GUINEA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,243	6	5,665	+ 22,577
Stroke	2	18,821	5	5,777	+ 13,044
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,073	1	12,790	- 1,717
Lung Cancers	4	9,834	50	128	+ 9,706
Lung Disease	5	7,388	20	1,373	+ 6,016
Kidney Disease	6	6,362	16	1,939	+ 4,423
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	5,267	30	579	+ 4,688
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	4,363	53	100	+ 4,263
Hypertension	9	3,907	21	1,348	+ 2,559
Parkinson's Disease	10	3,537	44	212	+ 3,325
Breast Cancer	11	3,370	38	345	+ 3,025
Prostate Cancer	12	2,705	32	525	+ 2,180
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,546	65	19	+ 2,527
Liver Cancer	14	2,093	23	1,167	+ 926
Bladder Cancer	15	2,073	60	32	+ 2,041
Stomach Cancer	16	2,053	41	245	+ 1,808
Other Injuries	17	1,943	18	1,504	+ 439
Leukemia	18	1,810	67	17	+ 1,793
Lymphomas	19	1,696	48	158	+ 1,538
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,692	15	2,138	- 446
Falls	21	1,665	33	480	+ 1,185
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,164	9	3,788	- 2,625
Liver Disease	23	1,082	12	2,550	- 1,468
Inflammatory/Heart	24	969	35	439	+ 530
Other Neoplasms	25	907	68	16	+ 891
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	816	34	448	+ 368
Ovary Cancer	27	745	54	93	+ 652
Suicide	28	712	29	892	- 180
Endocrine Disorders	29	703	25	1,140	- 436
Oral Cancer	30	588	52	122	+ 467
Skin Cancers	31	586	49	152	+ 434
Drownings	32	582	31	528	+ 54
Uterin Cancer	33	498	59	38	+ 460
Epilepsy	34	333	37	350	- 16
Oesophagus Cancer	35	328	63	20	+ 309
Cervical Cancer	36	325	19	1,491	- 1,166
Drug Use	37	258	46	169	+ 90
Congenital Anomalies	38	233	14	2,181	- 1,948
Fires	39	196	36	410	- 214
Multiple Sclerosis	40	181	66	18	+ 163
Low Birth Weight	41	170	8	4,319	- 4,149
Violence	42	139	26	1,128	- 989
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	134	42	238	- 104
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	127	3	6,788	- 6,661
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	89	70	13	+ 77
Tuberculosis	46	89	13	2,369	- 2,280
Skin Disease	47	75	51	127	- 52
Hepatitis B	48	75	47	162	- 87
Alcohol	49	67	55	83	- 16
HIV/AIDS	50	63	10	3,020	- 2,957
Anemia	51	63	83	0	+ 63
Hepatitis C	52	51	61	22	+ 29
Meningitis	53	45	11	2,633	- 2,588
Schizophrenia	54	37	81	0	+ 37
Asthma	55	37	22	1,179	- 1,142
Poisonings	56	26	40	295	- 269
Birth Trauma	57	23	7	4,797	- 4,774
Appendicitis	58	13	57	41	- 29
Upper Respiratory	59	11	69	15	- 4
Leishmaniasis	60	5	78	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	61	3	17	1,793	- 1,790
Tetanus	62	2	45	170	- 167
Oral conditions	63	2	86	0	+ 2
War	64	1	64	20	- 18
Syphilis	65	1	39	328	- 327
Malnutrition	66	1	28	1,032	- 1,031
Encephalitis	67	1	56	81	- 80
Measles	68	0	4	6,025	- 6,024
Pertussis	69	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Diphtheria	70	0	58	40	- 40
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	62	22	- 22
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	43	232	- 232
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	81	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

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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.