IRAQ VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	38,485	8	5,551	+ 32,934
Malaria	2	24,613	73	0	+ 24,613
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	20,425	18	1,578	+ 18,847
Measles	4	18,128	55	59	+ 18,069
Stroke	5	17,383	2	20,793	- 3,409
Coronary Heart Disease	6	17,047	1	36,594	- 19,547
Birth Trauma	7	14,433	10	4,223	+ 10,210
Low Birth Weight	8	12,995	5	6,573	+ 6,422
Road Traffic Accidents	9	11,399	3	10,726	+ 672
HIV/AIDS	10	9,086	72	0	+ 9,086
Meningitis	11	7,922	42	372	+ 7,550
Liver Disease	12	7,673	16	2,127	+ 5,546
Tuberculosis	13	7,127	25	821	+ 6,306
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,562	9	4,812	+ 1,750
Diabetes Mellitus	15	6,432	4	7,395	- 963
Kidney Disease	16	5,835	6	6,323	- 488
Maternal Conditions	17	5,395	27	780	+ 4,616
Other Injuries	18	4,525	14	2,212	+ 2,313
Cervical Cancer	19	4,487	48	162	+ 4,325
Lung Disease	20	4,131	20	1,329	+ 2,802
Hypertension	21	4,057	12	2,451	+ 1,606
Asthma	22	3,548	23	914	+ 2,634
Liver Cancer	23	3,512	35	555	+ 2,957
Pertussis	24	3,506	33	636	+ 2,870
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,429	37	462	+ 2,967
Violence	26	3,394	7	5,658	- 2,264
Trypanosomiasis	27	3,226	74	0	+ 3,226
Malnutrition	28	3,105	53	92	+ 3,014
Suicide	29	2,684	19	1,418	+ 1,266
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,742	13	2,429	- 687
Drownings	31	1,590	32	658	+ 932
Prostate Cancer	32	1,580	47	171	+ 1,409
Falls	33	1,443	30	709	+ 734
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,348	49	159	+ 1,189
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,322	22	1,190	+ 132
Fires	36	1,234	29	742	+ 492
Epilepsy	37	1,052	45	253	+ 799
Breast Cancer	38	1,038	17	1,783	- 745
Syphilis	39	987	50	137	+ 850
Poisonings	40	887	52	95	+ 792
Stomach Cancer	41	738	28	771	- 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	716	44	283	+ 433
Schistosomiasis	43	697	59	37	+ 660
Parkinson's Disease	44	638	31	658	- 20
Tetanus	45	510	51	111	+ 399
Drug Use	46	508	38	441	+ 67
Hepatitis B	47	488	56	57	+ 431
Lymphomas	48	475	26	811	- 337
Skin Cancers	49	458	43	339	+ 119
Lung Cancers	50	385	15	2,162	- 1,776
Skin Disease	51	383	57	49	+ 333
Oral Cancer	52	366	39	410	- 44
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	301	24	852	- 551
Ovary Cancer	54	279	41	376	- 97
Alcohol	55	251	58	40	+ 211
Encephalitis	56	243	40	378	- 135
Appendicitis	57	124	64	15	+ 109
Diphtheria	58	119	66	4	+ 115
Uterin Cancer	59	114	54	61	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	60	96	34	628	- 532
Hepatitis C	61	67	68	1	+ 66
Ascariasis	62	67	67	2	+ 65
Oesophagus Cancer	63	59	46	173	- 113
War	64	59	11	2,942	- 2,883
Pancreas Cancer	65	57	36	530	- 473
Multiple Sclerosis	66	54	60	30	+ 23
Leukemia	67	51	21	1,315	- 1,264
Other Neoplasms	68	48	61	26	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	69	45	65	6	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	38	63	21	+ 17
Chlamydia	71	8	69	1	+ 7
Otitis Media	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	22	- 22
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

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.