FINLAND VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,760	59	6	+ 5,754
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,859	21	436	+ 2,423
Malaria	3	2,091	74	0	+ 2,091
Low Birth Weight	4	1,431	48	26	+ 1,405
Birth Trauma	5	1,381	56	8	+ 1,373
Stroke	6	1,369	3	4,115	- 2,746
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,312	2	9,831	- 8,519
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,154	33	215	+ 939
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,093	52	15	+ 1,078
Tuberculosis	10	1,005	46	32	+ 973
Diabetes Mellitus	11	937	22	418	+ 520
Congenital Anomalies	12	781	35	192	+ 589
Liver Disease	13	624	10	1,068	- 444
Kidney Disease	14	622	26	342	+ 280
Measles	15	567	72	0	+ 567
Hypertension	16	517	5	2,030	- 1,513
Maternal Conditions	17	435	64	2	+ 433
Syphilis	18	419	67	0	+ 419
Meningitis	19	398	55	9	+ 389
Lung Disease	20	377	8	1,289	- 912
Pertussis	21	342	69	0	+ 342
Suicide	22	336	15	846	- 510
Other Injuries	23	329	20	437	- 107
Breast Cancer	24	264	12	948	- 684
Endocrine Disorders	25	229	31	257	- 28
Asthma	26	204	40	85	+ 120
Inflammatory/Heart	27	198	17	518	- 320
Cervical Cancer	28	176	44	62	+ 114
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	174	1	11,120	- 10,946
Drug Use	30	158	30	269	- 112
Malnutrition	31	151	57	7	+ 144
Falls	32	143	7	1,325	- 1,182
Violence	33	140	43	64	+ 76
Liver Cancer	34	135	16	545	- 410
Prostate Cancer	35	134	11	970	- 836
Drownings	36	124	37	106	+ 18
Oral Cancer	37	108	34	207	- 99
Epilepsy	38	101	38	104	- 3
Fires	39	94	45	62	+ 33
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	90	6	1,433	- 1,344
Lung Cancers	41	84	4	2,312	- 2,228
Tetanus	42	73	70	0	+ 73
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	69	36	151	- 83
Poisonings	44	66	49	25	+ 41
Lymphomas	45	61	14	851	- 790
Parkinson's Disease	46	55	13	853	- 798
Trypanosomiasis	47	52	78	0	+ 52
Skin Cancers	48	51	29	297	- 246
Stomach Cancer	49	49	19	447	- 398
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	45	50	19	+ 26
Skin Disease	51	41	47	27	+ 14
Ovary Cancer	52	40	25	344	- 304
Alcohol	53	37	18	464	- 427
Oesophagus Cancer	54	37	27	320	- 283
Pancreas Cancer	55	36	9	1,247	- 1,211
Bladder Cancer	56	27	28	308	- 282
Encephalitis	57	24	66	0	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	58	24	32	225	- 201
Appendicitis	59	17	54	10	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	60	13	77	0	+ 13
Leukemia	61	12	24	371	- 359
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	11	41	83	- 72
Other Neoplasms	63	10	23	377	- 367
Diphtheria	64	10	71	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	65	9	63	2	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	66	5	62	2	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	67	4	42	80	- 76
Chlamydia	68	1	84	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	60	5	- 4
Ascariasis	70	1	81	0	+ 1
War	71	1	65	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	53	11	- 11
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	58	6	- 6
Schizophrenia	86	0	39	93	- 93
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Equ. Guinea

Finland

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.