AFGHANISTAN VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	41,072	46	464	+ 40,608
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,390	4	14,649	+ 5,741
Malaria	3	14,913	57	185	+ 14,728
Low Birth Weight	4	10,207	5	12,631	- 2,423
Birth Trauma	5	9,849	6	10,723	- 873
Stroke	6	9,766	3	19,060	- 9,295
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,358	1	40,195	- 30,837
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,232	11	6,033	+ 2,199
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,794	13	5,555	+ 2,238
Tuberculosis	10	7,169	7	9,839	- 2,671
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,684	12	5,750	+ 934
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,569	14	5,001	+ 569
Liver Disease	13	4,452	16	4,600	- 148
Kidney Disease	14	4,432	10	6,590	- 2,158
Measles	15	4,044	49	350	+ 3,694
Hypertension	16	3,689	8	7,995	- 4,306
Maternal Conditions	17	3,099	9	7,807	- 4,708
Syphilis	18	2,991	60	94	+ 2,896
Meningitis	19	2,838	20	2,626	+ 212
Lung Disease	20	2,691	15	4,650	- 1,959
Pertussis	21	2,436	21	2,107	+ 328
Suicide	22	2,394	24	1,573	+ 821
Other Injuries	23	2,348	18	3,241	- 893
Breast Cancer	24	1,883	22	1,822	+ 61
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,633	28	1,364	+ 269
Asthma	26	1,457	17	3,403	- 1,946
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,410	45	527	+ 883
Cervical Cancer	28	1,253	44	541	+ 712
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,240	23	1,765	- 525
Drug Use	30	1,124	51	328	+ 795
Malnutrition	31	1,074	43	589	+ 485
Falls	32	1,020	37	905	+ 115
Violence	33	999	19	3,217	- 2,218
Liver Cancer	34	961	40	657	+ 304
Prostate Cancer	35	957	55	258	+ 699
Drownings	36	882	34	996	- 114
Oral Cancer	37	771	27	1,467	- 696
Epilepsy	38	721	35	993	- 271
Fires	39	674	50	348	+ 326
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	639	39	741	- 102
Lung Cancers	41	597	32	1,076	- 479
Tetanus	42	520	30	1,254	- 734
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	489	25	1,505	- 1,016
Poisonings	44	470	47	384	+ 87
Lymphomas	45	432	36	946	- 514
Parkinson's Disease	46	393	41	628	- 234
Trypanosomiasis	47	368	78	0	+ 368
Skin Cancers	48	361	59	145	+ 216
Stomach Cancer	49	348	26	1,501	- 1,152
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	317	33	1,041	- 723
Skin Disease	51	290	61	94	+ 196
Ovary Cancer	52	286	48	369	- 83
Alcohol	53	266	58	150	+ 116
Oesophagus Cancer	54	264	29	1,314	- 1,050
Pancreas Cancer	55	254	56	229	+ 25
Bladder Cancer	56	190	54	272	- 82
Encephalitis	57	173	31	1,190	- 1,017
Uterin Cancer	58	172	53	289	- 117
Appendicitis	59	124	52	298	- 174
Schistosomiasis	60	95	79	0	+ 95
Leukemia	61	84	42	610	- 527
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	82	65	25	+ 57
Other Neoplasms	63	70	63	29	+ 41
Diphtheria	64	69	67	16	+ 53
Hepatitis B	65	68	38	863	- 796
Upper Respiratory	66	37	68	9	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	67	32	62	84	- 52
Chlamydia	68	10	69	1	+ 8
Hepatitis C	69	6	64	28	- 21
Ascariasis	70	6	66	17	- 11
War	71	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Otitis Media	72	3	71	1	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Equ. Guinea

Afghanistan

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.