GREECE VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,567	3	8,282	+ 1,284
Malaria	2	6,118	78	0	+ 6,118
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,077	44	95	+ 4,982
Measles	4	4,506	68	0	+ 4,506
Stroke	5	4,321	2	14,077	- 9,756
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,237	1	21,124	- 16,887
Birth Trauma	7	3,588	57	17	+ 3,571
Low Birth Weight	8	3,230	41	127	+ 3,103
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,833	22	870	+ 1,963
HIV/AIDS	10	2,259	50	47	+ 2,211
Meningitis	11	1,969	53	33	+ 1,936
Liver Disease	12	1,907	23	809	+ 1,098
Tuberculosis	13	1,772	46	66	+ 1,705
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,631	38	174	+ 1,457
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,599	20	1,266	+ 333
Kidney Disease	16	1,450	6	4,759	- 3,308
Maternal Conditions	17	1,341	61	2	+ 1,339
Other Injuries	18	1,125	17	1,453	- 328
Cervical Cancer	19	1,115	36	243	+ 872
Lung Disease	20	1,027	5	5,526	- 4,499
Hypertension	21	1,008	9	2,922	- 1,914
Asthma	22	882	55	27	+ 854
Liver Cancer	23	873	14	1,566	- 692
Pertussis	24	872	69	0	+ 872
Endocrine Disorders	25	852	29	526	+ 326
Violence	26	844	42	104	+ 740
Trypanosomiasis	27	802	76	0	+ 802
Malnutrition	28	772	66	1	+ 771
Suicide	29	667	28	533	+ 134
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	433	7	3,940	- 3,507
Drownings	31	395	32	435	- 40
Prostate Cancer	32	393	12	2,023	- 1,630
Falls	33	359	21	1,245	- 886
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	335	26	611	- 276
Inflammatory/Heart	35	329	24	725	- 396
Fires	36	307	39	146	+ 160
Epilepsy	37	261	34	249	+ 12
Breast Cancer	38	258	11	2,520	- 2,262
Syphilis	39	245	65	1	+ 244
Poisonings	40	221	56	19	+ 201
Stomach Cancer	41	183	16	1,535	- 1,352
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	178	43	100	+ 78
Schistosomiasis	43	173	75	0	+ 173
Parkinson's Disease	44	159	10	2,646	- 2,487
Tetanus	45	127	62	2	+ 125
Drug Use	46	126	37	193	- 67
Hepatitis B	47	121	48	56	+ 65
Lymphomas	48	118	19	1,268	- 1,150
Skin Cancers	49	114	31	438	- 324
Lung Cancers	50	96	4	7,355	- 7,260
Skin Disease	51	95	47	56	+ 39
Oral Cancer	52	91	30	440	- 349
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	75	8	3,264	- 3,189
Ovary Cancer	54	69	27	557	- 488
Alcohol	55	62	49	50	+ 12
Encephalitis	56	60	67	1	+ 60
Appendicitis	57	31	58	9	+ 21
Diphtheria	58	30	70	0	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	59	28	33	373	- 344
Bladder Cancer	60	24	15	1,551	- 1,527
Hepatitis C	61	17	52	38	- 22
Ascariasis	62	17	73	0	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	63	15	35	246	- 231
War	64	15	64	1	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	65	14	13	1,904	- 1,890
Multiple Sclerosis	66	13	40	135	- 122
Leukemia	67	13	18	1,354	- 1,341
Other Neoplasms	68	12	25	679	- 667
Upper Respiratory	69	11	59	8	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	9	45	67	- 57
Chlamydia	71	2	80	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	60	4	- 4
Leprosy	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	27	- 27
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	47	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

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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.