SOUTH AFRICA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	61,875	1	71,996	- 10,121
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	30,717	2	39,341	- 8,624
Malaria	3	22,467	63	83	+ 22,384
Low Birth Weight	4	15,377	16	6,250	+ 9,127
Birth Trauma	5	14,838	30	3,004	+ 11,834
Stroke	6	14,712	4	30,693	- 15,982
Coronary Heart Disease	7	14,098	3	32,739	- 18,641
Road Traffic Accidents	8	12,402	11	13,014	- 612
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	11,741	8	15,843	- 4,102
Tuberculosis	10	10,799	6	21,965	- 11,166
Diabetes Mellitus	11	10,069	5	30,188	- 20,119
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,390	25	4,351	+ 4,039
Liver Disease	13	6,707	14	9,013	- 2,306
Kidney Disease	14	6,677	9	15,302	- 8,624
Measles	15	6,093	57	270	+ 5,822
Hypertension	16	5,557	12	12,789	- 7,231
Maternal Conditions	17	4,668	38	1,700	+ 2,968
Syphilis	18	4,505	44	1,130	+ 3,376
Meningitis	19	4,275	26	3,660	+ 615
Lung Disease	20	4,055	13	11,895	- 7,840
Pertussis	21	3,669	43	1,142	+ 2,527
Suicide	22	3,606	10	13,774	- 10,168
Other Injuries	23	3,537	17	6,014	- 2,476
Breast Cancer	24	2,837	23	4,533	- 1,697
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,460	19	5,890	- 3,430
Asthma	26	2,194	18	5,966	- 3,772
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,123	21	5,408	- 3,285
Cervical Cancer	28	1,887	20	5,555	- 3,668
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,867	22	4,676	- 2,809
Drug Use	30	1,693	53	770	+ 923
Malnutrition	31	1,618	34	2,381	- 762
Falls	32	1,537	42	1,399	+ 138
Violence	33	1,505	7	21,000	- 19,495
Liver Cancer	34	1,448	33	2,383	- 935
Prostate Cancer	35	1,441	24	4,374	- 2,933
Drownings	36	1,329	32	2,403	- 1,074
Oral Cancer	37	1,161	41	1,406	- 244
Epilepsy	38	1,087	37	1,870	- 783
Fires	39	1,015	27	3,618	- 2,603
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	963	28	3,587	- 2,624
Lung Cancers	41	900	15	7,705	- 6,806
Tetanus	42	784	65	38	+ 746
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	736	36	1,894	- 1,158
Poisonings	44	708	50	975	- 267
Lymphomas	45	651	31	2,818	- 2,166
Parkinson's Disease	46	593	46	1,077	- 485
Trypanosomiasis	47	555	76	0	+ 555
Skin Cancers	48	544	48	993	- 448
Stomach Cancer	49	525	39	1,535	- 1,010
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	478	47	1,015	- 537
Skin Disease	51	438	45	1,101	- 664
Ovary Cancer	52	431	51	951	- 519
Alcohol	53	400	49	987	- 587
Oesophagus Cancer	54	398	29	3,486	- 3,087
Pancreas Cancer	55	383	35	2,007	- 1,624
Bladder Cancer	56	286	52	829	- 543
Encephalitis	57	261	59	234	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	58	259	54	512	- 253
Appendicitis	59	187	56	274	- 87
Schistosomiasis	60	144	66	35	+ 109
Leukemia	61	126	40	1,464	- 1,337
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	123	55	376	- 252
Other Neoplasms	63	105	58	267	- 161
Diphtheria	64	104	69	16	+ 88
Hepatitis B	65	102	61	139	- 37
Upper Respiratory	66	56	60	223	- 167
Multiple Sclerosis	67	48	62	113	- 65
Chlamydia	68	15	68	18	- 4
Hepatitis C	69	10	70	8	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	9	71	3	+ 6
War	71	6	64	66	- 60
Otitis Media	72	5	67	19	- 14
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Equ. Guinea

South Africa

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.