AUSTRALIA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,480	8	4,446	+ 20,033
Malaria	2	15,656	82	0	+ 15,656
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,992	40	296	+ 12,696
Measles	4	11,531	78	0	+ 11,531
Stroke	5	11,057	3	10,331	+ 726
Coronary Heart Disease	6	10,843	1	21,548	- 10,705
Birth Trauma	7	9,180	50	140	+ 9,040
Low Birth Weight	8	8,266	43	248	+ 8,018
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,250	29	1,245	+ 6,006
HIV/AIDS	10	5,780	57	50	+ 5,730
Meningitis	11	5,039	60	37	+ 5,002
Liver Disease	12	4,881	26	1,421	+ 3,459
Tuberculosis	13	4,533	56	53	+ 4,481
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,174	33	711	+ 3,463
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,092	7	4,471	- 380
Kidney Disease	16	3,712	12	3,139	+ 572
Maternal Conditions	17	3,432	63	20	+ 3,412
Other Injuries	18	2,878	22	1,642	+ 1,236
Cervical Cancer	19	2,854	39	342	+ 2,513
Lung Disease	20	2,627	5	8,487	- 5,860
Hypertension	21	2,580	23	1,631	+ 949
Asthma	22	2,257	36	455	+ 1,801
Liver Cancer	23	2,234	20	2,036	+ 198
Pertussis	24	2,230	69	1	+ 2,229
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,181	16	2,328	- 147
Violence	26	2,159	44	243	+ 1,916
Trypanosomiasis	27	2,052	83	0	+ 2,052
Malnutrition	28	1,975	51	117	+ 1,858
Suicide	29	1,707	11	3,150	- 1,443
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,108	2	15,588	- 14,480
Drownings	31	1,011	47	177	+ 834
Prostate Cancer	32	1,005	9	3,766	- 2,761
Falls	33	918	14	3,116	- 2,198
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	857	42	276	+ 582
Inflammatory/Heart	35	841	24	1,571	- 730
Fires	36	785	55	55	+ 730
Epilepsy	37	669	41	285	+ 384
Breast Cancer	38	660	10	3,405	- 2,745
Syphilis	39	628	67	3	+ 625
Poisonings	40	564	61	35	+ 530
Stomach Cancer	41	469	27	1,288	- 819
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	455	38	379	+ 76
Schistosomiasis	43	444	79	0	+ 444
Parkinson's Disease	44	406	19	2,036	- 1,631
Tetanus	45	324	70	1	+ 323
Drug Use	46	323	21	1,783	- 1,460
Hepatitis B	47	310	58	41	+ 269
Lymphomas	48	302	15	3,039	- 2,737
Skin Cancers	49	291	17	2,319	- 2,027
Lung Cancers	50	245	4	8,769	- 8,523
Skin Disease	51	243	34	594	- 351
Oral Cancer	52	233	32	972	- 739
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	191	6	6,209	- 6,017
Ovary Cancer	54	177	31	1,003	- 825
Alcohol	55	160	37	380	- 220
Encephalitis	56	154	68	3	+ 152
Appendicitis	57	79	62	26	+ 53
Diphtheria	58	76	71	0	+ 75
Uterin Cancer	59	72	35	524	- 452
Bladder Cancer	60	61	30	1,187	- 1,126
Hepatitis C	61	43	48	173	- 130
Ascariasis	62	42	75	0	+ 42
Oesophagus Cancer	63	38	25	1,494	- 1,456
War	64	38	65	8	+ 30
Pancreas Cancer	65	37	13	3,118	- 3,081
Multiple Sclerosis	66	34	46	188	- 154
Leukemia	67	33	18	2,126	- 2,093
Other Neoplasms	68	31	28	1,252	- 1,222
Upper Respiratory	69	29	64	17	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	24	45	229	- 205
Chlamydia	71	5	77	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	0	66	6	- 6
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	64	- 64
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	157	- 157
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Guinea

Australia

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.