GUYANA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	726	6	302	+ 425
Malaria	2	464	33	30	+ 434
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	385	27	48	+ 338
Measles	4	342	77	0	+ 342
Stroke	5	328	2	1,022	- 694
Coronary Heart Disease	6	322	1	1,335	- 1,013
Birth Trauma	7	272	24	64	+ 208
Low Birth Weight	8	245	22	89	+ 156
Road Traffic Accidents	9	215	11	175	+ 40
HIV/AIDS	10	171	7	256	- 85
Meningitis	11	149	44	17	+ 132
Liver Disease	12	145	9	197	- 52
Tuberculosis	13	134	16	137	- 2
Congenital Anomalies	14	124	23	69	+ 55
Diabetes Mellitus	15	121	3	579	- 457
Kidney Disease	16	110	8	233	- 123
Maternal Conditions	17	102	35	28	+ 74
Other Injuries	18	85	14	167	- 82
Cervical Cancer	19	85	21	91	- 7
Lung Disease	20	78	13	174	- 96
Hypertension	21	77	4	320	- 243
Asthma	22	67	36	25	+ 41
Liver Cancer	23	66	34	29	+ 37
Pertussis	24	66	73	0	+ 66
Endocrine Disorders	25	65	12	174	- 110
Violence	26	64	10	194	- 129
Trypanosomiasis	27	61	82	0	+ 61
Malnutrition	28	59	30	37	+ 21
Suicide	29	51	5	315	- 265
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	33	38	23	+ 10
Drownings	31	30	15	145	- 115
Prostate Cancer	32	30	17	123	- 93
Falls	33	27	48	11	+ 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	25	26	54	- 29
Inflammatory/Heart	35	25	20	92	- 67
Fires	36	23	41	19	+ 4
Epilepsy	37	20	37	24	- 4
Breast Cancer	38	20	19	96	- 76
Syphilis	39	19	71	0	+ 18
Poisonings	40	17	65	1	+ 16
Stomach Cancer	41	14	31	34	- 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	14	47	13	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	43	13	84	0	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	44	12	49	9	+ 3
Tetanus	45	10	72	0	+ 9
Drug Use	46	10	45	16	- 6
Hepatitis B	47	9	59	2	+ 7
Lymphomas	48	9	32	32	- 23
Skin Cancers	49	9	55	5	+ 4
Lung Cancers	50	7	29	38	- 30
Skin Disease	51	7	56	3	+ 4
Oral Cancer	52	7	40	20	- 13
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	6	25	59	- 53
Ovary Cancer	54	5	43	18	- 12
Alcohol	55	5	57	3	+ 2
Encephalitis	56	5	53	7	- 2
Appendicitis	57	2	54	6	- 4
Diphtheria	58	2	75	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	59	2	46	13	- 11
Bladder Cancer	60	2	50	8	- 6
Hepatitis C	61	1	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	62	1	74	0	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	63	1	51	8	- 7
War	64	1	64	1	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	65	1	42	19	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	61	1	- 0
Leukemia	67	1	39	21	- 20
Other Neoplasms	68	1	28	40	- 39
Upper Respiratory	69	1	66	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	1	63	1	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	60	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	85	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	62	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	70	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	18	99	- 99
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	67	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

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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.