BELGIUM VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,261	57	36	+ 12,225
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,087	6	5,677	+ 410
Malaria	3	4,452	75	0	+ 4,452
Low Birth Weight	4	3,047	50	70	+ 2,978
Birth Trauma	5	2,940	53	47	+ 2,893
Stroke	6	2,915	3	7,408	- 4,492
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,794	1	15,281	- 12,487
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,458	29	666	+ 1,792
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,327	33	418	+ 1,909
Tuberculosis	10	2,140	54	46	+ 2,094
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,995	20	1,269	+ 726
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,663	40	282	+ 1,381
Liver Disease	13	1,329	17	1,433	- 104
Kidney Disease	14	1,323	8	2,952	- 1,629
Measles	15	1,207	79	0	+ 1,207
Hypertension	16	1,101	27	740	+ 362
Maternal Conditions	17	925	64	6	+ 919
Syphilis	18	893	70	0	+ 893
Meningitis	19	847	58	28	+ 819
Lung Disease	20	803	5	6,438	- 5,635
Pertussis	21	727	68	1	+ 726
Suicide	22	715	10	2,111	- 1,396
Other Injuries	23	701	11	2,006	- 1,305
Breast Cancer	24	562	9	2,587	- 2,025
Endocrine Disorders	25	488	18	1,432	- 944
Asthma	26	435	46	128	+ 307
Inflammatory/Heart	27	421	23	1,060	- 640
Cervical Cancer	28	374	41	243	+ 131
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	370	2	9,416	- 9,046
Drug Use	30	335	39	287	+ 48
Malnutrition	31	321	38	291	+ 30
Falls	32	305	15	1,756	- 1,451
Violence	33	298	44	149	+ 149
Liver Cancer	34	287	24	976	- 689
Prostate Cancer	35	286	13	1,824	- 1,539
Drownings	36	263	47	79	+ 185
Oral Cancer	37	230	28	675	- 445
Epilepsy	38	215	36	348	- 132
Fires	39	201	48	75	+ 126
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	191	7	3,329	- 3,138
Lung Cancers	41	178	4	6,777	- 6,599
Tetanus	42	155	78	0	+ 155
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	146	42	213	- 67
Poisonings	44	140	55	41	+ 99
Lymphomas	45	129	16	1,552	- 1,423
Parkinson's Disease	46	117	19	1,378	- 1,260
Trypanosomiasis	47	110	74	0	+ 110
Skin Cancers	48	108	31	522	- 414
Stomach Cancer	49	104	26	863	- 759
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	95	37	293	- 198
Skin Disease	51	87	35	380	- 293
Ovary Cancer	52	85	30	653	- 567
Alcohol	53	79	32	500	- 420
Oesophagus Cancer	54	79	25	898	- 819
Pancreas Cancer	55	76	14	1,809	- 1,734
Bladder Cancer	56	57	22	1,078	- 1,022
Encephalitis	57	52	66	1	+ 50
Uterin Cancer	58	51	34	384	- 333
Appendicitis	59	37	62	17	+ 20
Schistosomiasis	60	28	76	0	+ 28
Leukemia	61	25	21	1,199	- 1,174
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	24	49	73	- 48
Other Neoplasms	63	21	12	1,828	- 1,807
Diphtheria	64	21	69	0	+ 21
Hepatitis B	65	20	63	17	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	11	59	22	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	67	10	45	147	- 137
Chlamydia	68	3	71	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	2	52	53	- 51
Ascariasis	70	2	82	0	+ 2
War	71	1	67	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	1	65	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	19	- 19
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	60	20	- 20
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	43	199	- 199
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Equ. Guinea

Belgium

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.