SENEGAL VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,236	1	7,184	+ 10,052
Malaria	2	11,023	5	4,595	+ 6,428
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,147	3	5,343	+ 3,804
Measles	4	8,119	49	158	+ 7,960
Stroke	5	7,785	4	5,342	+ 2,443
Coronary Heart Disease	6	7,635	2	6,224	+ 1,410
Birth Trauma	7	6,464	8	3,448	+ 3,016
Low Birth Weight	8	5,820	7	3,636	+ 2,183
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,105	6	3,832	+ 1,273
HIV/AIDS	10	4,069	20	1,186	+ 2,883
Meningitis	11	3,548	15	1,628	+ 1,920
Liver Disease	12	3,436	13	2,147	+ 1,290
Tuberculosis	13	3,192	9	2,678	+ 513
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,939	11	2,364	+ 574
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,881	10	2,395	+ 485
Kidney Disease	16	2,613	12	2,210	+ 403
Maternal Conditions	17	2,416	14	1,669	+ 748
Other Injuries	18	2,027	16	1,512	+ 515
Cervical Cancer	19	2,010	17	1,405	+ 605
Lung Disease	20	1,850	18	1,351	+ 499
Hypertension	21	1,817	21	1,095	+ 722
Asthma	22	1,589	25	936	+ 653
Liver Cancer	23	1,573	22	1,087	+ 486
Pertussis	24	1,570	28	771	+ 799
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,536	23	1,041	+ 494
Violence	26	1,520	19	1,247	+ 274
Trypanosomiasis	27	1,445	78	0	+ 1,445
Malnutrition	28	1,391	32	494	+ 896
Suicide	29	1,202	24	978	+ 224
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	780	26	879	- 98
Drownings	31	712	33	494	+ 218
Prostate Cancer	32	708	29	642	+ 66
Falls	33	646	30	622	+ 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	604	35	433	+ 171
Inflammatory/Heart	35	592	36	426	+ 166
Fires	36	553	34	448	+ 104
Epilepsy	37	471	38	330	+ 141
Breast Cancer	38	465	27	861	- 396
Syphilis	39	442	53	122	+ 320
Poisonings	40	397	40	315	+ 83
Stomach Cancer	41	330	31	557	- 227
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	321	46	166	+ 155
Schistosomiasis	43	312	45	176	+ 137
Parkinson's Disease	44	286	41	273	+ 13
Tetanus	45	228	58	85	+ 144
Drug Use	46	227	52	138	+ 89
Hepatitis B	47	218	60	70	+ 148
Lymphomas	48	213	39	315	- 103
Skin Cancers	49	205	51	147	+ 58
Lung Cancers	50	173	44	180	- 8
Skin Disease	51	171	47	159	+ 12
Oral Cancer	52	164	43	208	- 44
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	135	37	384	- 250
Ovary Cancer	54	125	42	220	- 95
Alcohol	55	112	59	74	+ 38
Encephalitis	56	109	57	85	+ 23
Appendicitis	57	56	61	38	+ 17
Diphtheria	58	53	70	3	+ 51
Uterin Cancer	59	51	56	94	- 43
Bladder Cancer	60	43	50	155	- 112
Hepatitis C	61	30	68	11	+ 19
Ascariasis	62	30	65	18	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	63	27	55	99	- 72
War	64	26	69	4	+ 22
Pancreas Cancer	65	26	48	159	- 134
Multiple Sclerosis	66	24	64	20	+ 4
Leukemia	67	23	54	113	- 90
Other Neoplasms	68	22	62	24	- 2
Upper Respiratory	69	20	66	15	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	17	67	15	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	3	71	2	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	21	- 21
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Guinea

Senegal

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.