IRAN VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	90,481	28	2,521	+ 87,961
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	44,919	8	11,243	+ 33,675
Malaria	3	32,854	77	0	+ 32,854
Low Birth Weight	4	22,486	13	4,861	+ 17,626
Birth Trauma	5	21,698	25	2,735	+ 18,963
Stroke	6	21,513	2	36,730	- 15,216
Coronary Heart Disease	7	20,615	1	93,308	- 72,692
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,136	3	17,803	+ 333
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	17,169	33	1,836	+ 15,333
Tuberculosis	10	15,792	41	882	+ 14,910
Diabetes Mellitus	11	14,724	5	13,910	+ 814
Congenital Anomalies	12	12,269	14	4,844	+ 7,425
Liver Disease	13	9,808	12	6,637	+ 3,171
Kidney Disease	14	9,765	6	11,810	- 2,046
Measles	15	8,909	68	2	+ 8,907
Hypertension	16	8,127	4	16,415	- 8,288
Maternal Conditions	17	6,826	52	285	+ 6,541
Syphilis	18	6,588	61	52	+ 6,536
Meningitis	19	6,252	46	642	+ 5,611
Lung Disease	20	5,929	7	11,409	- 5,480
Pertussis	21	5,366	60	75	+ 5,291
Suicide	22	5,273	16	4,334	+ 939
Other Injuries	23	5,173	17	4,048	+ 1,124
Breast Cancer	24	4,148	19	3,736	+ 412
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,598	32	2,092	+ 1,506
Asthma	26	3,209	22	3,360	- 151
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,105	35	1,611	+ 1,494
Cervical Cancer	28	2,759	48	501	+ 2,258
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,731	9	11,046	- 8,316
Drug Use	30	2,475	31	2,242	+ 233
Malnutrition	31	2,366	56	157	+ 2,210
Falls	32	2,247	24	2,821	- 574
Violence	33	2,201	27	2,535	- 335
Liver Cancer	34	2,118	20	3,714	- 1,597
Prostate Cancer	35	2,107	21	3,583	- 1,475
Drownings	36	1,943	40	930	+ 1,013
Oral Cancer	37	1,698	45	655	+ 1,044
Epilepsy	38	1,589	44	719	+ 870
Fires	39	1,484	34	1,823	- 338
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,408	15	4,575	- 3,168
Lung Cancers	41	1,316	11	6,784	- 5,468
Tetanus	42	1,146	62	37	+ 1,110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,077	37	1,246	- 170
Poisonings	44	1,036	43	816	+ 220
Lymphomas	45	953	23	2,882	- 1,929
Parkinson's Disease	46	866	26	2,545	- 1,679
Trypanosomiasis	47	812	79	0	+ 812
Skin Cancers	48	796	47	518	+ 278
Stomach Cancer	49	767	10	9,822	- 9,054
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	699	38	996	- 297
Skin Disease	51	640	55	237	+ 402
Ovary Cancer	52	631	39	937	- 307
Alcohol	53	585	53	253	+ 333
Oesophagus Cancer	54	583	30	2,371	- 1,788
Pancreas Cancer	55	560	29	2,418	- 1,858
Bladder Cancer	56	418	36	1,410	- 991
Encephalitis	57	382	54	246	+ 136
Uterin Cancer	58	379	51	355	+ 24
Appendicitis	59	273	57	155	+ 119
Schistosomiasis	60	210	66	3	+ 207
Leukemia	61	184	18	3,966	- 3,782
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	181	59	80	+ 100
Other Neoplasms	63	154	58	112	+ 42
Diphtheria	64	152	70	1	+ 151
Hepatitis B	65	149	49	425	- 276
Upper Respiratory	66	82	63	16	+ 67
Multiple Sclerosis	67	70	50	405	- 335
Chlamydia	68	21	65	4	+ 17
Hepatitis C	69	14	69	1	+ 13
Ascariasis	70	13	67	3	+ 10
War	71	8	42	848	- 839
Otitis Media	72	7	71	0	+ 7
Dengue	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	64	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Equ. Guinea

Iran

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.