AFGHANISTAN VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	36,691	4	14,649	+ 22,041
Malaria	2	23,466	57	185	+ 23,280
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,473	13	5,555	+ 13,917
Measles	4	17,283	49	350	+ 16,932
Stroke	5	16,573	3	19,060	- 2,488
Coronary Heart Disease	6	16,252	1	40,195	- 23,943
Birth Trauma	7	13,760	6	10,723	+ 3,037
Low Birth Weight	8	12,389	5	12,631	- 242
Road Traffic Accidents	9	10,867	11	6,033	+ 4,834
HIV/AIDS	10	8,663	46	464	+ 8,199
Meningitis	11	7,553	20	2,626	+ 4,927
Liver Disease	12	7,315	16	4,600	+ 2,716
Tuberculosis	13	6,795	7	9,839	- 3,044
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,256	14	5,001	+ 1,255
Diabetes Mellitus	15	6,133	12	5,750	+ 383
Kidney Disease	16	5,563	10	6,590	- 1,027
Maternal Conditions	17	5,144	9	7,807	- 2,663
Other Injuries	18	4,314	18	3,241	+ 1,073
Cervical Cancer	19	4,278	44	541	+ 3,737
Lung Disease	20	3,938	15	4,650	- 712
Hypertension	21	3,868	8	7,995	- 4,127
Asthma	22	3,382	17	3,403	- 20
Liver Cancer	23	3,349	40	657	+ 2,691
Pertussis	24	3,343	21	2,107	+ 1,235
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,269	28	1,364	+ 1,905
Violence	26	3,236	19	3,217	+ 19
Trypanosomiasis	27	3,075	78	0	+ 3,075
Malnutrition	28	2,961	43	589	+ 2,371
Suicide	29	2,558	24	1,573	+ 986
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,661	23	1,765	- 104
Drownings	31	1,516	34	996	+ 520
Prostate Cancer	32	1,506	55	258	+ 1,248
Falls	33	1,376	37	905	+ 470
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,285	25	1,505	- 220
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,261	45	527	+ 734
Fires	36	1,177	50	348	+ 829
Epilepsy	37	1,003	35	993	+ 10
Breast Cancer	38	989	22	1,822	- 833
Syphilis	39	941	60	94	+ 847
Poisonings	40	846	47	384	+ 462
Stomach Cancer	41	703	26	1,501	- 797
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	682	33	1,041	- 358
Schistosomiasis	43	665	79	0	+ 665
Parkinson's Disease	44	608	41	628	- 20
Tetanus	45	486	30	1,254	- 768
Drug Use	46	484	51	328	+ 156
Hepatitis B	47	465	38	863	- 399
Lymphomas	48	452	36	946	- 494
Skin Cancers	49	436	59	145	+ 291
Lung Cancers	50	367	32	1,076	- 708
Skin Disease	51	365	61	94	+ 271
Oral Cancer	52	349	27	1,467	- 1,118
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	287	39	741	- 454
Ovary Cancer	54	266	48	369	- 104
Alcohol	55	239	58	150	+ 89
Encephalitis	56	232	31	1,190	- 959
Appendicitis	57	118	52	298	- 180
Diphtheria	58	113	67	16	+ 97
Uterin Cancer	59	108	53	289	- 180
Bladder Cancer	60	91	54	272	- 181
Hepatitis C	61	64	64	28	+ 36
Ascariasis	62	64	66	17	+ 47
Oesophagus Cancer	63	57	29	1,314	- 1,258
War	64	56	2	25,620	- 25,563
Pancreas Cancer	65	55	56	229	- 175
Multiple Sclerosis	66	51	62	84	- 33
Leukemia	67	49	42	610	- 561
Other Neoplasms	68	46	63	29	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	69	43	68	9	+ 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	36	65	25	+ 11
Chlamydia	71	7	69	1	+ 6
Otitis Media	72	1	71	1	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Guinea

Afghanistan

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.