CHINA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,449,598	34	28,746	+ 1,420,852
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	719,641	12	183,342	+ 536,299
Malaria	3	526,347	75	0	+ 526,347
Low Birth Weight	4	360,254	40	21,631	+ 338,622
Birth Trauma	5	347,617	43	17,644	+ 329,973
Stroke	6	344,667	1	2,043,210	- 1,698,544
Coronary Heart Disease	7	330,279	2	1,771,525	- 1,441,246
Road Traffic Accidents	8	290,552	8	250,272	+ 40,280
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	275,065	50	8,719	+ 266,346
Tuberculosis	10	253,005	32	34,802	+ 218,203
Diabetes Mellitus	11	235,896	14	161,672	+ 74,223
Congenital Anomalies	12	196,560	31	36,613	+ 159,947
Liver Disease	13	157,130	15	145,603	+ 11,527
Kidney Disease	14	156,438	11	192,302	- 35,864
Measles	15	142,735	62	558	+ 142,177
Hypertension	16	130,198	7	301,183	- 170,985
Maternal Conditions	17	109,362	54	3,596	+ 105,766
Syphilis	18	105,550	58	1,824	+ 103,726
Meningitis	19	100,165	51	5,704	+ 94,462
Lung Disease	20	94,989	3	968,607	- 873,618
Pertussis	21	85,966	64	484	+ 85,482
Suicide	22	84,481	17	116,324	- 31,843
Other Injuries	23	82,870	25	54,087	+ 28,782
Breast Cancer	24	66,459	19	92,757	- 26,298
Endocrine Disorders	25	57,639	37	25,613	+ 32,026
Asthma	26	51,408	39	23,147	+ 28,261
Inflammatory/Heart	27	49,747	33	29,954	+ 19,793
Cervical Cancer	28	44,207	27	51,650	- 7,443
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	43,748	6	304,455	- 260,706
Drug Use	30	39,657	38	24,214	+ 15,443
Malnutrition	31	37,913	44	12,995	+ 24,919
Falls	32	36,005	16	138,878	- 102,872
Violence	33	35,255	47	11,115	+ 24,141
Liver Cancer	34	33,928	13	180,952	- 147,024
Prostate Cancer	35	33,762	28	51,056	- 17,294
Drownings	36	31,132	26	52,807	- 21,675
Oral Cancer	37	27,206	24	54,695	- 27,489
Epilepsy	38	25,458	46	11,365	+ 14,093
Fires	39	23,778	48	10,498	+ 13,280
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	22,555	9	248,388	- 225,833
Lung Cancers	41	21,079	4	714,311	- 693,232
Tetanus	42	18,362	63	491	+ 17,871
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	17,248	30	37,723	- 20,475
Poisonings	44	16,593	36	25,762	- 9,170
Lymphomas	45	15,263	23	57,838	- 42,576
Parkinson's Disease	46	13,881	20	70,699	- 56,818
Trypanosomiasis	47	13,002	77	0	+ 13,002
Skin Cancers	48	12,753	41	19,669	- 6,916
Stomach Cancer	49	12,294	5	398,439	- 386,145
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	11,200	21	65,350	- 54,150
Skin Disease	51	10,250	52	5,222	+ 5,028
Ovary Cancer	52	10,104	35	28,078	- 17,974
Alcohol	53	9,379	42	19,071	- 9,692
Oesophagus Cancer	54	9,333	10	242,891	- 233,558
Pancreas Cancer	55	8,970	18	111,537	- 102,567
Bladder Cancer	56	6,705	29	37,873	- 31,169
Encephalitis	57	6,114	55	2,796	+ 3,318
Uterin Cancer	58	6,069	45	11,751	- 5,682
Appendicitis	59	4,380	60	1,468	+ 2,913
Schistosomiasis	60	3,369	65	400	+ 2,969
Leukemia	61	2,953	22	58,145	- 55,192
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	2,892	49	10,108	- 7,216
Other Neoplasms	63	2,468	53	4,374	- 1,906
Diphtheria	64	2,440	71	11	+ 2,429
Hepatitis B	65	2,390	56	2,757	- 367
Upper Respiratory	66	1,318	57	2,663	- 1,344
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1,128	59	1,734	- 606
Chlamydia	68	341	67	55	+ 286
Hepatitis C	69	226	66	86	+ 140
Ascariasis	70	209	68	34	+ 175
War	71	132	61	900	- 769
Otitis Media	72	117	69	15	+ 101
Dengue	73	10	70	12	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Equ. Guinea

China

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.