SOUTH AFRICA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	55,274	2	39,341	+ 15,933
Malaria	2	35,351	63	83	+ 35,268
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	29,335	8	15,843	+ 13,492
Measles	4	26,036	57	270	+ 25,766
Stroke	5	24,967	4	30,693	- 5,727
Coronary Heart Disease	6	24,483	3	32,739	- 8,255
Birth Trauma	7	20,729	30	3,004	+ 17,726
Low Birth Weight	8	18,663	16	6,250	+ 12,413
Road Traffic Accidents	9	16,371	11	13,014	+ 3,357
HIV/AIDS	10	13,050	1	71,996	- 58,946
Meningitis	11	11,378	26	3,660	+ 7,718
Liver Disease	12	11,020	14	9,013	+ 2,007
Tuberculosis	13	10,236	6	21,965	- 11,729
Congenital Anomalies	14	9,425	25	4,351	+ 5,074
Diabetes Mellitus	15	9,239	5	30,188	- 20,949
Kidney Disease	16	8,381	9	15,302	- 6,921
Maternal Conditions	17	7,749	38	1,700	+ 6,050
Other Injuries	18	6,500	17	6,014	+ 486
Cervical Cancer	19	6,445	20	5,555	+ 890
Lung Disease	20	5,933	13	11,895	- 5,962
Hypertension	21	5,826	12	12,789	- 6,962
Asthma	22	5,096	18	5,966	- 870
Liver Cancer	23	5,045	33	2,383	+ 2,661
Pertussis	24	5,036	43	1,142	+ 3,894
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,925	19	5,890	- 966
Violence	26	4,875	7	21,000	- 16,125
Trypanosomiasis	27	4,633	76	0	+ 4,633
Malnutrition	28	4,460	34	2,381	+ 2,080
Suicide	29	3,854	10	13,774	- 9,920
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	2,502	22	4,676	- 2,174
Drownings	31	2,284	32	2,403	- 120
Prostate Cancer	32	2,269	24	4,374	- 2,104
Falls	33	2,072	42	1,399	+ 673
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,936	36	1,894	+ 42
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,899	21	5,408	- 3,509
Fires	36	1,773	27	3,618	- 1,845
Epilepsy	37	1,511	37	1,870	- 359
Breast Cancer	38	1,490	23	4,533	- 3,043
Syphilis	39	1,417	44	1,130	+ 288
Poisonings	40	1,274	50	975	+ 299
Stomach Cancer	41	1,060	39	1,535	- 475
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,028	47	1,015	+ 13
Schistosomiasis	43	1,002	66	35	+ 967
Parkinson's Disease	44	916	46	1,077	- 161
Tetanus	45	733	65	38	+ 695
Drug Use	46	729	53	770	- 41
Hepatitis B	47	700	61	139	+ 561
Lymphomas	48	682	31	2,818	- 2,136
Skin Cancers	49	657	48	993	- 335
Lung Cancers	50	554	15	7,705	- 7,152
Skin Disease	51	550	45	1,101	- 552
Oral Cancer	52	526	41	1,406	- 880
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	432	28	3,587	- 3,155
Ovary Cancer	54	400	51	951	- 551
Alcohol	55	360	49	987	- 626
Encephalitis	56	349	59	234	+ 115
Appendicitis	57	178	56	274	- 95
Diphtheria	58	171	69	16	+ 155
Uterin Cancer	59	163	54	512	- 349
Bladder Cancer	60	138	52	829	- 692
Hepatitis C	61	97	70	8	+ 89
Ascariasis	62	96	71	3	+ 93
Oesophagus Cancer	63	85	29	3,486	- 3,400
War	64	85	64	66	+ 19
Pancreas Cancer	65	82	35	2,007	- 1,925
Multiple Sclerosis	66	77	62	113	- 36
Leukemia	67	74	40	1,464	- 1,390
Other Neoplasms	68	69	58	267	- 198
Upper Respiratory	69	65	60	223	- 158
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	55	55	376	- 321
Chlamydia	71	11	68	18	- 7
Otitis Media	72	1	67	19	- 18
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Guinea

South Africa

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.