ITALY VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	55,752	9	16,339	+ 39,413
Malaria	2	35,656	79	0	+ 35,656
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	29,589	36	1,622	+ 27,967
Measles	4	26,261	71	1	+ 26,260
Stroke	5	25,182	2	62,633	- 37,451
Coronary Heart Disease	6	24,695	1	97,116	- 72,421
Birth Trauma	7	20,908	59	140	+ 20,768
Low Birth Weight	8	18,825	51	357	+ 18,467
Road Traffic Accidents	9	16,513	30	3,221	+ 13,292
HIV/AIDS	10	13,163	46	520	+ 12,643
Meningitis	11	11,477	60	128	+ 11,349
Liver Disease	12	11,116	23	5,559	+ 5,556
Tuberculosis	13	10,325	53	336	+ 9,989
Congenital Anomalies	14	9,506	37	1,443	+ 8,063
Diabetes Mellitus	15	9,318	8	19,836	- 10,518
Kidney Disease	16	8,453	11	12,726	- 4,273
Maternal Conditions	17	7,816	67	6	+ 7,810
Other Injuries	18	6,556	12	12,112	- 5,557
Cervical Cancer	19	6,501	40	1,154	+ 5,347
Lung Disease	20	5,984	5	32,382	- 26,399
Hypertension	21	5,877	6	29,931	- 24,054
Asthma	22	5,140	47	494	+ 4,646
Liver Cancer	23	5,088	17	9,620	- 4,532
Pertussis	24	5,079	73	1	+ 5,079
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,967	18	8,431	- 3,464
Violence	26	4,917	50	409	+ 4,509
Trypanosomiasis	27	4,673	77	0	+ 4,673
Malnutrition	28	4,499	41	775	+ 3,723
Suicide	29	3,888	26	4,042	- 154
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	2,524	3	41,445	- 38,921
Drownings	31	2,303	52	344	+ 1,960
Prostate Cancer	32	2,289	20	8,409	- 6,120
Falls	33	2,090	25	4,222	- 2,132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,953	43	690	+ 1,263
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,915	24	5,531	- 3,616
Fires	36	1,788	56	271	+ 1,517
Epilepsy	37	1,524	39	1,337	+ 187
Breast Cancer	38	1,503	10	13,868	- 12,365
Syphilis	39	1,430	69	4	+ 1,425
Poisonings	40	1,285	58	154	+ 1,131
Stomach Cancer	41	1,069	14	10,252	- 9,184
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,037	32	2,216	- 1,179
Schistosomiasis	43	1,010	78	0	+ 1,010
Parkinson's Disease	44	924	19	8,428	- 7,504
Tetanus	45	739	63	22	+ 717
Drug Use	46	735	45	654	+ 81
Hepatitis B	47	706	54	334	+ 372
Lymphomas	48	687	16	9,670	- 8,983
Skin Cancers	49	663	29	3,239	- 2,576
Lung Cancers	50	558	4	34,152	- 33,594
Skin Disease	51	554	38	1,440	- 885
Oral Cancer	52	530	27	3,343	- 2,813
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	436	7	21,254	- 20,818
Ovary Cancer	54	404	28	3,282	- 2,878
Alcohol	55	363	55	277	+ 86
Encephalitis	56	352	68	5	+ 347
Appendicitis	57	180	61	49	+ 131
Diphtheria	58	172	76	0	+ 172
Uterin Cancer	59	165	33	2,198	- 2,033
Bladder Cancer	60	139	22	6,711	- 6,572
Hepatitis C	61	97	31	2,451	- 2,353
Ascariasis	62	97	80	0	+ 97
Oesophagus Cancer	63	86	34	2,045	- 1,959
War	64	85	66	6	+ 79
Pancreas Cancer	65	83	13	12,095	- 12,011
Multiple Sclerosis	66	78	44	677	- 599
Leukemia	67	74	21	6,728	- 6,654
Other Neoplasms	68	70	15	9,984	- 9,914
Upper Respiratory	69	66	64	20	+ 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	55	42	701	- 646
Chlamydia	71	11	84	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	72	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	49	424	- 424
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.