INDIA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,442,519	31	44,406	+ 1,398,113
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	716,127	6	392,425	+ 323,702
Malaria	3	523,777	57	7,705	+ 516,072
Low Birth Weight	4	358,495	9	238,739	+ 119,755
Birth Trauma	5	345,920	20	102,819	+ 243,101
Stroke	6	342,983	3	697,038	- 354,055
Coronary Heart Disease	7	328,666	1	1,520,034	- 1,191,368
Road Traffic Accidents	8	289,133	12	212,596	+ 76,537
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	273,722	4	670,315	- 396,593
Tuberculosis	10	251,769	5	435,882	- 184,112
Diabetes Mellitus	11	234,744	7	271,495	- 36,752
Congenital Anomalies	12	195,600	23	82,769	+ 112,831
Liver Disease	13	156,363	8	268,580	- 112,217
Kidney Disease	14	155,674	11	222,903	- 67,228
Measles	15	142,038	51	11,923	+ 130,115
Hypertension	16	129,562	19	108,050	+ 21,512
Maternal Conditions	17	108,828	41	25,917	+ 82,911
Syphilis	18	105,034	64	2,007	+ 103,027
Meningitis	19	99,676	36	33,337	+ 66,339
Lung Disease	20	94,525	2	879,732	- 785,207
Pertussis	21	85,546	54	10,094	+ 75,452
Suicide	22	84,068	14	173,347	- 89,279
Other Injuries	23	82,465	15	149,570	- 67,105
Breast Cancer	24	66,135	22	82,821	- 16,686
Endocrine Disorders	25	57,357	47	15,264	+ 42,093
Asthma	26	51,157	13	196,051	- 144,894
Inflammatory/Heart	27	49,504	49	12,651	+ 36,853
Cervical Cancer	28	43,991	30	45,319	- 1,329
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	43,535	17	126,593	- 83,058
Drug Use	30	39,463	52	11,747	+ 27,716
Malnutrition	31	37,728	55	8,626	+ 29,102
Falls	32	35,829	10	225,755	- 189,926
Violence	33	35,083	27	51,767	- 16,683
Liver Cancer	34	33,763	39	30,369	+ 3,394
Prostate Cancer	35	33,597	38	30,945	+ 2,652
Drownings	36	30,980	28	48,774	- 17,794
Oral Cancer	37	27,073	16	134,187	- 107,113
Epilepsy	38	25,334	40	30,307	- 4,974
Fires	39	23,662	42	23,265	+ 397
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	22,445	25	77,368	- 54,923
Lung Cancers	41	20,976	21	88,276	- 67,300
Tetanus	42	18,272	58	7,093	+ 11,180
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	17,164	26	68,108	- 50,944
Poisonings	44	16,512	61	3,540	+ 12,972
Lymphomas	45	15,188	33	40,159	- 24,971
Parkinson's Disease	46	13,813	32	43,398	- 29,585
Trypanosomiasis	47	12,938	78	0	+ 12,938
Skin Cancers	48	12,691	60	5,054	+ 7,637
Stomach Cancer	49	12,234	24	81,058	- 68,824
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	11,145	18	126,079	- 114,934
Skin Disease	51	10,200	45	17,857	- 7,658
Ovary Cancer	52	10,055	44	21,947	- 11,893
Alcohol	53	9,334	43	23,097	- 13,763
Oesophagus Cancer	54	9,287	34	38,898	- 29,611
Pancreas Cancer	55	8,926	37	32,812	- 23,885
Bladder Cancer	56	6,672	48	14,081	- 7,409
Encephalitis	57	6,084	29	48,080	- 41,996
Uterin Cancer	58	6,040	59	6,841	- 801
Appendicitis	59	4,359	53	11,245	- 6,887
Schistosomiasis	60	3,353	76	0	+ 3,353
Leukemia	61	2,939	35	33,383	- 30,444
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	2,878	50	11,931	- 9,053
Other Neoplasms	63	2,456	62	2,968	- 512
Diphtheria	64	2,428	72	65	+ 2,363
Hepatitis B	65	2,378	56	8,184	- 5,806
Upper Respiratory	66	1,312	68	584	+ 728
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1,123	63	2,328	- 1,205
Chlamydia	68	340	69	379	- 39
Hepatitis C	69	225	65	1,364	- 1,139
Ascariasis	70	208	70	126	+ 82
War	71	131	67	890	- 759
Otitis Media	72	116	71	68	+ 48
Dengue	73	10	46	17,546	- 17,536
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	66	973	- 973
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Equ. Guinea

India

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.