JAPAN VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	126,121	63	48	+ 126,074
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	62,612	3	107,899	- 45,287
Malaria	3	45,794	79	0	+ 45,794
Low Birth Weight	4	31,344	55	202	+ 31,142
Birth Trauma	5	30,244	61	104	+ 30,140
Stroke	6	29,987	2	121,823	- 91,835
Coronary Heart Disease	7	28,736	1	163,905	- 135,169
Road Traffic Accidents	8	25,279	31	4,566	+ 20,714
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	23,932	37	2,731	+ 21,201
Tuberculosis	10	22,013	34	3,459	+ 18,554
Diabetes Mellitus	11	20,524	29	5,433	+ 15,091
Congenital Anomalies	12	17,102	40	2,473	+ 14,629
Liver Disease	13	13,671	17	14,195	- 524
Kidney Disease	14	13,611	9	44,779	- 31,168
Measles	15	12,419	75	0	+ 12,419
Hypertension	16	11,328	28	6,673	+ 4,655
Maternal Conditions	17	9,515	64	39	+ 9,476
Syphilis	18	9,183	65	16	+ 9,167
Meningitis	19	8,715	52	308	+ 8,407
Lung Disease	20	8,264	5	78,169	- 69,905
Pertussis	21	7,479	71	1	+ 7,478
Suicide	22	7,350	13	19,466	- 12,116
Other Injuries	23	7,210	12	22,068	- 14,858
Breast Cancer	24	5,782	15	15,805	- 10,023
Endocrine Disorders	25	5,015	21	11,486	- 6,471
Asthma	26	4,473	42	1,922	+ 2,550
Inflammatory/Heart	27	4,328	27	8,232	- 3,904
Cervical Cancer	28	3,846	32	3,799	+ 47
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,806	7	56,937	- 53,131
Drug Use	30	3,450	50	732	+ 2,718
Malnutrition	31	3,299	43	1,910	+ 1,389
Falls	32	3,133	23	9,736	- 6,603
Violence	33	3,067	53	266	+ 2,802
Liver Cancer	34	2,952	11	29,384	- 26,432
Prostate Cancer	35	2,937	19	13,515	- 10,578
Drownings	36	2,709	25	8,409	- 5,700
Oral Cancer	37	2,367	26	8,333	- 5,966
Epilepsy	38	2,215	45	1,558	+ 656
Fires	39	2,069	48	1,007	+ 1,062
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,962	6	57,340	- 55,378
Lung Cancers	41	1,834	4	79,688	- 77,854
Tetanus	42	1,598	67	9	+ 1,588
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,501	35	2,922	- 1,421
Poisonings	44	1,444	54	255	+ 1,189
Lymphomas	45	1,328	14	19,273	- 17,945
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,208	18	14,007	- 12,800
Trypanosomiasis	47	1,131	76	0	+ 1,131
Skin Cancers	48	1,110	44	1,843	- 733
Stomach Cancer	49	1,070	8	50,433	- 49,363
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	974	39	2,555	- 1,581
Skin Disease	51	892	36	2,806	- 1,914
Ovary Cancer	52	879	30	5,061	- 4,182
Alcohol	53	816	51	576	+ 240
Oesophagus Cancer	54	812	20	12,316	- 11,504
Pancreas Cancer	55	780	10	37,027	- 36,247
Bladder Cancer	56	583	22	9,936	- 9,353
Encephalitis	57	532	69	5	+ 527
Uterin Cancer	58	528	33	3,461	- 2,933
Appendicitis	59	381	58	126	+ 255
Schistosomiasis	60	293	72	0	+ 293
Leukemia	61	257	24	9,607	- 9,350
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	252	38	2,618	- 2,366
Other Neoplasms	63	215	16	15,120	- 14,905
Diphtheria	64	212	74	0	+ 212
Hepatitis B	65	208	46	1,423	- 1,215
Upper Respiratory	66	115	57	159	- 44
Multiple Sclerosis	67	98	59	108	- 10
Chlamydia	68	30	80	0	+ 30
Hepatitis C	69	20	41	2,220	- 2,200
Ascariasis	70	18	82	0	+ 18
War	71	11	66	15	- 3
Otitis Media	72	10	68	8	+ 3
Dengue	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	80	0	60	106	- 106
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	56	172	- 172
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	49	875	- 875
Schizophrenia	86	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Equ. Guinea

Japan

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.