ETHIOPIA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	121,359	17	11,471	+ 109,888
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	60,248	1	59,931	+ 317
Malaria	3	44,065	26	5,626	+ 38,439
Low Birth Weight	4	30,160	7	28,020	+ 2,140
Birth Trauma	5	29,102	6	31,107	- 2,005
Stroke	6	28,855	3	39,362	- 10,506
Coronary Heart Disease	7	27,651	4	36,530	- 8,879
Road Traffic Accidents	8	24,325	5	31,564	- 7,239
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	23,028	2	44,361	- 21,332
Tuberculosis	10	21,181	9	21,455	- 274
Diabetes Mellitus	11	19,749	10	16,258	+ 3,491
Congenital Anomalies	12	16,456	11	15,638	+ 818
Liver Disease	13	13,155	8	27,270	- 14,116
Kidney Disease	14	13,097	13	12,103	+ 994
Measles	15	11,950	24	6,324	+ 5,625
Hypertension	16	10,900	12	13,470	- 2,570
Maternal Conditions	17	9,156	18	8,887	+ 269
Syphilis	18	8,837	43	1,699	+ 7,137
Meningitis	19	8,386	14	12,019	- 3,633
Lung Disease	20	7,952	15	11,870	- 3,918
Pertussis	21	7,197	23	6,896	+ 301
Suicide	22	7,073	25	6,030	+ 1,042
Other Injuries	23	6,938	16	11,735	- 4,797
Breast Cancer	24	5,564	20	8,485	- 2,921
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,825	45	1,623	+ 3,203
Asthma	26	4,304	29	4,484	- 180
Inflammatory/Heart	27	4,165	39	2,168	+ 1,996
Cervical Cancer	28	3,701	27	5,019	- 1,318
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,663	21	8,258	- 4,595
Drug Use	30	3,320	60	513	+ 2,807
Malnutrition	31	3,174	19	8,643	- 5,469
Falls	32	3,014	28	4,510	- 1,496
Violence	33	2,952	22	8,076	- 5,124
Liver Cancer	34	2,840	42	1,730	+ 1,111
Prostate Cancer	35	2,827	50	1,244	+ 1,582
Drownings	36	2,606	35	3,133	- 527
Oral Cancer	37	2,278	48	1,477	+ 801
Epilepsy	38	2,131	44	1,625	+ 506
Fires	39	1,991	34	3,255	- 1,264
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,888	31	3,755	- 1,866
Lung Cancers	41	1,765	38	2,202	- 437
Tetanus	42	1,537	37	2,203	- 665
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,444	41	1,758	- 314
Poisonings	44	1,389	32	3,668	- 2,279
Lymphomas	45	1,278	33	3,590	- 2,312
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,162	46	1,578	- 416
Trypanosomiasis	47	1,089	77	0	+ 1,089
Skin Cancers	48	1,068	52	1,006	+ 61
Stomach Cancer	49	1,029	47	1,519	- 489
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	938	49	1,339	- 402
Skin Disease	51	858	53	904	- 46
Ovary Cancer	52	846	36	2,424	- 1,578
Alcohol	53	785	55	750	+ 36
Oesophagus Cancer	54	781	40	1,839	- 1,057
Pancreas Cancer	55	751	61	488	+ 263
Bladder Cancer	56	561	51	1,080	- 518
Encephalitis	57	512	63	386	+ 126
Uterin Cancer	58	508	62	421	+ 87
Appendicitis	59	367	58	677	- 311
Schistosomiasis	60	282	54	839	- 557
Leukemia	61	247	30	4,222	- 3,975
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	242	65	221	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	63	207	66	148	+ 59
Diphtheria	64	204	67	146	+ 58
Hepatitis B	65	200	56	742	- 542
Upper Respiratory	66	110	57	709	- 599
Multiple Sclerosis	67	94	70	61	+ 33
Chlamydia	68	29	72	21	+ 8
Hepatitis C	69	19	69	115	- 96
Ascariasis	70	17	68	130	- 112
War	71	11	64	281	- 270
Otitis Media	72	10	71	39	- 29
Dengue	73	1	73	20	- 19
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	579	- 579
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	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 ETHIOPIA

Equ. Guinea

Ethiopia

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.