LITHUANIA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		LITHUANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,690	51	22	+ 2,668
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,336	7	654	+ 681
Malaria	3	977	81	0	+ 977
Low Birth Weight	4	669	55	9	+ 660
Birth Trauma	5	645	53	10	+ 635
Stroke	6	640	2	5,643	- 5,003
Coronary Heart Disease	7	613	1	15,329	- 14,716
Road Traffic Accidents	8	539	27	225	+ 315
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	511	42	59	+ 451
Tuberculosis	10	470	38	119	+ 351
Diabetes Mellitus	11	438	14	525	- 87
Congenital Anomalies	12	365	41	62	+ 303
Liver Disease	13	292	9	644	- 352
Kidney Disease	14	290	19	372	- 81
Measles	15	265	83	0	+ 265
Hypertension	16	242	4	1,289	- 1,047
Maternal Conditions	17	203	63	2	+ 201
Syphilis	18	196	70	0	+ 196
Meningitis	19	186	52	19	+ 167
Lung Disease	20	176	16	513	- 337
Pertussis	21	160	69	0	+ 160
Suicide	22	157	6	721	- 565
Other Injuries	23	154	18	416	- 262
Breast Cancer	24	123	11	629	- 506
Endocrine Disorders	25	107	39	72	+ 35
Asthma	26	95	46	45	+ 50
Inflammatory/Heart	27	92	17	484	- 392
Cervical Cancer	28	82	28	224	- 142
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	81	8	649	- 568
Drug Use	30	74	37	122	- 49
Malnutrition	31	70	58	7	+ 63
Falls	32	67	15	518	- 451
Violence	33	65	36	132	- 66
Liver Cancer	34	63	25	239	- 176
Prostate Cancer	35	63	12	598	- 535
Drownings	36	58	35	150	- 92
Oral Cancer	37	50	20	338	- 287
Epilepsy	38	47	40	62	- 15
Fires	39	44	43	51	- 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	42	5	1,074	- 1,032
Lung Cancers	41	39	3	1,329	- 1,290
Tetanus	42	34	62	2	+ 32
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	32	22	313	- 281
Poisonings	44	31	45	46	- 15
Lymphomas	45	28	21	321	- 293
Parkinson's Disease	46	26	29	222	- 197
Trypanosomiasis	47	24	80	0	+ 24
Skin Cancers	48	24	32	197	- 173
Stomach Cancer	49	23	10	639	- 616
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	21	48	29	- 8
Skin Disease	51	19	44	48	- 29
Ovary Cancer	52	19	26	233	- 214
Alcohol	53	17	33	192	- 174
Oesophagus Cancer	54	17	30	219	- 201
Pancreas Cancer	55	17	13	578	- 561
Bladder Cancer	56	12	23	292	- 280
Encephalitis	57	11	65	2	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	58	11	34	159	- 148
Appendicitis	59	8	54	10	- 2
Schistosomiasis	60	6	78	0	+ 6
Leukemia	61	5	24	284	- 278
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	5	47	41	- 36
Other Neoplasms	63	5	31	212	- 207
Diphtheria	64	5	82	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	65	4	61	5	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	2	68	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	67	2	49	29	- 27
Chlamydia	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	0	50	23	- 23
Ascariasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
War	71	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	57	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	60	5	- 5
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LITHUANIA

Equ. Guinea

Lithuania

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.