COLOMBIA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	45,348	5	10,773	+ 34,574
Malaria	2	29,002	67	26	+ 28,977
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	24,067	38	747	+ 23,320
Measles	4	21,361	78	0	+ 21,360
Stroke	5	20,483	3	16,573	+ 3,910
Coronary Heart Disease	6	20,087	1	43,066	- 22,979
Birth Trauma	7	17,007	41	648	+ 16,358
Low Birth Weight	8	15,312	23	2,095	+ 13,217
Road Traffic Accidents	9	13,431	6	7,765	+ 5,667
HIV/AIDS	10	10,706	17	2,683	+ 8,023
Meningitis	11	9,335	50	244	+ 9,091
Liver Disease	12	9,041	19	2,426	+ 6,615
Tuberculosis	13	8,398	32	1,272	+ 7,126
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,732	16	2,963	+ 4,769
Diabetes Mellitus	15	7,580	11	5,028	+ 2,551
Kidney Disease	16	6,876	7	6,834	+ 42
Maternal Conditions	17	6,358	46	394	+ 5,964
Other Injuries	18	5,332	28	1,592	+ 3,740
Cervical Cancer	19	5,288	20	2,266	+ 3,021
Lung Disease	20	4,867	4	15,928	- 11,061
Hypertension	21	4,780	8	6,400	- 1,619
Asthma	22	4,180	54	191	+ 3,989
Liver Cancer	23	4,139	24	2,065	+ 2,074
Pertussis	24	4,132	69	18	+ 4,113
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,040	30	1,367	+ 2,673
Violence	26	4,000	2	19,268	- 15,269
Trypanosomiasis	27	3,801	84	0	+ 3,801
Malnutrition	28	3,659	27	1,878	+ 1,781
Suicide	29	3,162	26	1,965	+ 1,197
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	2,053	22	2,157	- 105
Drownings	31	1,874	40	689	+ 1,184
Prostate Cancer	32	1,862	14	3,584	- 1,723
Falls	33	1,700	29	1,518	+ 182
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,588	39	698	+ 890
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,558	31	1,329	+ 229
Fires	36	1,454	56	127	+ 1,328
Epilepsy	37	1,239	43	597	+ 642
Breast Cancer	38	1,223	13	3,669	- 2,446
Syphilis	39	1,163	65	30	+ 1,133
Poisonings	40	1,045	61	61	+ 985
Stomach Cancer	41	869	9	6,112	- 5,243
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	843	63	38	+ 805
Schistosomiasis	43	822	77	1	+ 821
Parkinson's Disease	44	751	47	383	+ 369
Tetanus	45	601	71	14	+ 587
Drug Use	46	598	44	492	+ 107
Hepatitis B	47	575	62	50	+ 524
Lymphomas	48	559	18	2,603	- 2,044
Skin Cancers	49	539	35	1,028	- 489
Lung Cancers	50	454	10	5,250	- 4,796
Skin Disease	51	451	34	1,102	- 651
Oral Cancer	52	431	37	807	- 376
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	355	12	4,371	- 4,017
Ovary Cancer	54	328	33	1,122	- 794
Alcohol	55	296	68	23	+ 273
Encephalitis	56	286	64	38	+ 248
Appendicitis	57	146	52	213	- 66
Diphtheria	58	140	80	0	+ 140
Uterin Cancer	59	134	45	423	- 289
Bladder Cancer	60	113	42	609	- 496
Hepatitis C	61	79	59	65	+ 14
Ascariasis	62	79	76	5	+ 74
Oesophagus Cancer	63	70	36	835	- 765
War	64	69	49	260	- 190
Pancreas Cancer	65	68	25	2,022	- 1,955
Multiple Sclerosis	66	63	60	62	+ 1
Leukemia	67	60	21	2,208	- 2,148
Other Neoplasms	68	57	15	3,205	- 3,148
Upper Respiratory	69	53	66	27	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	45	51	242	- 197
Chlamydia	71	9	81	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	72	1	73	7	- 6
Dengue	73	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	7	- 7
Leprosy	79	0	72	8	- 8
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	57	101	- 101
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.