TANZANIA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	69,061	1	27,402	+ 41,659
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	34,285	2	26,028	+ 8,257
Malaria	3	25,076	3	21,758	+ 3,318
Low Birth Weight	4	17,163	10	12,173	+ 4,990
Birth Trauma	5	16,561	8	15,086	+ 1,475
Stroke	6	16,420	7	16,894	- 473
Coronary Heart Disease	7	15,735	9	13,215	+ 2,520
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,842	5	18,054	- 4,211
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	13,104	6	17,587	- 4,482
Tuberculosis	10	12,053	4	20,269	- 8,216
Diabetes Mellitus	11	11,238	15	6,247	+ 4,992
Congenital Anomalies	12	9,364	11	9,791	- 426
Liver Disease	13	7,486	13	6,586	+ 900
Kidney Disease	14	7,453	19	4,547	+ 2,906
Measles	15	6,800	55	295	+ 6,505
Hypertension	16	6,203	17	5,209	+ 994
Maternal Conditions	17	5,210	12	6,835	- 1,625
Syphilis	18	5,029	26	2,115	+ 2,914
Meningitis	19	4,772	21	3,188	+ 1,584
Lung Disease	20	4,525	22	3,051	+ 1,474
Pertussis	21	4,096	23	2,774	+ 1,322
Suicide	22	4,025	24	2,474	+ 1,550
Other Injuries	23	3,948	20	4,270	- 322
Breast Cancer	24	3,166	37	1,285	+ 1,881
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,746	29	1,778	+ 968
Asthma	26	2,449	30	1,700	+ 749
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,370	38	1,227	+ 1,143
Cervical Cancer	28	2,106	14	6,424	- 4,318
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,084	27	2,048	+ 36
Drug Use	30	1,889	48	404	+ 1,485
Malnutrition	31	1,806	16	5,574	- 3,768
Falls	32	1,715	34	1,533	+ 182
Violence	33	1,680	18	4,713	- 3,033
Liver Cancer	34	1,616	36	1,413	+ 203
Prostate Cancer	35	1,608	28	1,819	- 211
Drownings	36	1,483	32	1,642	- 159
Oral Cancer	37	1,296	31	1,646	- 350
Epilepsy	38	1,213	43	707	+ 506
Fires	39	1,133	35	1,424	- 291
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,075	33	1,567	- 493
Lung Cancers	41	1,004	61	159	+ 846
Tetanus	42	875	49	402	+ 473
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	822	46	462	+ 360
Poisonings	44	790	40	1,170	- 379
Lymphomas	45	727	41	805	- 78
Parkinson's Disease	46	661	45	513	+ 148
Trypanosomiasis	47	619	72	3	+ 617
Skin Cancers	48	608	42	744	- 137
Stomach Cancer	49	586	39	1,190	- 604
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	534	50	401	+ 133
Skin Disease	51	488	52	359	+ 129
Ovary Cancer	52	481	53	337	+ 144
Alcohol	53	447	56	270	+ 176
Oesophagus Cancer	54	445	25	2,247	- 1,802
Pancreas Cancer	55	427	62	158	+ 270
Bladder Cancer	56	319	44	667	- 347
Encephalitis	57	291	59	199	+ 93
Uterin Cancer	58	289	57	218	+ 71
Appendicitis	59	209	58	218	- 9
Schistosomiasis	60	161	51	371	- 210
Leukemia	61	141	47	416	- 275
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	138	63	81	+ 57
Other Neoplasms	63	118	64	58	+ 60
Diphtheria	64	116	70	11	+ 106
Hepatitis B	65	114	60	168	- 54
Upper Respiratory	66	63	54	299	- 236
Multiple Sclerosis	67	54	68	27	+ 27
Chlamydia	68	16	71	9	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	11	66	40	- 29
Ascariasis	70	10	65	56	- 46
War	71	6	67	30	- 23
Otitis Media	72	6	69	17	- 11
Dengue	73	0	73	2	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	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	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Equ. Guinea

Tanzania

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.