GUINEA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,251	6	5,665	+ 29,586
Hypertension	2	31,635	21	1,348	+ 30,287
Stroke	3	13,075	5	5,777	+ 7,297
Lung Cancers	4	7,699	50	128	+ 7,571
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,173	53	100	+ 6,073
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,086	1	12,790	- 8,704
Liver Disease	7	3,848	12	2,550	+ 1,298
Prostate Cancer	8	3,497	32	525	+ 2,972
Stomach Cancer	9	3,395	41	245	+ 3,150
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,145	65	19	+ 3,126
Breast Cancer	11	3,045	38	345	+ 2,700
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,688	30	579	+ 2,109
Lung Disease	13	2,680	20	1,373	+ 1,307
Inflammatory/Heart	14	2,542	35	439	+ 2,103
Lymphomas	15	2,494	48	158	+ 2,336
Suicide	16	2,313	29	892	+ 1,421
Kidney Disease	17	2,067	16	1,939	+ 128
Alcohol	18	1,738	55	83	+ 1,655
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,711	15	2,138	- 426
Other Injuries	20	1,655	18	1,504	+ 151
Bladder Cancer	21	1,474	60	32	+ 1,442
Leukemia	22	1,472	67	17	+ 1,455
Other Neoplasms	23	1,445	68	16	+ 1,429
Falls	24	1,389	33	480	+ 910
Oral Cancer	25	1,294	52	122	+ 1,172
Liver Cancer	26	1,256	23	1,167	+ 89
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,154	63	20	+ 1,134
Ovary Cancer	28	1,022	54	93	+ 929
Parkinson's Disease	29	960	44	212	+ 748
Skin Cancers	30	924	49	152	+ 772
Drug Use	31	879	46	169	+ 710
Cervical Cancer	32	792	19	1,491	- 700
Endocrine Disorders	33	772	25	1,140	- 367
Uterin Cancer	34	704	59	38	+ 667
Road Traffic Accidents	35	693	9	3,788	- 3,095
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	645	34	448	+ 197
Epilepsy	37	521	37	350	+ 172
Fires	38	479	36	410	+ 69
HIV/AIDS	39	472	10	3,020	- 2,548
Drownings	40	351	31	528	- 177
Skin Disease	41	334	51	127	+ 207
Violence	42	334	26	1,128	- 794
Congenital Anomalies	43	293	14	2,181	- 1,888
Asthma	44	282	22	1,179	- 897
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	252	42	238	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	202	70	13	+ 189
Tuberculosis	47	193	13	2,369	- 2,176
Multiple Sclerosis	48	190	66	18	+ 173
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	142	84	0	+ 142
Osteoarthritis	50	119	85	0	+ 119
Anemia	51	107	83	0	+ 107
Poisonings	52	97	40	295	- 197
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	97	3	6,788	- 6,691
Meningitis	54	87	11	2,633	- 2,546
Low Birth Weight	55	79	8	4,319	- 4,239
Schizophrenia	56	71	81	0	+ 71
Birth Trauma	57	59	7	4,797	- 4,738
Hepatitis C	58	47	61	22	+ 25
Appendicitis	59	24	57	41	- 18
Oral conditions	60	24	86	0	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	61	14	17	1,793	- 1,780
Syphilis	62	12	39	328	- 316
Encephalitis	63	2	56	81	- 78
War	64	2	64	20	- 18
Hepatitis B	65	0	47	162	- 162
Upper Respiratory	66	0	69	15	- 15
Otitis Media	67	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	43	232	- 232
Malaria	73	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Ascariasis	74	0	62	22	- 22
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	71	3	- 3
Malnutrition	79	0	28	1,032	- 1,032
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	45	170	- 170
Diphtheria	82	0	58	40	- 40
Pertussis	83	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Measles	84	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Estonia

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.