ROMANIA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	18,578	47	219	+ 18,359
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,223	5	9,357	- 134
Malaria	3	6,746	75	0	+ 6,746
Low Birth Weight	4	4,617	41	317	+ 4,300
Birth Trauma	5	4,455	57	38	+ 4,417
Stroke	6	4,417	2	49,707	- 45,290
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,233	1	71,810	- 67,577
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,724	20	1,992	+ 1,732
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,525	46	223	+ 3,302
Tuberculosis	10	3,243	28	1,015	+ 2,227
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,023	18	2,230	+ 793
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,519	38	367	+ 2,152
Liver Disease	13	2,014	6	8,920	- 6,906
Kidney Disease	14	2,005	9	5,175	- 3,170
Measles	15	1,829	61	7	+ 1,822
Hypertension	16	1,669	3	11,007	- 9,339
Maternal Conditions	17	1,402	58	35	+ 1,366
Syphilis	18	1,353	66	1	+ 1,351
Meningitis	19	1,284	54	76	+ 1,207
Lung Disease	20	1,217	7	7,359	- 6,142
Pertussis	21	1,102	69	0	+ 1,102
Suicide	22	1,083	21	1,886	- 804
Other Injuries	23	1,062	19	2,139	- 1,077
Breast Cancer	24	852	11	3,851	- 2,999
Endocrine Disorders	25	739	48	193	+ 546
Asthma	26	659	45	225	+ 434
Inflammatory/Heart	27	638	10	4,433	- 3,795
Cervical Cancer	28	567	22	1,870	- 1,304
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	561	15	2,839	- 2,278
Drug Use	30	508	40	346	+ 162
Malnutrition	31	486	50	142	+ 344
Falls	32	461	24	1,504	- 1,043
Violence	33	452	44	255	+ 197
Liver Cancer	34	435	13	3,114	- 2,679
Prostate Cancer	35	433	16	2,449	- 2,016
Drownings	36	399	32	596	- 197
Oral Cancer	37	349	17	2,290	- 1,941
Epilepsy	38	326	42	314	+ 12
Fires	39	305	36	421	- 116
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	289	8	6,835	- 6,546
Lung Cancers	41	270	4	10,113	- 9,843
Tetanus	42	235	67	1	+ 234
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	221	33	531	- 310
Poisonings	44	213	39	366	- 154
Lymphomas	45	196	25	1,385	- 1,189
Parkinson's Disease	46	178	31	741	- 563
Trypanosomiasis	47	167	77	0	+ 167
Skin Cancers	48	163	29	1,003	- 840
Stomach Cancer	49	158	12	3,457	- 3,299
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	144	35	440	- 297
Skin Disease	51	131	53	97	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	52	129	27	1,109	- 979
Alcohol	53	120	37	409	- 289
Oesophagus Cancer	54	120	30	755	- 635
Pancreas Cancer	55	115	14	2,935	- 2,820
Bladder Cancer	56	86	23	1,715	- 1,629
Encephalitis	57	78	62	6	+ 72
Uterin Cancer	58	78	34	522	- 444
Appendicitis	59	56	60	21	+ 35
Schistosomiasis	60	43	74	0	+ 43
Leukemia	61	38	26	1,342	- 1,304
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	37	85	0	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	63	32	43	289	- 257
Diphtheria	64	31	71	0	+ 31
Hepatitis B	65	31	59	30	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	17	63	3	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	67	14	55	66	- 52
Chlamydia	68	4	78	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	3	52	98	- 96
Ascariasis	70	3	82	0	+ 3
War	71	2	65	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	68	1	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	49	143	- 143
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	56	59	- 59
Schizophrenia	86	0	51	103	- 103
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Equ. Guinea

Romania

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.