SWITZERLAND VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	9,071	54	29	+ 9,042
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,503	8	1,949	+ 2,554
Malaria	3	3,293	77	0	+ 3,293
Low Birth Weight	4	2,254	43	105	+ 2,149
Birth Trauma	5	2,175	52	32	+ 2,143
Stroke	6	2,157	3	3,918	- 1,761
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,067	1	10,713	- 8,647
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,818	34	193	+ 1,625
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,721	35	186	+ 1,535
Tuberculosis	10	1,583	56	21	+ 1,562
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,476	17	1,022	+ 454
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,230	31	305	+ 925
Liver Disease	13	983	21	677	+ 306
Kidney Disease	14	979	13	1,261	- 282
Measles	15	893	75	0	+ 893
Hypertension	16	815	6	2,471	- 1,657
Maternal Conditions	17	684	64	4	+ 680
Syphilis	18	660	65	2	+ 659
Meningitis	19	627	57	20	+ 607
Lung Disease	20	594	5	2,902	- 2,308
Pertussis	21	538	73	0	+ 538
Suicide	22	529	14	1,249	- 720
Other Injuries	23	519	30	410	+ 109
Breast Cancer	24	416	11	1,577	- 1,161
Endocrine Disorders	25	361	25	593	- 232
Asthma	26	322	46	95	+ 227
Inflammatory/Heart	27	311	16	1,027	- 716
Cervical Cancer	28	277	42	105	+ 172
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	274	2	7,192	- 6,919
Drug Use	30	248	36	176	+ 72
Malnutrition	31	237	47	84	+ 153
Falls	32	225	9	1,919	- 1,694
Violence	33	221	51	42	+ 178
Liver Cancer	34	212	19	805	- 593
Prostate Cancer	35	211	10	1,579	- 1,368
Drownings	36	195	50	49	+ 146
Oral Cancer	37	170	26	500	- 330
Epilepsy	38	159	39	159	+ 1
Fires	39	149	55	21	+ 127
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	141	7	1,995	- 1,853
Lung Cancers	41	132	4	3,520	- 3,388
Tetanus	42	115	70	0	+ 115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	108	41	122	- 14
Poisonings	44	104	60	13	+ 91
Lymphomas	45	96	15	1,131	- 1,036
Parkinson's Disease	46	87	18	857	- 770
Trypanosomiasis	47	81	78	0	+ 81
Skin Cancers	48	80	27	493	- 413
Stomach Cancer	49	77	24	614	- 537
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	70	48	78	- 8
Skin Disease	51	64	40	129	- 65
Ovary Cancer	52	63	29	457	- 394
Alcohol	53	59	32	229	- 170
Oesophagus Cancer	54	58	28	491	- 432
Pancreas Cancer	55	56	12	1,486	- 1,430
Bladder Cancer	56	42	23	669	- 628
Encephalitis	57	38	68	1	+ 38
Uterin Cancer	58	38	33	224	- 186
Appendicitis	59	27	59	15	+ 13
Schistosomiasis	60	21	72	0	+ 21
Leukemia	61	18	22	671	- 653
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	18	49	68	- 50
Other Neoplasms	63	15	20	681	- 666
Diphtheria	64	15	74	0	+ 15
Hepatitis B	65	15	63	5	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	8	61	11	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	67	7	38	160	- 153
Chlamydia	68	2	79	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	1	58	15	- 14
Ascariasis	70	1	82	0	+ 1
War	71	1	67	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	1	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Oral conditions	80	0	62	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	53	32	- 32
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	44	102	- 102
Schizophrenia	86	0	45	96	- 96
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Equ. Guinea

Switzerland

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.