GUINEA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,444	6	5,665	+ 8,778
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,165	30	579	+ 10,586
Lung Cancers	3	7,548	50	128	+ 7,420
Lung Disease	4	5,124	20	1,373	+ 3,751
Stroke	5	5,104	5	5,777	- 673
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,479	53	100	+ 3,379
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,679	1	12,790	- 10,111
Breast Cancer	8	2,131	38	345	+ 1,786
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,061	15	2,138	- 76
Lymphomas	10	1,855	48	158	+ 1,698
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,823	65	19	+ 1,804
Falls	12	1,741	33	480	+ 1,261
Prostate Cancer	13	1,698	32	525	+ 1,173
Kidney Disease	14	1,650	16	1,939	- 289
Suicide	15	1,592	29	892	+ 700
Drug Use	16	1,329	46	169	+ 1,160
Liver Disease	17	1,306	12	2,550	- 1,244
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,211	44	212	+ 999
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,165	25	1,140	+ 26
Liver Cancer	20	1,122	23	1,167	- 45
Leukemia	21	1,117	67	17	+ 1,100
Hypertension	22	924	21	1,348	- 424
Bladder Cancer	23	909	60	32	+ 877
Other Injuries	24	863	18	1,504	- 641
Oesophagus Cancer	25	804	63	20	+ 784
Stomach Cancer	26	785	41	245	+ 540
Inflammatory/Heart	27	743	35	439	+ 303
Road Traffic Accidents	28	720	9	3,788	- 3,068
Ovary Cancer	29	686	54	93	+ 593
Skin Cancers	30	633	49	152	+ 481
Other Neoplasms	31	605	68	16	+ 589
Oral Cancer	32	574	52	122	+ 452
Alcohol	33	537	55	83	+ 454
Uterin Cancer	34	426	59	38	+ 389
Congenital Anomalies	35	390	14	2,181	- 1,791
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	303	3	6,788	- 6,485
Multiple Sclerosis	37	250	66	18	+ 232
Skin Disease	38	245	51	127	+ 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	229	42	238	- 9
Violence	40	218	26	1,128	- 910
Cervical Cancer	41	208	19	1,491	- 1,283
Low Birth Weight	42	200	8	4,319	- 4,119
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	159	34	448	- 289
Epilepsy	44	138	37	350	- 211
Hepatitis C	45	131	61	22	+ 109
Anemia	46	124	83	0	+ 124
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	116	70	13	+ 104
Drownings	48	102	31	528	- 426
Asthma	49	94	22	1,179	- 1,085
Birth Trauma	50	70	7	4,797	- 4,727
Malnutrition	51	69	28	1,032	- 963
Fires	52	69	36	410	- 341
HIV/AIDS	53	59	10	3,020	- 2,961
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	51	84	0	+ 51
Osteoarthritis	55	50	85	0	+ 50
Poisonings	56	44	40	295	- 251
Schizophrenia	57	43	81	0	+ 43
Tuberculosis	58	35	13	2,369	- 2,333
Meningitis	59	25	11	2,633	- 2,608
Hepatitis B	60	24	47	162	- 138
Oral conditions	61	18	86	0	+ 18
Appendicitis	62	18	57	41	- 23
Upper Respiratory	63	17	69	15	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	16	17	1,793	- 1,777
War	65	8	64	20	- 12
Otitis Media	66	3	72	0	+ 2
Syphilis	67	2	39	328	- 326
Encephalitis	68	1	56	81	- 80
Pertussis	69	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Chagas disease	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	45	170	- 169
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	58	40	- 40
Measles	74	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Malaria	76	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	43	232	- 232
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	22	- 22
Chlamydia	83	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Canada

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.