BELGIUM VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,953	6	5,677	+ 5,276
Malaria	2	7,005	75	0	+ 7,005
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,813	33	418	+ 5,396
Measles	4	5,159	79	0	+ 5,159
Stroke	5	4,947	3	7,408	- 2,460
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,852	1	15,281	- 10,429
Birth Trauma	7	4,108	53	47	+ 4,061
Low Birth Weight	8	3,698	50	70	+ 3,629
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,244	29	666	+ 2,578
HIV/AIDS	10	2,586	57	36	+ 2,550
Meningitis	11	2,255	58	28	+ 2,226
Liver Disease	12	2,184	17	1,433	+ 751
Tuberculosis	13	2,028	54	46	+ 1,983
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,868	40	282	+ 1,586
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,831	20	1,269	+ 561
Kidney Disease	16	1,661	8	2,952	- 1,291
Maternal Conditions	17	1,536	64	6	+ 1,530
Other Injuries	18	1,288	11	2,006	- 718
Cervical Cancer	19	1,277	41	243	+ 1,034
Lung Disease	20	1,176	5	6,438	- 5,262
Hypertension	21	1,155	27	740	+ 415
Asthma	22	1,010	46	128	+ 882
Liver Cancer	23	1,000	24	976	+ 24
Pertussis	24	998	68	1	+ 997
Endocrine Disorders	25	976	18	1,432	- 456
Violence	26	966	44	149	+ 817
Trypanosomiasis	27	918	74	0	+ 918
Malnutrition	28	884	38	291	+ 593
Suicide	29	764	10	2,111	- 1,347
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	496	2	9,416	- 8,920
Drownings	31	453	47	79	+ 374
Prostate Cancer	32	450	13	1,824	- 1,375
Falls	33	411	15	1,756	- 1,345
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	384	42	213	+ 171
Inflammatory/Heart	35	376	23	1,060	- 684
Fires	36	351	48	75	+ 276
Epilepsy	37	299	36	348	- 48
Breast Cancer	38	295	9	2,587	- 2,291
Syphilis	39	281	70	0	+ 281
Poisonings	40	253	55	41	+ 211
Stomach Cancer	41	210	26	863	- 653
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	204	37	293	- 89
Schistosomiasis	43	199	76	0	+ 199
Parkinson's Disease	44	182	19	1,378	- 1,196
Tetanus	45	145	78	0	+ 145
Drug Use	46	144	39	287	- 143
Hepatitis B	47	139	63	17	+ 122
Lymphomas	48	135	16	1,552	- 1,417
Skin Cancers	49	130	31	522	- 392
Lung Cancers	50	110	4	6,777	- 6,667
Skin Disease	51	109	35	380	- 271
Oral Cancer	52	104	28	675	- 570
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	86	7	3,329	- 3,243
Ovary Cancer	54	79	30	653	- 573
Alcohol	55	71	32	500	- 428
Encephalitis	56	69	66	1	+ 68
Appendicitis	57	35	62	17	+ 19
Diphtheria	58	34	69	0	+ 34
Uterin Cancer	59	32	34	384	- 352
Bladder Cancer	60	27	22	1,078	- 1,051
Hepatitis C	61	19	52	53	- 34
Ascariasis	62	19	82	0	+ 19
Oesophagus Cancer	63	17	25	898	- 881
War	64	17	67	1	+ 16
Pancreas Cancer	65	16	14	1,809	- 1,793
Multiple Sclerosis	66	15	45	147	- 132
Leukemia	67	15	21	1,199	- 1,185
Other Neoplasms	68	14	12	1,828	- 1,814
Upper Respiratory	69	13	59	22	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	11	49	73	- 62
Chlamydia	71	2	71	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	199	- 199
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Guinea

Belgium

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.