NIGERIA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	216,502	1	207,281	+ 9,221
Malaria	2	138,465	4	100,963	+ 37,502
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	114,902	2	144,724	- 29,822
Measles	4	101,981	14	29,439	+ 72,542
Stroke	5	97,791	8	57,744	+ 40,047
Coronary Heart Disease	6	95,899	7	61,374	+ 34,525
Birth Trauma	7	81,194	5	100,186	- 18,993
Low Birth Weight	8	73,103	6	95,959	- 22,856
Road Traffic Accidents	9	64,124	12	41,693	+ 22,431
HIV/AIDS	10	51,115	10	44,124	+ 6,992
Meningitis	11	44,567	11	43,651	+ 916
Liver Disease	12	43,166	13	38,326	+ 4,840
Tuberculosis	13	40,094	3	127,335	- 87,242
Congenital Anomalies	14	36,915	9	49,696	- 12,781
Diabetes Mellitus	15	36,187	18	22,497	+ 13,690
Kidney Disease	16	32,826	20	18,189	+ 14,636
Maternal Conditions	17	30,353	15	23,540	+ 6,813
Other Injuries	18	25,458	17	22,696	+ 2,762
Cervical Cancer	19	25,244	25	10,574	+ 14,670
Lung Disease	20	23,238	22	12,569	+ 10,669
Hypertension	21	22,821	24	10,692	+ 12,130
Asthma	22	19,959	27	8,192	+ 11,767
Liver Cancer	23	19,759	39	5,289	+ 14,470
Pertussis	24	19,725	16	23,282	- 3,557
Endocrine Disorders	25	19,289	21	15,799	+ 3,490
Violence	26	19,095	19	18,407	+ 688
Trypanosomiasis	27	18,147	77	0	+ 18,147
Malnutrition	28	17,470	36	5,896	+ 11,574
Suicide	29	15,097	30	7,019	+ 8,078
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	9,800	31	6,786	+ 3,014
Drownings	31	8,945	32	6,584	+ 2,361
Prostate Cancer	32	8,889	35	5,914	+ 2,974
Falls	33	8,117	28	7,528	+ 589
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	7,584	37	5,846	+ 1,738
Inflammatory/Heart	35	7,438	42	4,826	+ 2,612
Fires	36	6,943	29	7,132	- 189
Epilepsy	37	5,917	41	5,001	+ 916
Breast Cancer	38	5,838	23	11,884	- 6,046
Syphilis	39	5,552	38	5,449	+ 103
Poisonings	40	4,991	33	6,570	- 1,579
Stomach Cancer	41	4,150	50	2,129	+ 2,021
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	4,026	52	1,946	+ 2,080
Schistosomiasis	43	3,924	54	1,508	+ 2,416
Parkinson's Disease	44	3,588	46	2,473	+ 1,115
Tetanus	45	2,870	26	8,355	- 5,485
Drug Use	46	2,856	34	6,273	- 3,417
Hepatitis B	47	2,743	55	1,488	+ 1,255
Lymphomas	48	2,670	40	5,202	- 2,532
Skin Cancers	49	2,575	53	1,933	+ 642
Lung Cancers	50	2,168	57	1,295	+ 873
Skin Disease	51	2,153	56	1,468	+ 685
Oral Cancer	52	2,059	48	2,238	- 179
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	1,693	43	4,152	- 2,459
Ovary Cancer	54	1,568	49	2,133	- 565
Alcohol	55	1,412	58	1,031	+ 380
Encephalitis	56	1,366	59	937	+ 430
Appendicitis	57	699	60	760	- 62
Diphtheria	58	669	44	3,800	- 3,131
Uterin Cancer	59	639	62	679	- 40
Bladder Cancer	60	539	63	670	- 131
Hepatitis C	61	378	65	304	+ 74
Ascariasis	62	375	61	685	- 310
Oesophagus Cancer	63	334	64	560	- 226
War	64	332	45	3,245	- 2,913
Pancreas Cancer	65	323	51	1,975	- 1,652
Multiple Sclerosis	66	301	68	179	+ 122
Leukemia	67	289	47	2,257	- 1,968
Other Neoplasms	68	271	66	290	- 19
Upper Respiratory	69	255	67	259	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	214	69	165	+ 50
Chlamydia	71	44	71	14	+ 30
Otitis Media	72	4	72	3	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	73	2	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	23	- 23
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Guinea

Nigeria

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.