EQU. GUINEA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,662	2	913	+ 750
Tuberculosis	2	1,495	10	321	+ 1,174
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,488	9	349	+ 1,140
HIV/AIDS	4	1,193	1	1,838	- 646
Stroke	5	1,044	6	437	+ 606
Malaria	6	1,042	3	668	+ 375
Coronary Heart Disease	7	922	7	419	+ 503
Low Birth Weight	8	708	4	457	+ 251
Birth Trauma	9	696	5	441	+ 256
Road Traffic Accidents	10	569	8	368	+ 200
Measles	11	516	15	181	+ 335
Hypertension	12	398	16	165	+ 233
Maternal Conditions	13	373	17	139	+ 235
Liver Disease	14	367	13	199	+ 167
Diabetes Mellitus	15	363	11	299	+ 64
Meningitis	16	322	19	127	+ 195
Violence	17	321	33	45	+ 276
Lung Disease	18	304	20	120	+ 183
Congenital Anomalies	19	246	12	249	- 3
Asthma	20	242	26	65	+ 177
Kidney Disease	21	226	14	198	+ 27
Malnutrition	22	219	31	48	+ 171
Other Injuries	23	197	23	105	+ 92
Suicide	24	186	22	107	+ 79
Endocrine Disorders	25	134	25	73	+ 61
Breast Cancer	26	109	24	84	+ 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	101	43	22	+ 79
War	28	100	71	0	+ 99
Tetanus	29	89	42	23	+ 66
Inflammatory/Heart	30	86	27	63	+ 23
Pertussis	31	84	21	109	- 25
Cervical Cancer	32	73	28	56	+ 17
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	65	29	55	+ 9
Drownings	34	64	36	39	+ 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	62	50	14	+ 47
Falls	36	58	32	46	+ 12
Schistosomiasis	37	54	60	4	+ 50
Prostate Cancer	38	50	35	43	+ 7
Fires	39	45	39	30	+ 15
Poisonings	40	43	44	21	+ 22
Syphilis	41	38	18	134	- 96
Lymphomas	42	38	45	19	+ 18
Epilepsy	43	38	38	32	+ 5
Liver Cancer	44	37	34	43	- 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	37	40	29	+ 8
Oral Cancer	46	29	37	35	- 6
Leukemia	47	28	61	4	+ 24
Parkinson's Disease	48	21	46	18	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	49	21	49	16	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	50	20	52	13	+ 8
Appendicitis	51	20	59	6	+ 14
Alcohol	52	20	53	12	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	53	15	54	12	+ 3
Skin Disease	54	15	51	13	+ 2
Lung Cancers	55	15	41	27	- 12
Leishmaniasis	56	14	78	0	+ 14
Drug Use	57	14	30	50	- 36
Skin Cancers	58	14	48	16	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	59	13	47	16	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	60	12	55	11	+ 0
Hepatitis B	61	10	65	3	+ 7
Encephalitis	62	9	57	8	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	8	66	2	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	64	7	56	9	- 1
Uterin Cancer	65	6	58	8	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	5	62	4	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	3	64	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	2	72	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	69	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	2	63	3	- 2
Ascariasis	71	2	70	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	67	1	- 0
Chlamydia	73	1	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Central Africa

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.