GREECE VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,709	50	47	+ 10,662
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,316	3	8,282	- 2,966
Malaria	3	3,888	78	0	+ 3,888
Low Birth Weight	4	2,661	41	127	+ 2,534
Birth Trauma	5	2,568	57	17	+ 2,551
Stroke	6	2,546	2	14,077	- 11,531
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,440	1	21,124	- 18,684
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,146	22	870	+ 1,276
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,032	44	95	+ 1,937
Tuberculosis	10	1,869	46	66	+ 1,803
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,743	20	1,266	+ 477
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,452	38	174	+ 1,278
Liver Disease	13	1,161	23	809	+ 352
Kidney Disease	14	1,156	6	4,759	- 3,603
Measles	15	1,054	68	0	+ 1,054
Hypertension	16	962	9	2,922	- 1,960
Maternal Conditions	17	808	61	2	+ 806
Syphilis	18	780	65	1	+ 779
Meningitis	19	740	53	33	+ 707
Lung Disease	20	702	5	5,526	- 4,824
Pertussis	21	635	69	0	+ 635
Suicide	22	624	28	533	+ 91
Other Injuries	23	612	17	1,453	- 841
Breast Cancer	24	491	11	2,520	- 2,029
Endocrine Disorders	25	426	29	526	- 100
Asthma	26	380	55	27	+ 352
Inflammatory/Heart	27	368	24	725	- 357
Cervical Cancer	28	327	36	243	+ 83
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	323	7	3,940	- 3,616
Drug Use	30	293	37	193	+ 100
Malnutrition	31	280	66	1	+ 279
Falls	32	266	21	1,245	- 979
Violence	33	260	42	104	+ 156
Liver Cancer	34	251	14	1,566	- 1,315
Prostate Cancer	35	249	12	2,023	- 1,774
Drownings	36	230	32	435	- 205
Oral Cancer	37	201	30	440	- 239
Epilepsy	38	188	34	249	- 61
Fires	39	176	39	146	+ 29
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	167	8	3,264	- 3,097
Lung Cancers	41	156	4	7,355	- 7,200
Tetanus	42	136	62	2	+ 134
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	127	26	611	- 483
Poisonings	44	123	56	19	+ 103
Lymphomas	45	113	19	1,268	- 1,156
Parkinson's Disease	46	103	10	2,646	- 2,543
Trypanosomiasis	47	96	76	0	+ 96
Skin Cancers	48	94	31	438	- 344
Stomach Cancer	49	91	16	1,535	- 1,445
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	83	43	100	- 17
Skin Disease	51	76	47	56	+ 19
Ovary Cancer	52	75	27	557	- 483
Alcohol	53	69	49	50	+ 19
Oesophagus Cancer	54	69	35	246	- 177
Pancreas Cancer	55	66	13	1,904	- 1,838
Bladder Cancer	56	50	15	1,551	- 1,501
Encephalitis	57	45	67	1	+ 45
Uterin Cancer	58	45	33	373	- 328
Appendicitis	59	32	58	9	+ 23
Schistosomiasis	60	25	75	0	+ 25
Leukemia	61	22	18	1,354	- 1,332
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	21	45	67	- 45
Other Neoplasms	63	18	25	679	- 660
Diphtheria	64	18	70	0	+ 18
Hepatitis B	65	18	48	56	- 38
Upper Respiratory	66	10	59	8	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	67	8	40	135	- 127
Chlamydia	68	3	80	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	2	52	38	- 37
Ascariasis	70	2	73	0	+ 2
War	71	1	64	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	1	82	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	60	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	63	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	47	- 47
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	27	- 27
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Equ. Guinea

Greece

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.