UNITED KINGDOM VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	70,081	55	188	+ 69,893
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	34,791	3	40,540	- 5,749
Malaria	3	25,446	76	0	+ 25,446
Low Birth Weight	4	17,417	40	1,313	+ 16,103
Birth Trauma	5	16,806	54	190	+ 16,616
Stroke	6	16,663	4	37,626	- 20,963
Coronary Heart Disease	7	15,967	2	71,728	- 55,760
Road Traffic Accidents	8	14,047	33	2,169	+ 11,878
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	13,298	38	1,599	+ 11,699
Tuberculosis	10	12,232	47	351	+ 11,880
Diabetes Mellitus	11	11,404	17	5,842	+ 5,562
Congenital Anomalies	12	9,503	35	2,127	+ 7,376
Liver Disease	13	7,596	14	7,666	- 69
Kidney Disease	14	7,563	18	5,471	+ 2,092
Measles	15	6,901	75	0	+ 6,901
Hypertension	16	6,294	23	5,208	+ 1,086
Maternal Conditions	17	5,287	64	47	+ 5,240
Syphilis	18	5,103	62	49	+ 5,054
Meningitis	19	4,843	52	232	+ 4,610
Lung Disease	20	4,592	6	32,896	- 28,304
Pertussis	21	4,156	69	3	+ 4,153
Suicide	22	4,084	20	5,325	- 1,241
Other Injuries	23	4,006	19	5,464	- 1,458
Breast Cancer	24	3,213	9	12,718	- 9,505
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,787	28	3,297	- 510
Asthma	26	2,485	41	1,302	+ 1,183
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,405	29	3,126	- 721
Cervical Cancer	28	2,137	43	1,099	+ 1,038
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,115	1	98,135	- 96,020
Drug Use	30	1,917	31	2,824	- 907
Malnutrition	31	1,833	58	116	+ 1,717
Falls	32	1,741	15	7,618	- 5,878
Violence	33	1,704	46	868	+ 837
Liver Cancer	34	1,640	21	5,237	- 3,596
Prostate Cancer	35	1,632	8	13,289	- 11,657
Drownings	36	1,505	49	301	+ 1,204
Oral Cancer	37	1,315	30	3,109	- 1,794
Epilepsy	38	1,231	42	1,193	+ 37
Fires	39	1,150	48	334	+ 815
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,090	7	18,446	- 17,356
Lung Cancers	41	1,019	5	35,715	- 34,696
Tetanus	42	888	72	0	+ 887
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	834	36	2,090	- 1,256
Poisonings	44	802	53	221	+ 582
Lymphomas	45	738	10	9,350	- 8,613
Parkinson's Disease	46	671	13	8,573	- 7,902
Trypanosomiasis	47	629	77	0	+ 629
Skin Cancers	48	617	27	3,727	- 3,111
Stomach Cancer	49	594	24	4,999	- 4,405
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	541	45	876	- 335
Skin Disease	51	496	34	2,134	- 1,638
Ovary Cancer	52	488	25	4,019	- 3,530
Alcohol	53	453	39	1,555	- 1,101
Oesophagus Cancer	54	451	12	8,727	- 8,276
Pancreas Cancer	55	434	11	8,995	- 8,562
Bladder Cancer	56	324	16	6,133	- 5,809
Encephalitis	57	296	68	6	+ 290
Uterin Cancer	58	293	32	2,346	- 2,053
Appendicitis	59	212	59	105	+ 107
Schistosomiasis	60	163	78	0	+ 163
Leukemia	61	143	22	5,211	- 5,068
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	140	44	1,014	- 874
Other Neoplasms	63	119	26	3,986	- 3,867
Diphtheria	64	118	74	0	+ 118
Hepatitis B	65	116	65	40	+ 76
Upper Respiratory	66	64	63	48	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	67	55	37	1,856	- 1,801
Chlamydia	68	17	79	0	+ 17
Hepatitis C	69	11	51	267	- 256
Ascariasis	70	10	80	0	+ 10
War	71	6	67	10	- 3
Otitis Media	72	6	66	16	- 10
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	54	- 54
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	56	184	- 184
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	50	277	- 277
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Equ. Guinea

United Kingdom

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.