GUINEA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,450	6	5,665	+ 18,785
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,508	30	579	+ 7,929
Stroke	3	8,279	5	5,777	+ 2,502
Lung Cancers	4	7,741	50	128	+ 7,613
Lung Disease	5	7,116	20	1,373	+ 5,743
Hypertension	6	4,455	21	1,348	+ 3,107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,327	53	100	+ 4,227
Kidney Disease	8	3,786	16	1,939	+ 1,847
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,444	1	12,790	- 9,346
Breast Cancer	10	3,133	38	345	+ 2,788
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,988	65	19	+ 2,969
Prostate Cancer	12	2,741	32	525	+ 2,216
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,587	15	2,138	+ 449
Falls	14	2,548	33	480	+ 2,069
Liver Disease	15	2,526	12	2,550	- 24
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,094	44	212	+ 1,882
Lymphomas	17	2,037	48	158	+ 1,879
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,775	25	1,140	+ 636
Suicide	19	1,710	29	892	+ 818
Stomach Cancer	20	1,606	41	245	+ 1,361
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,478	35	439	+ 1,039
Leukemia	22	1,453	67	17	+ 1,436
Other Injuries	23	1,371	18	1,504	- 133
Other Neoplasms	24	1,357	68	16	+ 1,341
Liver Cancer	25	1,340	23	1,167	+ 172
Alcohol	26	1,040	55	83	+ 957
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,033	63	20	+ 1,013
Bladder Cancer	28	1,030	60	32	+ 998
Oral Cancer	29	1,001	52	122	+ 880
Ovary Cancer	30	863	54	93	+ 771
Skin Cancers	31	674	49	152	+ 522
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	637	3	6,788	- 6,151
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	601	42	238	+ 363
Road Traffic Accidents	34	525	9	3,788	- 3,263
Epilepsy	35	514	37	350	+ 164
Congenital Anomalies	36	381	14	2,181	- 1,800
Uterin Cancer	37	371	59	38	+ 333
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	360	34	448	- 88
Cervical Cancer	39	354	19	1,491	- 1,137
Drug Use	40	321	46	169	+ 152
Multiple Sclerosis	41	261	66	18	+ 243
Skin Disease	42	257	51	127	+ 129
Anemia	43	165	83	0	+ 165
Asthma	44	154	22	1,179	- 1,025
Low Birth Weight	45	128	8	4,319	- 4,191
Violence	46	128	26	1,128	- 1,000
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	90	70	13	+ 78
Hepatitis C	48	84	61	22	+ 62
Drownings	49	76	31	528	- 452
Malnutrition	50	75	28	1,032	- 957
Schizophrenia	51	65	81	0	+ 65
Osteoarthritis	52	60	85	0	+ 60
Fires	53	60	36	410	- 351
HIV/AIDS	54	57	10	3,020	- 2,962
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	48	84	0	+ 48
Tuberculosis	56	47	13	2,369	- 2,322
Birth Trauma	57	40	7	4,797	- 4,757
Poisonings	58	36	40	295	- 259
Hepatitis B	59	30	47	162	- 132
Meningitis	60	28	11	2,633	- 2,605
Upper Respiratory	61	23	69	15	+ 8
Appendicitis	62	21	57	41	- 20
Oral conditions	63	10	86	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	64	6	17	1,793	- 1,787
Otitis Media	65	3	72	0	+ 2
War	66	2	64	20	- 18
Encephalitis	67	1	56	81	- 79
Syphilis	68	1	39	328	- 327
Pertussis	69	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Measles	70	0	4	6,025	- 6,024
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	43	232	- 232
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	45	170	- 169
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	58	40	- 40
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Malaria	79	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	62	22	- 22
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	71	3	- 3
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Germany

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.