ZAMBIA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,292	1	17,234	+ 4,058
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,570	2	9,517	+ 1,053
Malaria	3	7,731	4	7,882	- 151
Low Birth Weight	4	5,291	8	4,857	+ 435
Birth Trauma	5	5,106	7	5,062	+ 44
Stroke	6	5,063	3	7,948	- 2,885
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,851	10	4,432	+ 419
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,268	11	3,654	+ 614
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,040	5	6,275	- 2,235
Tuberculosis	10	3,716	6	5,941	- 2,225
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,465	14	2,395	+ 1,070
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,887	12	3,146	- 259
Liver Disease	13	2,308	9	4,501	- 2,193
Kidney Disease	14	2,298	18	1,760	+ 537
Measles	15	2,097	61	48	+ 2,048
Hypertension	16	1,912	13	2,616	- 704
Maternal Conditions	17	1,606	22	1,188	+ 418
Syphilis	18	1,550	24	885	+ 666
Meningitis	19	1,471	16	1,976	- 505
Lung Disease	20	1,395	21	1,273	+ 123
Pertussis	21	1,263	25	743	+ 520
Suicide	22	1,241	20	1,303	- 62
Other Injuries	23	1,217	19	1,729	- 511
Breast Cancer	24	976	35	366	+ 610
Endocrine Disorders	25	847	37	354	+ 493
Asthma	26	755	26	741	+ 14
Inflammatory/Heart	27	731	33	501	+ 229
Cervical Cancer	28	649	17	1,799	- 1,149
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	643	29	590	+ 53
Drug Use	30	582	53	122	+ 460
Malnutrition	31	557	15	2,303	- 1,746
Falls	32	529	28	596	- 67
Violence	33	518	23	1,153	- 635
Liver Cancer	34	498	46	177	+ 322
Prostate Cancer	35	496	30	561	- 66
Drownings	36	457	27	689	- 232
Oral Cancer	37	400	48	155	+ 244
Epilepsy	38	374	38	332	+ 42
Fires	39	349	32	546	- 197
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	331	43	203	+ 129
Lung Cancers	41	310	41	226	+ 84
Tetanus	42	270	44	190	+ 80
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	253	40	246	+ 8
Poisonings	44	244	34	456	- 212
Lymphomas	45	224	31	548	- 324
Parkinson's Disease	46	204	47	164	+ 40
Trypanosomiasis	47	191	72	3	+ 188
Skin Cancers	48	187	54	108	+ 79
Stomach Cancer	49	181	42	206	- 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	165	45	190	- 25
Skin Disease	51	151	52	126	+ 25
Ovary Cancer	52	148	57	82	+ 66
Alcohol	53	138	49	140	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	54	137	36	359	- 222
Pancreas Cancer	55	132	62	42	+ 89
Bladder Cancer	56	98	50	132	- 33
Encephalitis	57	90	59	70	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	58	89	64	30	+ 59
Appendicitis	59	64	56	84	- 20
Schistosomiasis	60	49	51	128	- 79
Leukemia	61	43	39	261	- 218
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	42	63	30	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	63	36	65	20	+ 16
Diphtheria	64	36	73	3	+ 33
Hepatitis B	65	35	55	104	- 69
Upper Respiratory	66	19	60	68	- 48
Multiple Sclerosis	67	17	67	13	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	5	71	3	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	3	66	18	- 14
Ascariasis	70	3	68	9	- 6
War	71	2	69	6	- 5
Otitis Media	72	2	70	5	- 3
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	58	72	- 72
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Equ. Guinea

Zambia

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.