57	41	- 22
Hepatitis B	63	19	47	162	- 143
Maternal Conditions	64	7	17	1,793	- 1,786
Otitis Media	65	2	72	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	1	56	81	- 79
War	67	1	64	20	- 18
Pertussis	68	1	24	1,165	- 1,164
Diphtheria	69	0	58	40	- 40
Syphilis	70	0	39	328	- 328
Chlamydia	71	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Malaria	75	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Schistosomiasis	76	0	43	232	- 232
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	45	170	- 170
Measles	79	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	22	- 22
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Belgium

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.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.