PANAMA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		PANAMA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,576	8	653	+ 3,923
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,272	7	697	+ 1,575
Malaria	3	1,662	81	0	+ 1,662
Low Birth Weight	4	1,137	22	238	+ 899
Birth Trauma	5	1,097	36	94	+ 1,004
Stroke	6	1,088	2	2,006	- 918
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,043	1	2,624	- 1,581
Road Traffic Accidents	8	917	9	591	+ 326
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	868	28	163	+ 705
Tuberculosis	10	799	23	223	+ 576
Diabetes Mellitus	11	745	4	1,070	- 325
Congenital Anomalies	12	621	13	378	+ 243
Liver Disease	13	496	15	325	+ 171
Kidney Disease	14	494	3	1,106	- 612
Measles	15	451	79	0	+ 451
Hypertension	16	411	10	510	- 99
Maternal Conditions	17	345	48	32	+ 313
Syphilis	18	333	65	1	+ 332
Meningitis	19	316	52	27	+ 289
Lung Disease	20	300	5	815	- 515
Pertussis	21	271	74	0	+ 271
Suicide	22	267	32	121	+ 145
Other Injuries	23	262	35	100	+ 162
Breast Cancer	24	210	19	279	- 69
Endocrine Disorders	25	182	18	279	- 97
Asthma	26	162	43	56	+ 106
Inflammatory/Heart	27	157	20	270	- 113
Cervical Cancer	28	140	26	185	- 45
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	138	17	296	- 158
Drug Use	30	125	47	33	+ 92
Malnutrition	31	120	31	122	- 3
Falls	32	114	37	92	+ 22
Violence	33	111	6	730	- 618
Liver Cancer	34	107	27	182	- 74
Prostate Cancer	35	107	12	390	- 283
Drownings	36	98	34	103	- 5
Oral Cancer	37	86	38	78	+ 8
Epilepsy	38	80	39	66	+ 14
Fires	39	75	57	11	+ 64
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	71	14	352	- 281
Lung Cancers	41	67	16	303	- 236
Tetanus	42	58	69	0	+ 58
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	54	50	30	+ 24
Poisonings	44	52	61	4	+ 48
Lymphomas	45	48	24	205	- 156
Parkinson's Disease	46	44	33	115	- 71
Trypanosomiasis	47	41	82	0	+ 41
Skin Cancers	48	40	44	56	- 16
Stomach Cancer	49	39	11	397	- 358
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	35	53	25	+ 11
Skin Disease	51	32	30	127	- 95
Ovary Cancer	52	32	41	64	- 32
Alcohol	53	30	49	30	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	54	29	45	52	- 22
Pancreas Cancer	55	28	29	135	- 107
Bladder Cancer	56	21	46	33	- 12
Encephalitis	57	19	63	3	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	58	19	40	66	- 46
Appendicitis	59	14	56	11	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	60	11	80	0	+ 11
Leukemia	61	9	25	189	- 180
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	9	55	14	- 4
Other Neoplasms	63	8	21	256	- 248
Diphtheria	64	8	78	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	65	8	59	7	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	4	54	14	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	67	4	62	3	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	84	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	66	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	1	75	0	+ 1
War	71	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	64	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	51	28	- 28
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	42	63	- 63
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	10	- 10
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PANAMA

Equ. Guinea

Panama

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.