NICARAGUA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,106	7	1,152	+ 4,954
Malaria	2	3,905	83	0	+ 3,905
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,241	36	122	+ 3,118
Measles	4	2,876	78	0	+ 2,876
Stroke	5	2,758	3	2,225	+ 533
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,705	1	5,843	- 3,139
Birth Trauma	7	2,290	25	198	+ 2,092
Low Birth Weight	8	2,062	13	490	+ 1,572
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,808	8	1,109	+ 700
HIV/AIDS	10	1,442	35	139	+ 1,302
Meningitis	11	1,257	51	29	+ 1,228
Liver Disease	12	1,217	6	1,203	+ 14
Tuberculosis	13	1,131	37	115	+ 1,016
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,041	11	571	+ 470
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,021	4	2,068	- 1,047
Kidney Disease	16	926	2	3,533	- 2,607
Maternal Conditions	17	856	39	88	+ 768
Other Injuries	18	718	17	358	+ 360
Cervical Cancer	19	712	16	374	+ 338
Lung Disease	20	655	5	1,570	- 914
Hypertension	21	644	9	1,103	- 460
Asthma	22	563	38	105	+ 458
Liver Cancer	23	557	12	509	+ 49
Pertussis	24	556	67	3	+ 553
Endocrine Disorders	25	544	28	164	+ 380
Violence	26	539	10	619	- 80
Trypanosomiasis	27	512	82	0	+ 512
Malnutrition	28	493	30	163	+ 330
Suicide	29	426	19	285	+ 141
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	276	33	149	+ 127
Drownings	31	252	32	157	+ 95
Prostate Cancer	32	251	15	386	- 135
Falls	33	229	22	276	- 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	214	40	85	+ 128
Inflammatory/Heart	35	210	34	139	+ 70
Fires	36	196	57	16	+ 179
Epilepsy	37	167	41	74	+ 93
Breast Cancer	38	165	20	283	- 118
Syphilis	39	157	60	9	+ 147
Poisonings	40	141	55	18	+ 123
Stomach Cancer	41	117	14	478	- 361
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	114	54	20	+ 94
Schistosomiasis	43	111	84	0	+ 111
Parkinson's Disease	44	101	42	67	+ 34
Tetanus	45	81	79	0	+ 81
Drug Use	46	81	46	50	+ 30
Hepatitis B	47	77	62	5	+ 72
Lymphomas	48	75	29	164	- 88
Skin Cancers	49	73	45	59	+ 14
Lung Cancers	50	61	23	274	- 213
Skin Disease	51	61	31	162	- 101
Oral Cancer	52	58	43	64	- 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	48	18	315	- 268
Ovary Cancer	54	44	44	61	- 17
Alcohol	55	40	21	279	- 239
Encephalitis	56	39	58	10	+ 28
Appendicitis	57	20	49	32	- 12
Diphtheria	58	19	77	0	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	59	18	48	39	- 21
Bladder Cancer	60	15	52	28	- 13
Hepatitis C	61	11	68	1	+ 9
Ascariasis	62	11	69	1	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	63	9	47	42	- 32
War	64	9	70	1	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	65	9	27	178	- 169
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	61	7	+ 2
Leukemia	67	8	24	227	- 219
Other Neoplasms	68	8	26	192	- 185
Upper Respiratory	69	7	72	1	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	6	50	31	- 25
Chlamydia	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	64	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	65	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	66	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	53	28	- 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	86	0	63	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Guinea

Nicaragua

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.