DENMARK VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,115	55	23	+ 6,092
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,036	6	2,244	+ 792
Malaria	3	2,220	79	0	+ 2,220
Low Birth Weight	4	1,520	41	116	+ 1,403
Birth Trauma	5	1,466	56	21	+ 1,445
Stroke	6	1,454	5	3,662	- 2,208
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,393	1	5,341	- 3,948
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,226	33	213	+ 1,012
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,160	38	145	+ 1,016
Tuberculosis	10	1,067	57	16	+ 1,052
Diabetes Mellitus	11	995	10	1,284	- 289
Congenital Anomalies	12	829	36	153	+ 676
Liver Disease	13	663	14	692	- 29
Kidney Disease	14	660	12	911	- 251
Measles	15	602	71	0	+ 602
Hypertension	16	549	15	642	- 93
Maternal Conditions	17	461	64	2	+ 459
Syphilis	18	445	70	0	+ 445
Meningitis	19	423	52	25	+ 398
Lung Disease	20	401	3	4,387	- 3,986
Pertussis	21	363	72	0	+ 363
Suicide	22	356	16	617	- 261
Other Injuries	23	350	30	347	+ 2
Breast Cancer	24	280	9	1,299	- 1,019
Endocrine Disorders	25	243	19	575	- 331
Asthma	26	217	44	82	+ 135
Inflammatory/Heart	27	210	31	284	- 75
Cervical Cancer	28	186	37	153	+ 34
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	185	2	5,218	- 5,033
Drug Use	30	167	34	197	- 30
Malnutrition	31	160	59	14	+ 146
Falls	32	152	22	541	- 389
Violence	33	149	47	63	+ 86
Liver Cancer	34	143	25	464	- 321
Prostate Cancer	35	142	8	1,480	- 1,338
Drownings	36	131	50	37	+ 94
Oral Cancer	37	115	28	371	- 256
Epilepsy	38	107	40	125	- 18
Fires	39	100	49	53	+ 47
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	95	7	2,147	- 2,052
Lung Cancers	41	89	4	3,721	- 3,632
Tetanus	42	77	68	0	+ 77
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	73	32	216	- 143
Poisonings	44	70	62	6	+ 64
Lymphomas	45	64	13	730	- 665
Parkinson's Disease	46	59	17	600	- 541
Trypanosomiasis	47	55	76	0	+ 55
Skin Cancers	48	54	26	388	- 335
Stomach Cancer	49	52	23	484	- 432
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	47	42	96	- 49
Skin Disease	51	43	45	79	- 36
Ovary Cancer	52	43	29	367	- 324
Alcohol	53	40	18	598	- 559
Oesophagus Cancer	54	39	24	477	- 437
Pancreas Cancer	55	38	11	1,096	- 1,058
Bladder Cancer	56	28	21	545	- 517
Encephalitis	57	26	67	1	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	58	26	35	156	- 130
Appendicitis	59	18	54	23	- 4
Schistosomiasis	60	14	75	0	+ 14
Leukemia	61	12	20	558	- 546
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	12	43	84	- 72
Other Neoplasms	63	10	27	378	- 368
Diphtheria	64	10	73	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	65	10	61	6	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	6	58	15	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	67	5	39	132	- 127
Chlamydia	68	1	69	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	60	9	- 8
Ascariasis	70	1	81	0	+ 1
War	71	1	66	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	65	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	63	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	53	25	- 25
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	46	73	- 73
Schizophrenia	86	0	48	57	- 57
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

Equ. Guinea

Denmark

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.