GUYANA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	735	6	302	+ 434
Tuberculosis	2	661	16	137	+ 524
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	658	27	48	+ 611
HIV/AIDS	4	527	7	256	+ 271
Stroke	5	461	2	1,022	- 561
Malaria	6	461	33	30	+ 431
Coronary Heart Disease	7	408	1	1,335	- 927
Low Birth Weight	8	313	22	89	+ 224
Birth Trauma	9	308	24	64	+ 244
Road Traffic Accidents	10	252	11	175	+ 77
Measles	11	228	77	0	+ 228
Hypertension	12	176	4	320	- 144
Maternal Conditions	13	165	35	28	+ 137
Liver Disease	14	162	9	197	- 35
Diabetes Mellitus	15	160	3	579	- 418
Meningitis	16	143	44	17	+ 125
Violence	17	142	10	194	- 52
Lung Disease	18	134	13	174	- 40
Congenital Anomalies	19	109	23	69	+ 40
Asthma	20	107	36	25	+ 81
Kidney Disease	21	100	8	233	- 134
Malnutrition	22	97	30	37	+ 60
Other Injuries	23	87	14	167	- 80
Suicide	24	82	5	315	- 233
Endocrine Disorders	25	59	12	174	- 115
Breast Cancer	26	48	19	96	- 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	45	26	54	- 10
War	28	44	64	1	+ 43
Tetanus	29	39	72	0	+ 39
Inflammatory/Heart	30	38	20	92	- 54
Pertussis	31	37	73	0	+ 37
Cervical Cancer	32	32	21	91	- 59
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	29	38	23	+ 6
Drownings	34	28	15	145	- 116
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	27	47	13	+ 14
Falls	36	25	48	11	+ 14
Schistosomiasis	37	24	84	0	+ 24
Prostate Cancer	38	22	17	123	- 101
Fires	39	20	41	19	+ 0
Poisonings	40	19	65	1	+ 18
Syphilis	41	17	71	0	+ 17
Lymphomas	42	17	32	32	- 15
Epilepsy	43	17	37	24	- 7
Liver Cancer	44	16	34	29	- 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	16	25	59	- 42
Oral Cancer	46	13	40	20	- 7
Leukemia	47	12	39	21	- 9
Parkinson's Disease	48	9	49	9	+ 0
Stomach Cancer	49	9	31	34	- 25
Ovary Cancer	50	9	43	18	- 9
Appendicitis	51	9	54	6	+ 3
Alcohol	52	9	57	3	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	53	7	51	8	- 1
Skin Disease	54	7	56	3	+ 4
Lung Cancers	55	7	29	38	- 31
Leishmaniasis	56	6	83	0	+ 6
Drug Use	57	6	45	16	- 9
Skin Cancers	58	6	55	5	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	59	6	82	0	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	60	5	42	19	- 14
Hepatitis B	61	5	59	2	+ 3
Encephalitis	62	4	53	7	- 3
Upper Respiratory	63	3	66	1	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	64	3	50	8	- 5
Uterin Cancer	65	3	46	13	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2	63	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	76	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	69	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	1	28	40	- 39
Ascariasis	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	61	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	60	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	68	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	67	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	18	99	- 99
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	70	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	62	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

Central Africa

Guyana

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.