NICARAGUA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,835	35	139	+ 6,696
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,393	7	1,152	+ 2,242
Malaria	3	2,482	83	0	+ 2,482
Low Birth Weight	4	1,699	13	490	+ 1,209
Birth Trauma	5	1,639	25	198	+ 1,441
Stroke	6	1,625	3	2,225	- 599
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,557	1	5,843	- 4,286
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,370	8	1,109	+ 261
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,297	36	122	+ 1,175
Tuberculosis	10	1,193	37	115	+ 1,078
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,112	4	2,068	- 955
Congenital Anomalies	12	927	11	571	+ 356
Liver Disease	13	741	6	1,203	- 462
Kidney Disease	14	738	2	3,533	- 2,795
Measles	15	673	78	0	+ 673
Hypertension	16	614	9	1,103	- 489
Maternal Conditions	17	516	39	88	+ 428
Syphilis	18	498	60	9	+ 488
Meningitis	19	472	51	29	+ 443
Lung Disease	20	448	5	1,570	- 1,122
Pertussis	21	405	67	3	+ 402
Suicide	22	398	19	285	+ 114
Other Injuries	23	391	17	358	+ 33
Breast Cancer	24	313	20	283	+ 30
Endocrine Disorders	25	272	28	164	+ 108
Asthma	26	242	38	105	+ 137
Inflammatory/Heart	27	235	34	139	+ 95
Cervical Cancer	28	208	16	374	- 166
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	206	33	149	+ 57
Drug Use	30	187	46	50	+ 137
Malnutrition	31	179	30	163	+ 16
Falls	32	170	22	276	- 106
Violence	33	166	10	619	- 452
Liver Cancer	34	160	12	509	- 349
Prostate Cancer	35	159	15	386	- 227
Drownings	36	147	32	157	- 10
Oral Cancer	37	128	43	64	+ 64
Epilepsy	38	120	41	74	+ 46
Fires	39	112	57	16	+ 96
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	106	18	315	- 209
Lung Cancers	41	99	23	274	- 174
Tetanus	42	87	79	0	+ 87
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	81	40	85	- 4
Poisonings	44	78	55	18	+ 61
Lymphomas	45	72	29	164	- 92
Parkinson's Disease	46	65	42	67	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	47	61	82	0	+ 61
Skin Cancers	48	60	45	59	+ 1
Stomach Cancer	49	58	14	478	- 420
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	53	54	20	+ 33
Skin Disease	51	48	31	162	- 113
Ovary Cancer	52	48	44	61	- 14
Alcohol	53	44	21	279	- 234
Oesophagus Cancer	54	44	47	42	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	55	42	27	178	- 135
Bladder Cancer	56	32	52	28	+ 4
Encephalitis	57	29	58	10	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	58	29	48	39	- 10
Appendicitis	59	21	49	32	- 11
Schistosomiasis	60	16	84	0	+ 16
Leukemia	61	14	24	227	- 213
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	14	50	31	- 17
Other Neoplasms	63	12	26	192	- 181
Diphtheria	64	12	77	0	+ 11
Hepatitis B	65	11	62	5	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	6	72	1	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	67	5	61	7	- 1
Chlamydia	68	2	74	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	68	1	- 0
Ascariasis	70	1	69	1	+ 0
War	71	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	1	75	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	64	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	65	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	63	5	- 5
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	56	17	- 17
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	53	28	- 28
Schizophrenia	86	0	66	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Equ. Guinea

Nicaragua

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.