GUATEMALA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,694	2	9,245	+ 7,449
Malaria	2	10,677	74	0	+ 10,677
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,860	9	2,617	+ 6,243
Measles	4	7,864	72	0	+ 7,864
Stroke	5	7,541	6	4,849	+ 2,692
Coronary Heart Disease	6	7,395	1	9,825	- 2,430
Birth Trauma	7	6,261	19	1,466	+ 4,795
Low Birth Weight	8	5,637	16	1,658	+ 3,978
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,945	8	4,026	+ 918
HIV/AIDS	10	3,941	21	1,173	+ 2,769
Meningitis	11	3,437	41	271	+ 3,165
Liver Disease	12	3,328	5	5,684	- 2,356
Tuberculosis	13	3,092	37	301	+ 2,790
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,846	18	1,517	+ 1,330
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,790	3	6,932	- 4,142
Kidney Disease	16	2,531	4	6,277	- 3,746
Maternal Conditions	17	2,340	30	468	+ 1,872
Other Injuries	18	1,963	10	2,466	- 503
Cervical Cancer	19	1,947	25	808	+ 1,139
Lung Disease	20	1,792	13	1,901	- 110
Hypertension	21	1,760	26	679	+ 1,080
Asthma	22	1,539	36	335	+ 1,204
Liver Cancer	23	1,524	15	1,765	- 242
Pertussis	24	1,521	53	70	+ 1,451
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,487	29	486	+ 1,002
Violence	26	1,472	7	4,411	- 2,938
Trypanosomiasis	27	1,399	73	0	+ 1,399
Malnutrition	28	1,347	11	1,981	- 633
Suicide	29	1,164	22	1,039	+ 125
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	756	12	1,957	- 1,201
Drownings	31	690	32	463	+ 226
Prostate Cancer	32	685	24	846	- 160
Falls	33	626	20	1,371	- 746
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	585	23	1,029	- 445
Inflammatory/Heart	35	574	44	225	+ 348
Fires	36	535	45	207	+ 328
Epilepsy	37	456	33	463	- 7
Breast Cancer	38	450	28	495	- 45
Syphilis	39	428	64	3	+ 425
Poisonings	40	385	39	275	+ 110
Stomach Cancer	41	320	17	1,570	- 1,250
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	310	54	62	+ 249
Schistosomiasis	43	303	75	0	+ 303
Parkinson's Disease	44	277	34	393	- 116
Tetanus	45	221	62	10	+ 211
Drug Use	46	220	40	272	- 51
Hepatitis B	47	212	65	2	+ 209
Lymphomas	48	206	43	229	- 23
Skin Cancers	49	199	46	195	+ 3
Lung Cancers	50	167	35	391	- 224
Skin Disease	51	166	42	232	- 66
Oral Cancer	52	159	49	142	+ 17
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	131	31	464	- 334
Ovary Cancer	54	121	50	133	- 12
Alcohol	55	109	14	1,799	- 1,690
Encephalitis	56	105	51	104	+ 2
Appendicitis	57	54	47	164	- 110
Diphtheria	58	52	71	0	+ 52
Uterin Cancer	59	49	59	27	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	60	42	55	57	- 16
Hepatitis C	61	29	66	2	+ 27
Ascariasis	62	29	63	7	+ 22
Oesophagus Cancer	63	26	48	144	- 118
War	64	26	68	2	+ 24
Pancreas Cancer	65	25	38	282	- 257
Multiple Sclerosis	66	23	60	21	+ 3
Leukemia	67	22	27	601	- 578
Other Neoplasms	68	21	56	42	- 21
Upper Respiratory	69	20	57	34	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	17	52	82	- 65
Chlamydia	71	3	67	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	58	33	- 32
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	19	- 19
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	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 GUATEMALA

Guinea

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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.