EQU. GUINEA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,855	7	419	+ 1,436
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,434	29	55	+ 1,378
Lung Cancers	3	969	41	27	+ 942
Lung Disease	4	658	20	120	+ 537
Stroke	5	655	6	437	+ 218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	447	40	29	+ 418
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	344	2	913	- 569
Breast Cancer	8	274	24	84	+ 189
Diabetes Mellitus	9	265	11	299	- 34
Lymphomas	10	238	45	19	+ 219
Pancreas Cancer	11	234	55	11	+ 223
Falls	12	224	32	46	+ 178
Prostate Cancer	13	218	35	43	+ 175
Kidney Disease	14	212	14	198	+ 14
Suicide	15	204	22	107	+ 97
Drug Use	16	171	30	50	+ 120
Liver Disease	17	168	13	199	- 32
Parkinson's Disease	18	155	46	18	+ 138
Endocrine Disorders	19	150	25	73	+ 77
Liver Cancer	20	144	34	43	+ 101
Leukemia	21	143	61	4	+ 140
Hypertension	22	119	16	165	- 46
Bladder Cancer	23	117	56	9	+ 108
Other Injuries	24	111	23	105	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	25	103	54	12	+ 91
Stomach Cancer	26	101	49	16	+ 85
Inflammatory/Heart	27	95	27	63	+ 32
Road Traffic Accidents	28	92	8	368	- 276
Ovary Cancer	29	88	52	13	+ 75
Skin Cancers	30	81	48	16	+ 65
Other Neoplasms	31	78	63	3	+ 75
Oral Cancer	32	74	37	35	+ 39
Alcohol	33	69	53	12	+ 57
Uterin Cancer	34	55	58	8	+ 47
Congenital Anomalies	35	50	12	249	- 199
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	39	9	349	- 310
Multiple Sclerosis	37	32	67	1	+ 31
Skin Disease	38	31	51	13	+ 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	29	50	14	+ 15
Violence	40	28	33	45	- 17
Cervical Cancer	41	27	28	56	- 29
Low Birth Weight	42	26	4	457	- 431
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	20	43	22	- 1
Epilepsy	44	18	38	32	- 15
Hepatitis C	45	17	69	0	+ 17
Anemia	46	16	85	0	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	15	62	4	+ 11
Drownings	48	13	36	39	- 26
Asthma	49	12	26	65	- 53
Birth Trauma	50	9	5	441	- 432
Malnutrition	51	9	31	48	- 39
Fires	52	9	39	30	- 21
HIV/AIDS	53	8	1	1,838	- 1,831
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	7	82	0	+ 7
Osteoarthritis	55	6	81	0	+ 6
Poisonings	56	6	44	21	- 15
Schizophrenia	57	5	86	0	+ 5
Tuberculosis	58	5	10	321	- 316
Meningitis	59	3	19	127	- 124
Hepatitis B	60	3	65	3	+ 0
Oral conditions	61	2	80	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	62	2	59	6	- 3
Upper Respiratory	63	2	66	2	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	2	17	139	- 137
War	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	18	134	- 134
Encephalitis	68	0	57	8	- 8
Pertussis	69	0	21	109	- 109
Chagas disease	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	42	23	- 23
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	64	3	- 3
Measles	74	0	15	181	- 181
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	47	16	- 16
Malaria	76	0	3	668	- 668
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	60	4	- 4
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Canada

Equ. 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.