ZIMBABWE VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	17,557	1	19,988	- 2,432
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,716	2	10,779	- 2,064
Malaria	3	6,375	15	2,003	+ 4,372
Low Birth Weight	4	4,363	7	4,038	+ 326
Birth Trauma	5	4,210	8	3,405	+ 805
Stroke	6	4,174	5	5,126	- 952
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,000	3	8,493	- 4,493
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,519	4	6,037	- 2,518
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,331	6	4,595	- 1,263
Tuberculosis	10	3,064	16	1,999	+ 1,065
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,857	9	3,344	- 487
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,381	11	2,217	+ 163
Liver Disease	13	1,903	17	1,941	- 38
Kidney Disease	14	1,895	12	2,214	- 319
Measles	15	1,729	63	30	+ 1,698
Hypertension	16	1,577	24	1,146	+ 431
Maternal Conditions	17	1,325	19	1,749	- 425
Syphilis	18	1,278	55	124	+ 1,154
Meningitis	19	1,213	22	1,325	- 112
Lung Disease	20	1,150	23	1,163	- 13
Pertussis	21	1,041	42	419	+ 622
Suicide	22	1,023	13	2,069	- 1,045
Other Injuries	23	1,004	20	1,656	- 652
Breast Cancer	24	805	28	839	- 34
Endocrine Disorders	25	698	34	553	+ 145
Asthma	26	623	21	1,531	- 908
Inflammatory/Heart	27	603	25	1,047	- 445
Cervical Cancer	28	535	14	2,023	- 1,488
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	530	31	768	- 238
Drug Use	30	480	48	213	+ 268
Malnutrition	31	459	10	2,396	- 1,937
Falls	32	436	41	465	- 29
Violence	33	427	18	1,916	- 1,489
Liver Cancer	34	411	38	510	- 99
Prostate Cancer	35	409	32	628	- 219
Drownings	36	377	27	956	- 579
Oral Cancer	37	330	49	208	+ 122
Epilepsy	38	308	39	508	- 199
Fires	39	288	30	793	- 505
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	273	40	505	- 232
Lung Cancers	41	255	43	286	- 31
Tetanus	42	222	57	102	+ 121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	209	35	548	- 339
Poisonings	44	201	37	515	- 314
Lymphomas	45	185	26	960	- 775
Parkinson's Disease	46	168	46	226	- 58
Trypanosomiasis	47	157	71	2	+ 155
Skin Cancers	48	154	44	264	- 110
Stomach Cancer	49	149	33	559	- 410
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	136	36	542	- 406
Skin Disease	51	124	52	173	- 49
Ovary Cancer	52	122	51	173	- 51
Alcohol	53	114	61	48	+ 65
Oesophagus Cancer	54	113	29	801	- 688
Pancreas Cancer	55	109	47	217	- 108
Bladder Cancer	56	81	54	125	- 44
Encephalitis	57	74	56	117	- 43
Uterin Cancer	58	74	50	182	- 108
Appendicitis	59	53	58	66	- 13
Schistosomiasis	60	41	53	172	- 131
Leukemia	61	36	45	244	- 208
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	35	64	26	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	63	30	62	37	- 7
Diphtheria	64	30	72	2	+ 28
Hepatitis B	65	29	60	57	- 28
Upper Respiratory	66	16	59	65	- 49
Multiple Sclerosis	67	14	67	14	- 0
Chlamydia	68	4	69	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	3	66	14	- 12
Ascariasis	70	3	70	2	+ 0
War	71	2	65	26	- 24
Otitis Media	72	1	68	3	- 2
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Equ. Guinea

Zimbabwe

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.