EQU. GUINEA VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,659	7	419	+ 1,241
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,396	29	55	+ 1,341
Stroke	3	955	6	437	+ 518
Lung Cancers	4	937	41	27	+ 910
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	574	40	29	+ 545
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	519	2	913	- 393
Lung Disease	7	479	20	120	+ 358
Breast Cancer	8	408	24	84	+ 324
Other Injuries	9	397	23	105	+ 292
Pancreas Cancer	10	325	55	11	+ 313
Kidney Disease	11	301	14	198	+ 103
Diabetes Mellitus	12	287	11	299	- 13
Prostate Cancer	13	286	35	43	+ 243
Lymphomas	14	264	45	19	+ 245
Liver Cancer	15	251	34	43	+ 208
Suicide	16	235	22	107	+ 128
Other Neoplasms	17	230	63	3	+ 227
Falls	18	218	32	46	+ 172
Endocrine Disorders	19	212	25	73	+ 139
Parkinson's Disease	20	199	46	18	+ 181
Leukemia	21	196	61	4	+ 192
Liver Disease	22	194	13	199	- 5
Hypertension	23	187	16	165	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	24	172	56	9	+ 164
Inflammatory/Heart	25	159	27	63	+ 96
Stomach Cancer	26	145	49	16	+ 130
Oral Cancer	27	123	37	35	+ 88
Oesophagus Cancer	28	123	54	12	+ 111
Malnutrition	29	111	31	48	+ 63
Ovary Cancer	30	104	52	13	+ 91
Road Traffic Accidents	31	88	8	368	- 281
Skin Cancers	32	86	48	16	+ 69
Alcohol	33	84	53	12	+ 72
Uterin Cancer	34	71	58	8	+ 64
Congenital Anomalies	35	53	12	249	- 196
Drug Use	36	49	30	50	- 1
Epilepsy	37	49	38	32	+ 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	47	9	349	- 301
Skin Disease	39	42	51	13	+ 29
Cervical Cancer	40	41	28	56	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	36	50	14	+ 22
Asthma	42	27	26	65	- 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	26	43	22	+ 4
Anemia	44	26	85	0	+ 26
Drownings	45	23	36	39	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	46	20	67	1	+ 18
Low Birth Weight	47	17	4	457	- 440
Schizophrenia	48	17	86	0	+ 17
Violence	49	14	33	45	- 31
Tuberculosis	50	11	10	321	- 309
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	11	62	4	+ 8
Hepatitis C	52	11	69	0	+ 11
Fires	53	11	39	30	- 20
HIV/AIDS	54	10	1	1,838	- 1,829
Birth Trauma	55	8	5	441	- 433
Osteoarthritis	56	6	81	0	+ 6
Poisonings	57	6	44	21	- 15
Meningitis	58	4	19	127	- 123
Hepatitis B	59	4	65	3	+ 1
Oral conditions	60	3	80	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	61	2	59	6	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	2	82	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	1	66	2	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	1	17	139	- 137
Otitis Media	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	57	8	- 8
War	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	68	0	18	134	- 134
Pertussis	69	0	21	109	- 109
Tetanus	70	0	42	23	- 23
Schistosomiasis	71	0	60	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	64	3	- 3
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	15	181	- 181
Chlamydia	78	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	3	668	- 668
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	47	16	- 16
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

France

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.