SINGAPORE VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,513	2	5,189	+ 324
Malaria	2	3,526	75	0	+ 3,526
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,926	39	28	+ 2,898
Measles	4	2,597	72	0	+ 2,597
Stroke	5	2,490	3	1,559	+ 932
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,442	1	5,292	- 2,850
Birth Trauma	7	2,067	55	3	+ 2,064
Low Birth Weight	8	1,861	41	25	+ 1,836
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,633	26	121	+ 1,512
HIV/AIDS	10	1,302	45	18	+ 1,283
Meningitis	11	1,135	48	8	+ 1,127
Liver Disease	12	1,099	20	209	+ 890
Tuberculosis	13	1,021	40	26	+ 995
Congenital Anomalies	14	940	31	80	+ 860
Diabetes Mellitus	15	921	28	108	+ 814
Kidney Disease	16	836	6	1,028	- 193
Maternal Conditions	17	773	53	3	+ 770
Other Injuries	18	648	32	79	+ 569
Cervical Cancer	19	643	30	85	+ 558
Lung Disease	20	592	14	383	+ 209
Hypertension	21	581	8	732	- 151
Asthma	22	508	35	37	+ 471
Liver Cancer	23	503	7	746	- 242
Pertussis	24	502	62	0	+ 502
Endocrine Disorders	25	491	37	30	+ 461
Violence	26	486	46	15	+ 472
Trypanosomiasis	27	462	77	0	+ 462
Malnutrition	28	445	63	0	+ 445
Suicide	29	384	9	650	- 266
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	250	36	32	+ 217
Drownings	31	228	38	29	+ 199
Prostate Cancer	32	226	16	303	- 76
Falls	33	207	18	218	- 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	193	33	69	+ 124
Inflammatory/Heart	35	189	19	215	- 26
Fires	36	177	49	7	+ 170
Epilepsy	37	151	42	25	+ 126
Breast Cancer	38	149	10	605	- 457
Syphilis	39	141	65	0	+ 141
Poisonings	40	127	60	1	+ 126
Stomach Cancer	41	106	12	405	- 299
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	103	43	22	+ 80
Schistosomiasis	43	100	78	0	+ 100
Parkinson's Disease	44	91	29	90	+ 2
Tetanus	45	73	73	0	+ 73
Drug Use	46	73	44	19	+ 54
Hepatitis B	47	70	52	4	+ 66
Lymphomas	48	68	13	397	- 329
Skin Cancers	49	66	34	56	+ 9
Lung Cancers	50	55	4	1,540	- 1,485
Skin Disease	51	55	25	136	- 81
Oral Cancer	52	52	15	317	- 265
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	43	5	1,203	- 1,159
Ovary Cancer	54	40	21	204	- 164
Alcohol	55	36	47	10	+ 26
Encephalitis	56	35	61	0	+ 35
Appendicitis	57	18	50	6	+ 12
Diphtheria	58	17	64	0	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	59	16	23	147	- 131
Bladder Cancer	60	14	27	120	- 106
Hepatitis C	61	10	56	3	+ 7
Ascariasis	62	10	67	0	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	63	9	24	137	- 128
War	64	8	59	2	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	65	8	11	537	- 529
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	57	3	+ 5
Leukemia	67	7	17	249	- 242
Other Neoplasms	68	7	22	195	- 188
Upper Respiratory	69	6	54	3	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	5	58	2	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Guinea

Singapore

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.