CANADA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	39,714	53	163	+ 39,551
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,716	7	7,431	+ 12,284
Malaria	3	14,420	76	0	+ 14,420
Low Birth Weight	4	9,870	42	553	+ 9,316
Birth Trauma	5	9,524	50	193	+ 9,331
Stroke	6	9,443	5	14,159	- 4,716
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,049	1	40,063	- 31,015
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,960	28	1,998	+ 5,962
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,536	36	840	+ 6,695
Tuberculosis	10	6,931	58	97	+ 6,834
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,463	9	5,718	+ 745
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,385	35	1,081	+ 4,304
Liver Disease	13	4,305	17	3,624	+ 681
Kidney Disease	14	4,286	14	4,578	- 292
Measles	15	3,910	74	0	+ 3,910
Hypertension	16	3,567	22	2,563	+ 1,004
Maternal Conditions	17	2,996	64	45	+ 2,951
Syphilis	18	2,892	67	5	+ 2,887
Meningitis	19	2,744	59	68	+ 2,676
Lung Disease	20	2,602	4	14,212	- 11,610
Pertussis	21	2,355	69	1	+ 2,354
Suicide	22	2,314	15	4,417	- 2,102
Other Injuries	23	2,270	24	2,392	- 122
Breast Cancer	24	1,821	8	5,910	- 4,089
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,579	19	3,233	- 1,653
Asthma	26	1,408	49	262	+ 1,146
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,363	27	2,060	- 697
Cervical Cancer	28	1,211	41	578	+ 633
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,199	2	30,970	- 29,771
Drug Use	30	1,086	16	3,686	- 2,600
Malnutrition	31	1,039	51	192	+ 846
Falls	32	986	12	4,829	- 3,843
Violence	33	966	40	605	+ 361
Liver Cancer	34	930	20	3,113	- 2,183
Prostate Cancer	35	925	13	4,711	- 3,786
Drownings	36	853	48	283	+ 570
Oral Cancer	37	745	32	1,592	- 847
Epilepsy	38	697	44	384	+ 313
Fires	39	651	52	192	+ 459
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	618	6	9,651	- 9,033
Lung Cancers	41	577	3	20,937	- 20,359
Tetanus	42	503	71	0	+ 503
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	473	43	442	+ 30
Poisonings	44	455	56	121	+ 333
Lymphomas	45	418	10	5,146	- 4,728
Parkinson's Disease	46	380	18	3,359	- 2,979
Trypanosomiasis	47	356	75	0	+ 356
Skin Cancers	48	349	30	1,756	- 1,407
Stomach Cancer	49	337	26	2,177	- 1,841
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	307	39	636	- 329
Skin Disease	51	281	38	679	- 398
Ovary Cancer	52	277	29	1,902	- 1,625
Alcohol	53	257	33	1,491	- 1,234
Oesophagus Cancer	54	256	25	2,230	- 1,974
Pancreas Cancer	55	246	11	5,057	- 4,812
Bladder Cancer	56	184	23	2,521	- 2,337
Encephalitis	57	168	68	3	+ 164
Uterin Cancer	58	166	34	1,183	- 1,017
Appendicitis	59	120	62	49	+ 71
Schistosomiasis	60	92	78	0	+ 92
Leukemia	61	81	21	3,098	- 3,017
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	79	47	322	- 243
Other Neoplasms	63	68	31	1,679	- 1,611
Diphtheria	64	67	73	0	+ 67
Hepatitis B	65	65	60	66	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	36	63	47	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	67	31	37	692	- 661
Chlamydia	68	9	83	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	69	6	45	363	- 357
Ascariasis	70	6	82	0	+ 6
War	71	4	65	21	- 17
Otitis Media	72	3	66	8	- 4
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	51	- 51
Osteoarthritis	81	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	54	143	- 143
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	46	343	- 343
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Equ. Guinea

Canada

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.