EQU. GUINEA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,606	7	419	+ 1,187
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,569	29	55	+ 1,513
Lung Disease	3	1,319	20	120	+ 1,198
Lung Cancers	4	1,119	41	27	+ 1,092
Stroke	5	1,101	6	437	+ 664
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	675	2	913	- 238
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	645	40	29	+ 617
Prostate Cancer	8	445	35	43	+ 402
Breast Cancer	9	391	24	84	+ 306
Diabetes Mellitus	10	386	11	299	+ 87
Pancreas Cancer	11	329	55	11	+ 318
Kidney Disease	12	274	14	198	+ 75
Lymphomas	13	219	45	19	+ 200
Liver Disease	14	208	13	199	+ 9
Hypertension	15	193	16	165	+ 28
Suicide	16	186	22	107	+ 78
Parkinson's Disease	17	180	46	18	+ 163
Alcohol	18	180	53	12	+ 168
Endocrine Disorders	19	173	25	73	+ 100
Leukemia	20	168	61	4	+ 164
Bladder Cancer	21	164	56	9	+ 155
Falls	22	163	32	46	+ 117
Stomach Cancer	23	146	49	16	+ 130
Oesophagus Cancer	24	143	54	12	+ 131
Liver Cancer	25	140	34	43	+ 97
Skin Cancers	26	117	48	16	+ 101
Other Neoplasms	27	114	63	3	+ 111
Oral Cancer	28	111	37	35	+ 77
Ovary Cancer	29	110	52	13	+ 98
Other Injuries	30	104	23	105	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	31	86	27	63	+ 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	65	43	22	+ 43
Road Traffic Accidents	33	64	8	368	- 304
Drug Use	34	59	30	50	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	35	47	58	8	+ 39
Congenital Anomalies	36	46	12	249	- 203
Cervical Cancer	37	46	28	56	- 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	43	9	349	- 305
Multiple Sclerosis	39	40	67	1	+ 38
Epilepsy	40	38	38	32	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	41	35	4	457	- 422
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	29	50	14	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	25	62	4	+ 22
Asthma	44	25	26	65	- 40
Skin Disease	45	24	51	13	+ 11
Anemia	46	22	85	0	+ 22
Violence	47	19	33	45	- 26
Schizophrenia	48	17	86	0	+ 17
Fires	49	16	39	30	- 14
Drownings	50	11	36	39	- 28
Osteoarthritis	51	8	81	0	+ 8
Meningitis	52	8	19	127	- 120
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	7	82	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	54	7	59	6	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	55	7	1	1,838	- 1,832
Birth Trauma	56	6	5	441	- 434
Tuberculosis	57	5	10	321	- 316
Upper Respiratory	58	5	66	2	+ 3
Malnutrition	59	4	31	48	- 44
Hepatitis C	60	3	69	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	61	2	65	3	- 1
Poisonings	62	2	44	21	- 19
Oral conditions	63	1	80	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	17	139	- 138
Otitis Media	65	1	72	0	+ 0
War	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	57	8	- 8
Tetanus	68	0	42	23	- 23
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	18	134	- 134
Measles	71	0	15	181	- 181
Pertussis	72	0	21	109	- 109
Diphtheria	73	0	64	3	- 3
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	60	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	47	16	- 16
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	3	668	- 668
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Denmark

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.