NAMIBIA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,564	2	1,464	+ 1,099
Malaria	2	1,640	51	22	+ 1,618
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,361	8	645	+ 716
Measles	4	1,208	65	2	+ 1,206
Stroke	5	1,158	4	1,333	- 175
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,136	5	1,221	- 85
Birth Trauma	7	962	13	345	+ 617
Low Birth Weight	8	866	9	516	+ 350
Road Traffic Accidents	9	759	6	868	- 109
HIV/AIDS	10	605	1	2,928	- 2,323
Meningitis	11	528	27	109	+ 419
Liver Disease	12	511	14	336	+ 176
Tuberculosis	13	475	3	1,416	- 941
Congenital Anomalies	14	437	16	283	+ 154
Diabetes Mellitus	15	429	7	724	- 296
Kidney Disease	16	389	15	322	+ 67
Maternal Conditions	17	359	25	110	+ 249
Other Injuries	18	301	19	207	+ 95
Cervical Cancer	19	299	23	133	+ 166
Lung Disease	20	275	10	461	- 186
Hypertension	21	270	12	428	- 158
Asthma	22	236	20	200	+ 36
Liver Cancer	23	234	41	45	+ 189
Pertussis	24	234	37	54	+ 179
Endocrine Disorders	25	228	33	73	+ 156
Violence	26	226	11	450	- 224
Trypanosomiasis	27	215	77	0	+ 215
Malnutrition	28	207	18	224	- 17
Suicide	29	179	17	243	- 64
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	116	21	176	- 60
Drownings	31	106	26	110	- 4
Prostate Cancer	32	105	31	94	+ 11
Falls	33	96	34	62	+ 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	90	32	76	+ 14
Inflammatory/Heart	35	88	22	162	- 74
Fires	36	82	28	109	- 27
Epilepsy	37	70	38	49	+ 21
Breast Cancer	38	69	24	121	- 52
Syphilis	39	66	43	35	+ 31
Poisonings	40	59	39	46	+ 13
Stomach Cancer	41	49	45	33	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	48	44	33	+ 15
Schistosomiasis	43	46	55	14	+ 33
Parkinson's Disease	44	42	42	43	- 1
Tetanus	45	34	62	6	+ 28
Drug Use	46	34	46	32	+ 2
Hepatitis B	47	32	63	4	+ 28
Lymphomas	48	32	40	46	- 14
Skin Cancers	49	30	29	108	- 77
Lung Cancers	50	26	35	59	- 33
Skin Disease	51	25	47	31	- 5
Oral Cancer	52	24	30	100	- 75
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	20	36	54	- 34
Ovary Cancer	54	19	50	23	- 5
Alcohol	55	17	48	28	- 11
Encephalitis	56	16	59	8	+ 8
Appendicitis	57	8	58	9	- 1
Diphtheria	58	8	71	0	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	59	8	56	11	- 4
Bladder Cancer	60	6	54	16	- 9
Hepatitis C	61	4	66	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	62	4	69	0	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	63	4	52	21	- 17
War	64	4	67	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	65	4	53	18	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	64	2	+ 1
Leukemia	67	3	49	24	- 20
Other Neoplasms	68	3	60	8	- 4
Upper Respiratory	69	3	61	6	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	3	57	9	- 7
Chlamydia	71	1	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

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.