NAMIBIA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,870	1	2,928	- 58
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,425	2	1,464	- 40
Malaria	3	1,042	51	22	+ 1,021
Low Birth Weight	4	713	9	516	+ 197
Birth Trauma	5	688	13	345	+ 344
Stroke	6	682	4	1,333	- 651
Coronary Heart Disease	7	654	5	1,221	- 567
Road Traffic Accidents	8	575	6	868	- 293
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	545	8	645	- 100
Tuberculosis	10	501	3	1,416	- 915
Diabetes Mellitus	11	467	7	724	- 257
Congenital Anomalies	12	389	16	283	+ 106
Liver Disease	13	311	14	336	- 24
Kidney Disease	14	310	15	322	- 12
Measles	15	283	65	2	+ 281
Hypertension	16	258	12	428	- 170
Maternal Conditions	17	217	25	110	+ 106
Syphilis	18	209	43	35	+ 174
Meningitis	19	198	27	109	+ 90
Lung Disease	20	188	10	461	- 273
Pertussis	21	170	37	54	+ 116
Suicide	22	167	17	243	- 75
Other Injuries	23	164	19	207	- 43
Breast Cancer	24	132	24	121	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	25	114	33	73	+ 41
Asthma	26	102	20	200	- 99
Inflammatory/Heart	27	98	22	162	- 63
Cervical Cancer	28	88	23	133	- 45
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	87	21	176	- 89
Drug Use	30	79	46	32	+ 47
Malnutrition	31	75	18	224	- 148
Falls	32	71	34	62	+ 9
Violence	33	70	11	450	- 380
Liver Cancer	34	67	41	45	+ 22
Prostate Cancer	35	67	31	94	- 27
Drownings	36	62	26	110	- 48
Oral Cancer	37	54	30	100	- 46
Epilepsy	38	50	38	49	+ 1
Fires	39	47	28	109	- 62
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	45	36	54	- 10
Lung Cancers	41	42	35	59	- 17
Tetanus	42	36	62	6	+ 30
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	34	32	76	- 42
Poisonings	44	33	39	46	- 13
Lymphomas	45	30	40	46	- 16
Parkinson's Disease	46	27	42	43	- 16
Trypanosomiasis	47	26	77	0	+ 26
Skin Cancers	48	25	29	108	- 83
Stomach Cancer	49	24	45	33	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	22	44	33	- 11
Skin Disease	51	20	47	31	- 11
Ovary Cancer	52	20	50	23	- 3
Alcohol	53	19	48	28	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	54	18	52	21	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	55	18	53	18	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	56	13	54	16	- 2
Encephalitis	57	12	59	8	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	58	12	56	11	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	9	58	9	- 0
Schistosomiasis	60	7	55	14	- 7
Leukemia	61	6	49	24	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	6	57	9	- 4
Other Neoplasms	63	5	60	8	- 3
Diphtheria	64	5	71	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	65	5	63	4	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	3	61	6	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	67	2	64	2	- 0
Chlamydia	68	1	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	66	1	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	69	0	+ 0
War	71	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Equ. Guinea

Namibia

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.