EQU. GUINEA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,526	7	419	+ 4,107
Hypertension	2	4,062	16	165	+ 3,897
Stroke	3	1,679	6	437	+ 1,242
Lung Cancers	4	989	41	27	+ 962
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	793	40	29	+ 764
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	525	2	913	- 388
Liver Disease	7	494	13	199	+ 295
Prostate Cancer	8	449	35	43	+ 406
Stomach Cancer	9	436	49	16	+ 420
Pancreas Cancer	10	404	55	11	+ 392
Breast Cancer	11	391	24	84	+ 307
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	345	29	55	+ 290
Lung Disease	13	344	20	120	+ 224
Inflammatory/Heart	14	326	27	63	+ 263
Lymphomas	15	320	45	19	+ 301
Suicide	16	297	22	107	+ 190
Kidney Disease	17	265	14	198	+ 67
Alcohol	18	223	53	12	+ 211
Diabetes Mellitus	19	220	11	299	- 79
Other Injuries	20	212	23	105	+ 107
Bladder Cancer	21	189	56	9	+ 181
Leukemia	22	189	61	4	+ 185
Other Neoplasms	23	186	63	3	+ 182
Falls	24	178	32	46	+ 133
Oral Cancer	25	166	37	35	+ 132
Liver Cancer	26	161	34	43	+ 118
Oesophagus Cancer	27	148	54	12	+ 136
Ovary Cancer	28	131	52	13	+ 118
Parkinson's Disease	29	123	46	18	+ 106
Skin Cancers	30	119	48	16	+ 102
Drug Use	31	113	30	50	+ 63
Cervical Cancer	32	102	28	56	+ 46
Endocrine Disorders	33	99	25	73	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	34	90	58	8	+ 83
Road Traffic Accidents	35	89	8	368	- 279
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	83	43	22	+ 61
Epilepsy	37	67	38	32	+ 35
Fires	38	62	39	30	+ 31
HIV/AIDS	39	61	1	1,838	- 1,778
Drownings	40	45	36	39	+ 6
Skin Disease	41	43	51	13	+ 30
Violence	42	43	33	45	- 2
Congenital Anomalies	43	38	12	249	- 212
Asthma	44	36	26	65	- 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	32	50	14	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	26	62	4	+ 22
Tuberculosis	47	25	10	321	- 296
Multiple Sclerosis	48	24	67	1	+ 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	18	82	0	+ 18
Osteoarthritis	50	15	81	0	+ 15
Anemia	51	14	85	0	+ 14
Poisonings	52	13	44	21	- 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	12	9	349	- 336
Meningitis	54	11	19	127	- 116
Low Birth Weight	55	10	4	457	- 447
Schizophrenia	56	9	86	0	+ 9
Birth Trauma	57	8	5	441	- 433
Hepatitis C	58	6	69	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	59	3	59	6	- 3
Oral conditions	60	3	80	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	61	2	17	139	- 137
Syphilis	62	2	18	134	- 132
Encephalitis	63	0	57	8	- 7
War	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	65	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	2	- 2
Otitis Media	67	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	47	16	- 16
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	60	4	- 4
Malaria	73	0	3	668	- 668
Ascariasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	68	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	31	48	- 48
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	42	23	- 23
Diphtheria	82	0	64	3	- 3
Pertussis	83	0	21	109	- 109
Measles	84	0	15	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Estonia

Equ. Guinea

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.