NETHERLANDS VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	18,194	55	33	+ 18,161
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,032	7	4,946	+ 4,086
Malaria	3	6,606	77	0	+ 6,606
Low Birth Weight	4	4,521	45	167	+ 4,354
Birth Trauma	5	4,363	52	74	+ 4,289
Stroke	6	4,326	4	9,707	- 5,381
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,145	2	17,601	- 13,455
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,647	31	681	+ 2,966
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,452	33	584	+ 2,868
Tuberculosis	10	3,175	56	29	+ 3,147
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,961	14	2,386	+ 575
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,467	35	544	+ 1,923
Liver Disease	13	1,972	28	936	+ 1,036
Kidney Disease	14	1,963	12	2,530	- 567
Measles	15	1,791	73	0	+ 1,791
Hypertension	16	1,634	29	818	+ 816
Maternal Conditions	17	1,373	65	8	+ 1,364
Syphilis	18	1,325	69	1	+ 1,324
Meningitis	19	1,257	51	78	+ 1,179
Lung Disease	20	1,192	5	9,567	- 8,375
Pertussis	21	1,079	67	1	+ 1,078
Suicide	22	1,060	17	2,025	- 965
Other Injuries	23	1,040	19	1,648	- 608
Breast Cancer	24	834	9	3,535	- 2,701
Endocrine Disorders	25	723	26	1,055	- 331
Asthma	26	645	46	165	+ 480
Inflammatory/Heart	27	624	23	1,201	- 576
Cervical Cancer	28	555	39	266	+ 289
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	549	1	18,148	- 17,599
Drug Use	30	498	42	231	+ 267
Malnutrition	31	476	63	12	+ 464
Falls	32	452	8	4,131	- 3,679
Violence	33	442	48	107	+ 335
Liver Cancer	34	426	24	1,163	- 737
Prostate Cancer	35	424	10	3,265	- 2,841
Drownings	36	391	49	98	+ 293
Oral Cancer	37	341	30	768	- 426
Epilepsy	38	320	38	289	+ 31
Fires	39	298	53	49	+ 249
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	283	6	5,829	- 5,546
Lung Cancers	41	265	3	10,980	- 10,715
Tetanus	42	230	72	0	+ 230
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	216	47	130	+ 86
Poisonings	44	208	61	17	+ 191
Lymphomas	45	192	13	2,511	- 2,320
Parkinson's Disease	46	174	16	2,120	- 1,945
Trypanosomiasis	47	163	76	0	+ 163
Skin Cancers	48	160	27	1,024	- 864
Stomach Cancer	49	154	22	1,361	- 1,207
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	141	41	238	- 97
Skin Disease	51	129	36	295	- 167
Ovary Cancer	52	127	25	1,067	- 940
Alcohol	53	118	32	612	- 495
Oesophagus Cancer	54	117	15	2,145	- 2,028
Pancreas Cancer	55	113	11	2,995	- 2,882
Bladder Cancer	56	84	21	1,471	- 1,387
Encephalitis	57	77	68	1	+ 76
Uterin Cancer	58	76	34	566	- 490
Appendicitis	59	55	58	26	+ 29
Schistosomiasis	60	42	74	0	+ 42
Leukemia	61	37	20	1,578	- 1,541
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	36	44	214	- 178
Other Neoplasms	63	31	18	1,831	- 1,800
Diphtheria	64	31	71	0	+ 31
Hepatitis B	65	30	62	14	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	66	17	57	28	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	67	14	37	295	- 281
Chlamydia	68	4	78	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	3	60	20	- 18
Ascariasis	70	3	82	0	+ 3
War	71	2	66	2	- 0
Otitis Media	72	1	64	10	- 8
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	59	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	81	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	54	42	- 42
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	40	249	- 249
Schizophrenia	86	0	50	96	- 96
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Equ. Guinea

Netherlands

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.