GUYANA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	813	7	256	+ 557
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	404	6	302	+ 102
Malaria	3	295	33	30	+ 265
Low Birth Weight	4	202	22	89	+ 113
Birth Trauma	5	195	24	64	+ 131
Stroke	6	193	2	1,022	- 829
Coronary Heart Disease	7	185	1	1,335	- 1,150
Road Traffic Accidents	8	163	11	175	- 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	154	27	48	+ 107
Tuberculosis	10	142	16	137	+ 5
Diabetes Mellitus	11	132	3	579	- 446
Congenital Anomalies	12	110	23	69	+ 42
Liver Disease	13	88	9	197	- 109
Kidney Disease	14	88	8	233	- 146
Measles	15	80	77	0	+ 80
Hypertension	16	73	4	320	- 247
Maternal Conditions	17	61	35	28	+ 33
Syphilis	18	59	71	0	+ 59
Meningitis	19	56	44	17	+ 39
Lung Disease	20	53	13	174	- 121
Pertussis	21	48	73	0	+ 48
Suicide	22	47	5	315	- 268
Other Injuries	23	46	14	167	- 121
Breast Cancer	24	37	19	96	- 59
Endocrine Disorders	25	32	12	174	- 142
Asthma	26	29	36	25	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	27	28	20	92	- 64
Cervical Cancer	28	25	21	91	- 67
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	25	38	23	+ 2
Drug Use	30	22	45	16	+ 7
Malnutrition	31	21	30	37	- 16
Falls	32	20	48	11	+ 9
Violence	33	20	10	194	- 174
Liver Cancer	34	19	34	29	- 10
Prostate Cancer	35	19	17	123	- 104
Drownings	36	17	15	145	- 127
Oral Cancer	37	15	40	20	- 5
Epilepsy	38	14	37	24	- 9
Fires	39	13	41	19	- 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	13	25	59	- 46
Lung Cancers	41	12	29	38	- 26
Tetanus	42	10	72	0	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	10	26	54	- 45
Poisonings	44	9	65	1	+ 9
Lymphomas	45	9	32	32	- 24
Parkinson's Disease	46	8	49	9	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	47	7	82	0	+ 7
Skin Cancers	48	7	55	5	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	49	7	31	34	- 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	6	47	13	- 7
Skin Disease	51	6	56	3	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	52	6	43	18	- 12
Alcohol	53	5	57	3	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	54	5	51	8	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	55	5	42	19	- 14
Bladder Cancer	56	4	50	8	- 4
Encephalitis	57	3	53	7	- 4
Uterin Cancer	58	3	46	13	- 10
Appendicitis	59	2	54	6	- 4
Schistosomiasis	60	2	84	0	+ 2
Leukemia	61	2	39	21	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	2	63	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	63	1	28	40	- 39
Diphtheria	64	1	75	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	65	1	59	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	66	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1	61	1	- 1
Chlamydia	68	0	80	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
War	71	0	64	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	60	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	68	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	67	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	52	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	70	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	18	99	- 99
Schizophrenia	86	0	62	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

Equ. Guinea

Guyana

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.