SAMOA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	191	5	53	+ 138
Malaria	2	122	76	0	+ 122
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	101	21	12	+ 89
Measles	4	90	18	16	+ 74
Stroke	5	86	2	148	- 62
Coronary Heart Disease	6	85	1	241	- 156
Birth Trauma	7	72	35	5	+ 66
Low Birth Weight	8	64	16	16	+ 48
Road Traffic Accidents	9	57	10	26	+ 31
HIV/AIDS	10	45	73	0	+ 45
Meningitis	11	39	44	2	+ 37
Liver Disease	12	38	8	27	+ 11
Tuberculosis	13	35	50	2	+ 34
Congenital Anomalies	14	33	15	18	+ 15
Diabetes Mellitus	15	32	3	108	- 76
Kidney Disease	16	29	6	52	- 24
Maternal Conditions	17	27	37	5	+ 22
Other Injuries	18	22	20	13	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	19	22	32	6	+ 16
Lung Disease	20	20	4	57	- 36
Hypertension	21	20	7	30	- 10
Asthma	22	18	12	21	- 3
Liver Cancer	23	17	30	7	+ 11
Pertussis	24	17	58	0	+ 17
Endocrine Disorders	25	17	31	6	+ 11
Violence	26	17	34	6	+ 11
Trypanosomiasis	27	16	78	0	+ 16
Malnutrition	28	15	43	3	+ 13
Suicide	29	13	11	25	- 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	9	14	19	- 10
Drownings	31	8	19	13	- 5
Prostate Cancer	32	8	24	11	- 3
Falls	33	7	27	8	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	7	26	9	- 2
Inflammatory/Heart	35	7	29	7	- 1
Fires	36	6	48	2	+ 4
Epilepsy	37	5	45	2	+ 3
Breast Cancer	38	5	13	19	- 14
Syphilis	39	5	49	2	+ 3
Poisonings	40	4	52	1	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	41	4	17	16	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	4	23	11	- 8
Schistosomiasis	43	3	74	0	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	44	3	28	7	- 4
Tetanus	45	3	62	0	+ 2
Drug Use	46	3	55	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	47	2	57	0	+ 2
Lymphomas	48	2	33	6	- 3
Skin Cancers	49	2	47	2	+ 0
Lung Cancers	50	2	9	26	- 25
Skin Disease	51	2	41	3	- 2
Oral Cancer	52	2	39	4	- 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	1	22	12	- 10
Ovary Cancer	54	1	25	10	- 9
Alcohol	55	1	46	2	- 1
Encephalitis	56	1	54	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	57	1	56	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	58	1	63	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	59	1	36	5	- 5
Bladder Cancer	60	0	38	5	- 4
Hepatitis C	61	0	64	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	62	0	66	0	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	63	0	51	1	- 1
War	64	0	65	0	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	65	0	40	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	60	0	+ 0
Leukemia	67	0	42	3	- 3
Other Neoplasms	68	0	53	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	0	59	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	61	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	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 SAMOA

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.