GUINEA VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,107	6	5,665	+ 5,441
Lung Disease	2	8,292	20	1,373	+ 6,919
Stroke	3	5,696	5	5,777	- 81
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,800	1	12,790	- 9,990
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,678	3	6,788	- 4,110
Liver Disease	6	2,618	12	2,550	+ 68
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,592	15	2,138	+ 454
Kidney Disease	8	2,350	16	1,939	+ 411
Tuberculosis	9	2,178	13	2,369	- 190
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,952	9	3,788	- 1,836
Stomach Cancer	11	1,868	41	245	+ 1,623
Falls	12	1,754	33	480	+ 1,274
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,653	30	579	+ 1,074
Low Birth Weight	14	1,253	8	4,319	- 3,066
Asthma	15	1,229	22	1,179	+ 50
Hypertension	16	1,210	21	1,348	- 138
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,069	42	238	+ 831
HIV/AIDS	18	917	10	3,020	- 2,103
Birth Trauma	19	811	7	4,797	- 3,986
Congenital Anomalies	20	795	14	2,181	- 1,386
Lung Cancers	21	696	50	128	+ 568
Oesophagus Cancer	22	692	63	20	+ 672
Oral Cancer	23	681	52	122	+ 559
Other Injuries	24	674	18	1,504	- 830
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	611	34	448	+ 163
Suicide	26	556	29	892	- 336
Liver Cancer	27	552	23	1,167	- 615
Parkinson's Disease	28	497	44	212	+ 285
Cervical Cancer	29	482	19	1,491	- 1,009
Encephalitis	30	443	56	81	+ 362
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	382	53	100	+ 282
Drownings	32	321	31	528	- 207
Pancreas Cancer	33	315	65	19	+ 296
Leukemia	34	293	67	17	+ 276
Violence	35	290	26	1,128	- 838
Meningitis	36	272	11	2,633	- 2,361
Ovary Cancer	37	225	54	93	+ 133
Epilepsy	38	218	37	350	- 131
Endocrine Disorders	39	173	25	1,140	- 966
Syphilis	40	168	39	328	- 160
Skin Cancers	41	146	49	152	- 6
Maternal Conditions	42	145	17	1,793	- 1,649
Breast Cancer	43	125	38	345	- 220
Fires	44	124	36	410	- 286
Inflammatory/Heart	45	121	35	439	- 318
Skin Disease	46	115	51	127	- 12
Drug Use	47	108	46	169	- 60
Bladder Cancer	48	103	60	32	+ 71
Alcohol	49	94	55	83	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	84	70	13	+ 71
Appendicitis	51	80	57	41	+ 38
Lymphomas	52	77	48	158	- 81
Hepatitis B	53	64	47	162	- 98
Malnutrition	54	55	28	1,032	- 977
Prostate Cancer	55	54	32	525	- 472
Dengue	56	52	73	0	+ 52
Other Neoplasms	57	34	68	16	+ 18
Measles	58	32	4	6,025	- 5,992
Poisonings	59	30	40	295	- 265
Tetanus	60	22	45	170	- 148
Upper Respiratory	61	16	69	15	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	16	66	18	- 2
Pertussis	63	15	24	1,165	- 1,150
Hepatitis C	64	15	61	22	- 8
Leishmaniasis	65	15	78	0	+ 15
Ascariasis	66	3	62	22	- 19
Chlamydia	67	2	71	3	- 1
War	68	1	64	20	- 18
Otitis Media	69	1	72	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	58	40	- 39
Uterin Cancer	71	0	59	38	- 38
Anemia	72	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Schistosomiasis	82	0	43	232	- 232
Chagas disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Leprosy	85	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

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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.