AUSTRALIA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	27,403	57	50	+ 27,353
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,604	8	4,446	+ 9,158
Malaria	3	9,950	82	0	+ 9,950
Low Birth Weight	4	6,810	43	248	+ 6,562
Birth Trauma	5	6,571	50	140	+ 6,431
Stroke	6	6,516	3	10,331	- 3,816
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,244	1	21,548	- 15,305
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,493	29	1,245	+ 4,248
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	5,200	40	296	+ 4,904
Tuberculosis	10	4,783	56	53	+ 4,730
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,459	7	4,471	- 12
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,716	33	711	+ 3,005
Liver Disease	13	2,970	26	1,421	+ 1,549
Kidney Disease	14	2,957	12	3,139	- 182
Measles	15	2,698	78	0	+ 2,698
Hypertension	16	2,461	23	1,631	+ 830
Maternal Conditions	17	2,067	63	20	+ 2,047
Syphilis	18	1,995	67	3	+ 1,992
Meningitis	19	1,894	60	37	+ 1,856
Lung Disease	20	1,796	5	8,487	- 6,692
Pertussis	21	1,625	69	1	+ 1,624
Suicide	22	1,597	11	3,150	- 1,553
Other Injuries	23	1,567	22	1,642	- 76
Breast Cancer	24	1,256	10	3,405	- 2,149
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,090	16	2,328	- 1,239
Asthma	26	972	36	455	+ 516
Inflammatory/Heart	27	940	24	1,571	- 631
Cervical Cancer	28	836	39	342	+ 494
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	827	2	15,588	- 14,761
Drug Use	30	750	21	1,783	- 1,033
Malnutrition	31	717	51	117	+ 600
Falls	32	681	14	3,116	- 2,435
Violence	33	666	44	243	+ 423
Liver Cancer	34	641	20	2,036	- 1,395
Prostate Cancer	35	638	9	3,766	- 3,128
Drownings	36	589	47	177	+ 411
Oral Cancer	37	514	32	972	- 458
Epilepsy	38	481	41	285	+ 197
Fires	39	450	55	55	+ 395
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	426	6	6,209	- 5,782
Lung Cancers	41	398	4	8,769	- 8,370
Tetanus	42	347	70	1	+ 346
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	326	42	276	+ 50
Poisonings	44	314	61	35	+ 279
Lymphomas	45	289	15	3,039	- 2,750
Parkinson's Disease	46	262	19	2,036	- 1,774
Trypanosomiasis	47	246	83	0	+ 246
Skin Cancers	48	241	17	2,319	- 2,077
Stomach Cancer	49	232	27	1,288	- 1,056
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	212	38	379	- 167
Skin Disease	51	194	34	594	- 401
Ovary Cancer	52	191	31	1,003	- 812
Alcohol	53	177	37	380	- 203
Oesophagus Cancer	54	176	25	1,494	- 1,317
Pancreas Cancer	55	170	13	3,118	- 2,948
Bladder Cancer	56	127	30	1,187	- 1,061
Encephalitis	57	116	68	3	+ 113
Uterin Cancer	58	115	35	524	- 409
Appendicitis	59	83	62	26	+ 56
Schistosomiasis	60	64	79	0	+ 64
Leukemia	61	56	18	2,126	- 2,070
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	55	45	229	- 174
Other Neoplasms	63	47	28	1,252	- 1,206
Diphtheria	64	46	71	0	+ 46
Hepatitis B	65	45	58	41	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	25	64	17	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	67	21	46	188	- 166
Chlamydia	68	6	77	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	69	4	48	173	- 169
Ascariasis	70	4	75	0	+ 4
War	71	2	65	8	- 5
Otitis Media	72	2	66	6	- 4
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	59	40	- 40
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	53	71	- 71
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	49	157	- 157
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	64	- 64
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Equ. Guinea

Australia

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.