MALDIVES VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	356	8	33	+ 323
Malaria	2	227	75	0	+ 227
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	189	22	14	+ 174
Measles	4	168	60	0	+ 167
Stroke	5	161	2	143	+ 17
Coronary Heart Disease	6	158	1	279	- 122
Birth Trauma	7	133	39	5	+ 129
Low Birth Weight	8	120	20	15	+ 105
Road Traffic Accidents	9	105	31	9	+ 97
HIV/AIDS	10	84	78	0	+ 84
Meningitis	11	73	50	1	+ 72
Liver Disease	12	71	11	24	+ 47
Tuberculosis	13	66	27	11	+ 55
Congenital Anomalies	14	61	15	19	+ 41
Diabetes Mellitus	15	59	6	47	+ 13
Kidney Disease	16	54	4	80	- 26
Maternal Conditions	17	50	35	5	+ 44
Other Injuries	18	42	18	16	+ 26
Cervical Cancer	19	41	13	22	+ 20
Lung Disease	20	38	3	91	- 53
Hypertension	21	37	17	16	+ 21
Asthma	22	33	29	10	+ 23
Liver Cancer	23	32	10	27	+ 6
Pertussis	24	32	52	0	+ 32
Endocrine Disorders	25	32	12	22	+ 10
Violence	26	31	28	10	+ 21
Trypanosomiasis	27	30	74	0	+ 30
Malnutrition	28	29	45	3	+ 26
Suicide	29	25	21	15	+ 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	16	5	47	- 31
Drownings	31	15	23	14	+ 1
Prostate Cancer	32	15	26	11	+ 3
Falls	33	13	16	19	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	12	42	4	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	35	12	36	5	+ 7
Fires	36	11	41	4	+ 7
Epilepsy	37	10	38	5	+ 5
Breast Cancer	38	10	9	28	- 18
Syphilis	39	9	58	0	+ 9
Poisonings	40	8	55	0	+ 8
Stomach Cancer	41	7	49	1	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	7	43	3	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	43	6	71	0	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	44	6	25	12	- 6
Tetanus	45	5	54	0	+ 4
Drug Use	46	5	48	2	+ 3
Hepatitis B	47	5	56	0	+ 4
Lymphomas	48	4	34	7	- 3
Skin Cancers	49	4	63	0	+ 4
Lung Cancers	50	4	7	36	- 33
Skin Disease	51	4	32	8	- 5
Oral Cancer	52	3	19	15	- 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	3	14	21	- 18
Ovary Cancer	54	3	30	9	- 7
Alcohol	55	2	51	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	56	2	44	3	- 0
Appendicitis	57	1	61	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	58	1	68	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	59	1	47	2	- 1
Bladder Cancer	60	1	37	5	- 4
Hepatitis C	61	1	64	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	62	1	65	0	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	63	1	59	0	+ 0
War	64	1	62	0	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	65	1	40	4	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	57	0	+ 0
Leukemia	67	0	24	13	- 12
Other Neoplasms	68	0	46	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	0	53	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	33	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	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 MALDIVES

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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.