ITALY VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	62,410	46	520	+ 61,890
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	30,983	9	16,339	+ 14,644
Malaria	3	22,661	79	0	+ 22,661
Low Birth Weight	4	15,510	51	357	+ 15,153
Birth Trauma	5	14,966	59	140	+ 14,826
Stroke	6	14,839	2	62,633	- 47,795
Coronary Heart Disease	7	14,220	1	97,116	- 82,897
Road Traffic Accidents	8	12,509	30	3,221	+ 9,288
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	11,842	36	1,622	+ 10,220
Tuberculosis	10	10,893	53	336	+ 10,557
Diabetes Mellitus	11	10,156	8	19,836	- 9,680
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,462	37	1,443	+ 7,019
Liver Disease	13	6,765	23	5,559	+ 1,205
Kidney Disease	14	6,735	11	12,726	- 5,991
Measles	15	6,145	71	1	+ 6,144
Hypertension	16	5,605	6	29,931	- 24,326
Maternal Conditions	17	4,708	67	6	+ 4,702
Syphilis	18	4,544	69	4	+ 4,540
Meningitis	19	4,312	60	128	+ 4,185
Lung Disease	20	4,090	5	32,382	- 28,293
Pertussis	21	3,701	73	1	+ 3,700
Suicide	22	3,637	26	4,042	- 405
Other Injuries	23	3,568	12	12,112	- 8,544
Breast Cancer	24	2,861	10	13,868	- 11,007
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,482	18	8,431	- 5,949
Asthma	26	2,213	47	494	+ 1,720
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,142	24	5,531	- 3,389
Cervical Cancer	28	1,903	40	1,154	+ 750
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,884	3	41,445	- 39,561
Drug Use	30	1,707	45	654	+ 1,053
Malnutrition	31	1,632	41	775	+ 857
Falls	32	1,550	25	4,222	- 2,672
Violence	33	1,518	50	409	+ 1,109
Liver Cancer	34	1,461	17	9,620	- 8,159
Prostate Cancer	35	1,454	20	8,409	- 6,956
Drownings	36	1,340	52	344	+ 996
Oral Cancer	37	1,171	27	3,343	- 2,172
Epilepsy	38	1,096	39	1,337	- 241
Fires	39	1,024	56	271	+ 753
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	971	7	21,254	- 20,283
Lung Cancers	41	907	4	34,152	- 33,245
Tetanus	42	791	63	22	+ 769
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	743	43	690	+ 53
Poisonings	44	714	58	154	+ 560
Lymphomas	45	657	16	9,670	- 9,013
Parkinson's Disease	46	598	19	8,428	- 7,830
Trypanosomiasis	47	560	77	0	+ 560
Skin Cancers	48	549	29	3,239	- 2,690
Stomach Cancer	49	529	14	10,252	- 9,723
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	482	32	2,216	- 1,734
Skin Disease	51	441	38	1,440	- 999
Ovary Cancer	52	435	28	3,282	- 2,846
Alcohol	53	404	55	277	+ 127
Oesophagus Cancer	54	402	34	2,045	- 1,643
Pancreas Cancer	55	386	13	12,095	- 11,708
Bladder Cancer	56	289	22	6,711	- 6,422
Encephalitis	57	263	68	5	+ 259
Uterin Cancer	58	261	33	2,198	- 1,937
Appendicitis	59	189	61	49	+ 140
Schistosomiasis	60	145	78	0	+ 145
Leukemia	61	127	21	6,728	- 6,601
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	125	42	701	- 577
Other Neoplasms	63	106	15	9,984	- 9,878
Diphtheria	64	105	76	0	+ 105
Hepatitis B	65	103	54	334	- 231
Upper Respiratory	66	57	64	20	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	67	49	44	677	- 628
Chlamydia	68	15	84	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	69	10	31	2,451	- 2,441
Ascariasis	70	9	80	0	+ 9
War	71	6	66	6	- 1
Otitis Media	72	5	65	16	- 11
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	62	47	- 47
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	57	241	- 241
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Schizophrenia	86	0	49	424	- 424
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Equ. Guinea

Italy

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.