GUINEA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	DENMARK		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,507	6	5,665	+ 6,841
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	12,217	30	579	+ 11,638
Lung Disease	3	10,271	20	1,373	+ 8,898
Lung Cancers	4	8,713	50	128	+ 8,585
Stroke	5	8,575	5	5,777	+ 2,798
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,253	1	12,790	- 7,537
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,027	53	100	+ 4,927
Prostate Cancer	8	3,465	32	525	+ 2,940
Breast Cancer	9	3,041	38	345	+ 2,697
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,006	15	2,138	+ 868
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,566	65	19	+ 2,547
Kidney Disease	12	2,133	16	1,939	+ 193
Lymphomas	13	1,709	48	158	+ 1,551
Liver Disease	14	1,621	12	2,550	- 930
Hypertension	15	1,504	21	1,348	+ 156
Suicide	16	1,445	29	892	+ 554
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,405	44	212	+ 1,193
Alcohol	18	1,401	55	83	+ 1,318
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,345	25	1,140	+ 206
Leukemia	20	1,307	67	17	+ 1,290
Bladder Cancer	21	1,277	60	32	+ 1,245
Falls	22	1,266	33	480	+ 787
Stomach Cancer	23	1,134	41	245	+ 888
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,116	63	20	+ 1,096
Liver Cancer	25	1,087	23	1,167	- 80
Skin Cancers	26	910	49	152	+ 758
Other Neoplasms	27	885	68	16	+ 869
Oral Cancer	28	868	52	122	+ 746
Ovary Cancer	29	859	54	93	+ 767
Other Injuries	30	813	18	1,504	- 691
Inflammatory/Heart	31	666	35	439	+ 227
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	506	34	448	+ 58
Road Traffic Accidents	33	500	9	3,788	- 3,288
Drug Use	34	461	46	169	+ 292
Uterin Cancer	35	364	59	38	+ 327
Congenital Anomalies	36	359	14	2,181	- 1,822
Cervical Cancer	37	358	19	1,491	- 1,134
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	338	3	6,788	- 6,450
Multiple Sclerosis	39	309	66	18	+ 291
Epilepsy	40	293	37	350	- 57
Low Birth Weight	41	273	8	4,319	- 4,046
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	226	42	238	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	198	70	13	+ 185
Asthma	44	193	22	1,179	- 986
Skin Disease	45	185	51	127	+ 58
Anemia	46	171	83	0	+ 171
Violence	47	148	26	1,128	- 981
Schizophrenia	48	133	81	0	+ 133
Fires	49	124	36	410	- 286
Drownings	50	87	31	528	- 441
Osteoarthritis	51	59	85	0	+ 59
Meningitis	52	58	11	2,633	- 2,574
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	57	84	0	+ 57
Appendicitis	54	54	57	41	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	55	53	10	3,020	- 2,967
Birth Trauma	56	50	7	4,797	- 4,747
Tuberculosis	57	36	13	2,369	- 2,332
Upper Respiratory	58	36	69	15	+ 21
Malnutrition	59	33	28	1,032	- 999
Hepatitis C	60	20	61	22	- 2
Hepatitis B	61	14	47	162	- 148
Poisonings	62	13	40	295	- 282
Oral conditions	63	10	86	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	64	5	17	1,793	- 1,788
Otitis Media	65	4	72	0	+ 4
War	66	1	64	20	- 18
Encephalitis	67	1	56	81	- 79
Tetanus	68	1	45	170	- 169
Chlamydia	69	1	71	3	- 2
Syphilis	70	1	39	328	- 327
Measles	71	1	4	6,025	- 6,024
Pertussis	72	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Diphtheria	73	0	58	40	- 40
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	43	232	- 232
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	62	22	- 22
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Denmark

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.