NORWAY VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,640	61	10	+ 5,630
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,800	6	1,797	+ 1,003
Malaria	3	2,048	84	0	+ 2,048
Low Birth Weight	4	1,402	52	23	+ 1,378
Birth Trauma	5	1,353	54	17	+ 1,335
Stroke	6	1,341	4	2,475	- 1,134
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,285	1	5,321	- 4,036
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,131	42	114	+ 1,016
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,070	37	128	+ 942
Tuberculosis	10	984	56	15	+ 969
Diabetes Mellitus	11	918	16	560	+ 358
Congenital Anomalies	12	765	34	136	+ 629
Liver Disease	13	611	30	214	+ 398
Kidney Disease	14	609	14	611	- 2
Measles	15	555	72	0	+ 555
Hypertension	16	507	28	230	+ 277
Maternal Conditions	17	426	66	1	+ 424
Syphilis	18	411	67	1	+ 410
Meningitis	19	390	58	14	+ 376
Lung Disease	20	370	3	2,723	- 2,353
Pertussis	21	334	64	1	+ 333
Suicide	22	329	13	633	- 305
Other Injuries	23	322	15	583	- 261
Breast Cancer	24	259	11	698	- 439
Endocrine Disorders	25	224	19	359	- 135
Asthma	26	200	43	85	+ 115
Inflammatory/Heart	27	194	29	221	- 27
Cervical Cancer	28	172	39	125	+ 47
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	170	2	4,464	- 4,294
Drug Use	30	154	25	264	- 109
Malnutrition	31	148	35	135	+ 12
Falls	32	140	9	777	- 637
Violence	33	137	50	32	+ 105
Liver Cancer	34	132	26	259	- 127
Prostate Cancer	35	131	8	1,172	- 1,041
Drownings	36	121	45	65	+ 56
Oral Cancer	37	106	32	168	- 62
Epilepsy	38	99	40	119	- 20
Fires	39	93	48	45	+ 48
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	88	7	1,787	- 1,699
Lung Cancers	41	82	5	2,320	- 2,238
Tetanus	42	71	69	0	+ 71
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	67	33	160	- 93
Poisonings	44	65	57	14	+ 50
Lymphomas	45	59	12	646	- 586
Parkinson's Disease	46	54	17	554	- 500
Trypanosomiasis	47	51	82	0	+ 51
Skin Cancers	48	50	18	407	- 358
Stomach Cancer	49	48	22	343	- 296
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	44	46	61	- 18
Skin Disease	51	40	38	128	- 88
Ovary Cancer	52	39	24	309	- 270
Alcohol	53	36	31	205	- 168
Oesophagus Cancer	54	36	27	248	- 212
Pancreas Cancer	55	35	10	770	- 735
Bladder Cancer	56	26	20	356	- 330
Encephalitis	57	24	70	0	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	58	24	36	134	- 110
Appendicitis	59	17	59	12	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	60	13	83	0	+ 13
Leukemia	61	11	21	354	- 342
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	11	47	60	- 49
Other Neoplasms	63	10	23	324	- 315
Diphtheria	64	9	71	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	65	9	63	3	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	5	60	12	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	67	4	41	119	- 115
Chlamydia	68	1	77	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	55	17	- 16
Ascariasis	70	1	76	0	+ 1
War	71	1	68	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	65	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	62	9	- 9
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	27	- 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	49	32	- 32
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	44	75	- 75
Schizophrenia	86	0	53	23	- 23
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

Equ. Guinea

Norway

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.