USA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	350,067	42	5,660	+ 344,406
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	173,788	11	60,317	+ 113,470
Malaria	3	127,109	77	0	+ 127,109
Low Birth Weight	4	86,999	39	6,924	+ 80,074
Birth Trauma	5	83,947	54	1,233	+ 82,714
Stroke	6	83,234	4	158,520	- 75,286
Coronary Heart Disease	7	79,760	1	504,904	- 425,144
Road Traffic Accidents	8	70,166	17	41,694	+ 28,472
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	66,426	37	9,955	+ 56,471
Tuberculosis	10	61,099	62	546	+ 60,552
Diabetes Mellitus	11	56,967	10	61,418	- 4,451
Congenital Anomalies	12	47,468	34	11,762	+ 35,706
Liver Disease	13	37,946	16	43,402	- 5,457
Kidney Disease	14	37,779	6	85,861	- 48,082
Measles	15	34,469	80	0	+ 34,469
Hypertension	16	31,442	8	65,960	- 34,519
Maternal Conditions	17	26,410	56	779	+ 25,632
Syphilis	18	25,489	66	49	+ 25,440
Meningitis	19	24,189	60	606	+ 23,583
Lung Disease	20	22,939	3	195,387	- 172,448
Pertussis	21	20,760	69	16	+ 20,744
Suicide	22	20,401	12	53,099	- 32,697
Other Injuries	23	20,012	25	25,997	- 5,985
Breast Cancer	24	16,049	13	48,671	- 32,621
Endocrine Disorders	25	13,919	14	46,985	- 33,066
Asthma	26	12,415	46	3,818	+ 8,597
Inflammatory/Heart	27	12,013	22	32,529	- 20,516
Cervical Cancer	28	10,676	38	6,984	+ 3,691
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	10,565	2	287,198	- 276,634
Drug Use	30	9,577	7	74,435	- 64,858
Malnutrition	31	9,156	40	6,762	+ 2,394
Falls	32	8,695	18	40,418	- 31,723
Violence	33	8,514	27	18,976	- 10,462
Liver Cancer	34	8,193	23	27,064	- 18,871
Prostate Cancer	35	8,153	20	35,612	- 27,459
Drownings	36	7,518	45	4,070	+ 3,448
Oral Cancer	37	6,570	35	11,555	- 4,985
Epilepsy	38	6,148	50	3,162	+ 2,985
Fires	39	5,742	49	3,183	+ 2,559
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	5,447	9	61,827	- 56,380
Lung Cancers	41	5,090	5	155,533	- 150,442
Tetanus	42	4,434	71	2	+ 4,432
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	4,165	48	3,461	+ 704
Poisonings	44	4,007	53	1,674	+ 2,333
Lymphomas	45	3,686	19	40,281	- 36,595
Parkinson's Disease	46	3,352	21	34,491	- 31,139
Trypanosomiasis	47	3,140	78	0	+ 3,140
Skin Cancers	48	3,080	32	14,311	- 11,231
Stomach Cancer	49	2,969	33	13,077	- 10,108
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	2,705	47	3,646	- 941
Skin Disease	51	2,475	43	5,409	- 2,934
Ovary Cancer	52	2,440	31	14,591	- 12,151
Alcohol	53	2,265	30	14,659	- 12,394
Oesophagus Cancer	54	2,254	28	17,829	- 15,576
Pancreas Cancer	55	2,166	15	44,293	- 42,126
Bladder Cancer	56	1,619	26	19,622	- 18,003
Encephalitis	57	1,477	68	25	+ 1,451
Uterin Cancer	58	1,466	36	10,063	- 8,597
Appendicitis	59	1,058	63	424	+ 633
Schistosomiasis	60	814	72	1	+ 813
Leukemia	61	713	24	26,966	- 26,252
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	698	52	2,461	- 1,762
Other Neoplasms	63	596	29	17,743	- 17,147
Diphtheria	64	589	75	0	+ 589
Hepatitis B	65	577	59	608	- 31
Upper Respiratory	66	318	65	229	+ 89
Multiple Sclerosis	67	272	44	5,059	- 4,787
Chlamydia	68	82	84	0	+ 82
Hepatitis C	69	55	41	5,684	- 5,629
Ascariasis	70	50	82	0	+ 50
War	71	32	55	1,198	- 1,166
Otitis Media	72	28	67	34	- 6
Dengue	73	2	76	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Oral conditions	80	0	64	286	- 286
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	58	678	- 678
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Equ. Guinea

United States

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.