GUYANA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,388	1	1,335	+ 53
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	483	38	23	+ 460
Stroke	3	470	2	1,022	- 552
Lung Cancers	4	440	29	38	+ 402
Lung Disease	5	404	13	174	+ 230
Hypertension	6	253	4	320	- 67
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	246	25	59	+ 187
Kidney Disease	8	215	8	233	- 18
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	196	6	302	- 106
Breast Cancer	10	178	19	96	+ 82
Pancreas Cancer	11	170	42	19	+ 151
Prostate Cancer	12	156	17	123	+ 32
Diabetes Mellitus	13	147	3	579	- 432
Falls	14	145	48	11	+ 134
Liver Disease	15	143	9	197	- 53
Parkinson's Disease	16	119	49	9	+ 110
Lymphomas	17	116	32	32	+ 83
Endocrine Disorders	18	101	12	174	- 74
Suicide	19	97	5	315	- 218
Stomach Cancer	20	91	31	34	+ 57
Inflammatory/Heart	21	84	20	92	- 8
Leukemia	22	82	39	21	+ 61
Other Injuries	23	78	14	167	- 89
Other Neoplasms	24	77	28	40	+ 37
Liver Cancer	25	76	34	29	+ 47
Alcohol	26	59	57	3	+ 56
Oesophagus Cancer	27	59	51	8	+ 51
Bladder Cancer	28	58	50	8	+ 51
Oral Cancer	29	57	40	20	+ 37
Ovary Cancer	30	49	43	18	+ 31
Skin Cancers	31	38	55	5	+ 33
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	36	27	48	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	34	47	13	+ 21
Road Traffic Accidents	34	30	11	175	- 145
Epilepsy	35	29	37	24	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	36	22	23	69	- 47
Uterin Cancer	37	21	46	13	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	20	26	54	- 34
Cervical Cancer	39	20	21	91	- 71
Drug Use	40	18	45	16	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	41	15	61	1	+ 14
Skin Disease	42	15	56	3	+ 11
Anemia	43	9	18	99	- 90
Asthma	44	9	36	25	- 17
Low Birth Weight	45	7	22	89	- 82
Violence	46	7	10	194	- 186
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	5	63	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	48	5	69	0	+ 5
Drownings	49	4	15	145	- 140
Malnutrition	50	4	30	37	- 33
Schizophrenia	51	4	62	1	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	52	3	58	3	+ 0
Fires	53	3	41	19	- 16
HIV/AIDS	54	3	7	256	- 253
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	3	52	8	- 5
Tuberculosis	56	3	16	137	- 134
Birth Trauma	57	2	24	64	- 62
Poisonings	58	2	65	1	+ 1
Hepatitis B	59	2	59	2	- 0
Meningitis	60	2	44	17	- 16
Upper Respiratory	61	1	66	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	1	54	6	- 5
Oral conditions	63	1	67	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	35	28	- 28
Otitis Media	65	0	76	0	+ 0
War	66	0	64	1	- 1
Encephalitis	67	0	53	7	- 7
Syphilis	68	0	71	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	85	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	33	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	60	2	- 2
Leprosy	84	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

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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.