SPAIN VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	48,401	43	538	+ 47,862
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	24,028	7	13,717	+ 10,311
Malaria	3	17,574	83	0	+ 17,574
Low Birth Weight	4	12,029	52	253	+ 11,776
Birth Trauma	5	11,607	60	113	+ 11,494
Stroke	6	11,508	3	29,004	- 17,495
Coronary Heart Disease	7	11,028	1	51,684	- 40,656
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,701	31	1,829	+ 7,872
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	9,184	36	1,064	+ 8,121
Tuberculosis	10	8,448	50	270	+ 8,177
Diabetes Mellitus	11	7,876	10	7,773	+ 103
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,563	38	863	+ 5,700
Liver Disease	13	5,246	23	4,231	+ 1,015
Kidney Disease	14	5,223	8	9,725	- 4,501
Measles	15	4,766	81	0	+ 4,766
Hypertension	16	4,347	9	9,115	- 4,767
Maternal Conditions	17	3,652	64	14	+ 3,638
Syphilis	18	3,524	67	9	+ 3,515
Meningitis	19	3,344	59	129	+ 3,216
Lung Disease	20	3,172	5	18,926	- 15,755
Pertussis	21	2,870	73	2	+ 2,869
Suicide	22	2,821	25	3,609	- 789
Other Injuries	23	2,767	15	5,536	- 2,769
Breast Cancer	24	2,219	11	7,067	- 4,848
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,925	21	4,863	- 2,939
Asthma	26	1,716	35	1,133	+ 583
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,661	19	4,984	- 3,323
Cervical Cancer	28	1,476	39	855	+ 621
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,461	2	42,339	- 40,878
Drug Use	30	1,324	41	776	+ 548
Malnutrition	31	1,266	47	302	+ 963
Falls	32	1,202	26	3,246	- 2,044
Violence	33	1,177	51	262	+ 916
Liver Cancer	34	1,133	18	5,098	- 3,966
Prostate Cancer	35	1,127	13	6,420	- 5,292
Drownings	36	1,039	45	446	+ 594
Oral Cancer	37	908	27	2,583	- 1,675
Epilepsy	38	850	40	824	+ 26
Fires	39	794	55	185	+ 609
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	753	6	16,957	- 16,204
Lung Cancers	41	704	4	22,131	- 21,427
Tetanus	42	613	72	2	+ 611
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	576	44	475	+ 101
Poisonings	44	554	57	170	+ 384
Lymphomas	45	510	16	5,335	- 4,825
Parkinson's Disease	46	463	20	4,943	- 4,479
Trypanosomiasis	47	434	84	0	+ 434
Skin Cancers	48	426	32	1,803	- 1,377
Stomach Cancer	49	410	14	5,796	- 5,386
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	374	33	1,612	- 1,238
Skin Disease	51	342	30	1,840	- 1,498
Ovary Cancer	52	337	28	2,026	- 1,688
Alcohol	53	313	46	333	- 20
Oesophagus Cancer	54	312	29	2,011	- 1,700
Pancreas Cancer	55	300	12	6,752	- 6,453
Bladder Cancer	56	224	17	5,222	- 4,998
Encephalitis	57	204	70	4	+ 200
Uterin Cancer	58	203	34	1,612	- 1,409
Appendicitis	59	146	61	79	+ 67
Schistosomiasis	60	112	74	0	+ 112
Leukemia	61	99	24	3,772	- 3,674
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	97	48	294	- 197
Other Neoplasms	63	82	22	4,748	- 4,666
Diphtheria	64	81	76	0	+ 81
Hepatitis B	65	80	58	162	- 82
Upper Respiratory	66	44	62	47	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	67	38	49	287	- 249
Chlamydia	68	11	82	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	69	8	42	652	- 645
Ascariasis	70	7	78	0	+ 7
War	71	4	68	6	- 1
Otitis Media	72	4	66	9	- 5
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Oral conditions	80	0	63	44	- 44
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	54	204	- 204
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	37	914	- 914
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	181	- 181
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Equ. Guinea

Spain

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.