GUINEA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,070	1	12,790	- 5,720
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	5,234	3	6,788	- 1,554
Stroke	3	4,644	5	5,777	- 1,133
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,310	6	5,665	- 1,356
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,724	9	3,788	- 64
Birth Trauma	6	3,670	7	4,797	- 1,127
Low Birth Weight	7	3,306	8	4,319	- 1,013
Liver Disease	8	3,217	12	2,550	+ 667
Tuberculosis	9	2,531	13	2,369	+ 163
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,918	15	2,138	- 220
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,845	14	2,181	- 336
Hypertension	12	1,589	21	1,348	+ 241
Kidney Disease	13	1,428	16	1,939	- 511
Meningitis	14	1,418	11	2,633	- 1,215
Lung Disease	15	1,400	20	1,373	+ 28
Other Injuries	16	1,384	18	1,504	- 120
HIV/AIDS	17	1,353	10	3,020	- 1,666
Maternal Conditions	18	1,048	17	1,793	- 745
Malnutrition	19	1,020	28	1,032	- 12
Breast Cancer	20	1,001	38	345	+ 656
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	974	30	579	+ 395
Violence	22	953	26	1,128	- 175
Pertussis	23	814	24	1,165	- 352
Measles	24	746	4	6,025	- 5,279
Suicide	25	711	29	892	- 180
Malaria	26	664	2	8,180	- 7,516
Cervical Cancer	27	592	19	1,491	- 899
Falls	28	532	33	480	+ 53
Asthma	29	529	22	1,179	- 650
Leukemia	30	498	67	17	+ 481
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	443	53	100	+ 343
Poisonings	32	433	40	295	+ 138
Lymphomas	33	424	48	158	+ 266
Fires	34	384	36	410	- 26
Drownings	35	370	31	528	- 159
Ovary Cancer	36	286	54	93	+ 193
Tetanus	37	260	45	170	+ 90
Lung Cancers	38	260	50	128	+ 132
Inflammatory/Heart	39	256	35	439	- 184
Oesophagus Cancer	40	217	63	20	+ 197
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	207	34	448	- 241
Liver Cancer	42	204	23	1,167	- 963
Syphilis	43	200	39	328	- 128
Epilepsy	44	192	37	350	- 158
Endocrine Disorders	45	191	25	1,140	- 948
Parkinson's Disease	46	186	44	212	- 26
Stomach Cancer	47	179	41	245	- 66
Oral Cancer	48	174	52	122	+ 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	158	42	238	- 80
Prostate Cancer	50	147	32	525	- 378
Bladder Cancer	51	127	60	32	+ 96
Skin Cancers	52	119	49	152	- 33
Skin Disease	53	107	51	127	- 21
Schistosomiasis	54	99	43	232	- 133
Alcohol	55	88	55	83	+ 5
Hepatitis B	56	88	47	162	- 75
Upper Respiratory	57	84	69	15	+ 69
Appendicitis	58	80	57	41	+ 39
Leishmaniasis	59	68	78	0	+ 68
Drug Use	60	61	46	169	- 108
Pancreas Cancer	61	58	65	19	+ 38
Uterin Cancer	62	50	59	38	+ 12
Encephalitis	63	45	56	81	- 35
War	64	33	64	20	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	26	70	13	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	66	17	68	16	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	17	58	40	- 22
Ascariasis	68	15	62	22	- 7
Hepatitis C	69	14	61	22	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	70	7	66	18	- 11
Otitis Media	71	5	72	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	72	2	71	3	- 0
Dengue	73	2	73	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Ethiopia

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.