SWEDEN VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,841	61	13	+ 10,828
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,382	7	2,659	+ 2,723
Malaria	3	3,936	74	0	+ 3,936
Low Birth Weight	4	2,694	51	50	+ 2,644
Birth Trauma	5	2,600	55	34	+ 2,566
Stroke	6	2,578	3	6,035	- 3,457
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,470	1	15,136	- 12,666
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,173	34	315	+ 1,858
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,057	36	289	+ 1,768
Tuberculosis	10	1,892	56	24	+ 1,868
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,764	11	1,834	- 70
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,470	35	308	+ 1,162
Liver Disease	13	1,175	23	723	+ 452
Kidney Disease	14	1,170	12	1,629	- 459
Measles	15	1,067	83	0	+ 1,067
Hypertension	16	974	10	1,838	- 865
Maternal Conditions	17	818	64	5	+ 813
Syphilis	18	789	72	0	+ 789
Meningitis	19	749	54	35	+ 714
Lung Disease	20	710	4	4,344	- 3,634
Pertussis	21	643	67	0	+ 642
Suicide	22	632	14	1,479	- 848
Other Injuries	23	620	15	1,374	- 754
Breast Cancer	24	497	13	1,582	- 1,085
Endocrine Disorders	25	431	24	702	- 271
Asthma	26	384	42	158	+ 226
Inflammatory/Heart	27	372	28	547	- 175
Cervical Cancer	28	331	38	228	+ 103
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	327	2	10,917	- 10,590
Drug Use	30	297	30	423	- 127
Malnutrition	31	284	45	117	+ 167
Falls	32	269	17	1,109	- 840
Violence	33	264	47	113	+ 151
Liver Cancer	34	254	22	752	- 498
Prostate Cancer	35	252	8	2,622	- 2,370
Drownings	36	233	46	114	+ 118
Oral Cancer	37	203	31	379	- 176
Epilepsy	38	190	44	121	+ 70
Fires	39	178	49	65	+ 113
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	169	6	3,049	- 2,881
Lung Cancers	41	158	5	3,722	- 3,565
Tetanus	42	137	68	0	+ 137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	129	37	277	- 148
Poisonings	44	124	60	18	+ 106
Lymphomas	45	114	16	1,357	- 1,243
Parkinson's Disease	46	104	19	943	- 839
Trypanosomiasis	47	97	76	0	+ 97
Skin Cancers	48	95	25	650	- 555
Stomach Cancer	49	92	26	612	- 521
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	84	48	110	- 27
Skin Disease	51	77	39	220	- 143
Ovary Cancer	52	76	27	553	- 477
Alcohol	53	70	32	359	- 288
Oesophagus Cancer	54	70	29	538	- 468
Pancreas Cancer	55	67	9	1,849	- 1,782
Bladder Cancer	56	50	21	760	- 710
Encephalitis	57	46	71	0	+ 46
Uterin Cancer	58	45	33	345	- 299
Appendicitis	59	33	59	18	+ 15
Schistosomiasis	60	25	69	0	+ 25
Leukemia	61	22	20	825	- 803
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	22	43	129	- 107
Other Neoplasms	63	18	18	1,036	- 1,018
Diphtheria	64	18	70	0	+ 18
Hepatitis B	65	18	62	9	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	66	10	58	20	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	67	8	41	170	- 162
Chlamydia	68	3	73	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	2	53	44	- 42
Ascariasis	70	2	81	0	+ 2
War	71	1	65	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	66	1	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	63	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	52	46	- 46
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	40	175	- 175
Schizophrenia	86	0	50	63	- 63
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Equ. Guinea

Sweden

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.