SPAIN VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	43,237	7	13,717	+ 29,521
Malaria	2	27,653	83	0	+ 27,653
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	22,947	36	1,064	+ 21,883
Measles	4	20,366	81	0	+ 20,366
Stroke	5	19,530	3	29,004	- 9,474
Coronary Heart Disease	6	19,152	1	51,684	- 32,532
Birth Trauma	7	16,215	60	113	+ 16,102
Low Birth Weight	8	14,599	52	253	+ 14,347
Road Traffic Accidents	9	12,806	31	1,829	+ 10,977
HIV/AIDS	10	10,208	43	538	+ 9,670
Meningitis	11	8,900	59	129	+ 8,772
Liver Disease	12	8,621	23	4,231	+ 4,389
Tuberculosis	13	8,007	50	270	+ 7,737
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,372	38	863	+ 6,509
Diabetes Mellitus	15	7,227	10	7,773	- 547
Kidney Disease	16	6,556	8	9,725	- 3,169
Maternal Conditions	17	6,062	64	14	+ 6,048
Other Injuries	18	5,084	15	5,536	- 452
Cervical Cancer	19	5,042	39	855	+ 4,186
Lung Disease	20	4,641	5	18,926	- 14,286
Hypertension	21	4,558	9	9,115	- 4,557
Asthma	22	3,986	35	1,133	+ 2,853
Liver Cancer	23	3,946	18	5,098	- 1,152
Pertussis	24	3,939	73	2	+ 3,938
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,852	21	4,863	- 1,011
Violence	26	3,813	51	262	+ 3,552
Trypanosomiasis	27	3,624	84	0	+ 3,624
Malnutrition	28	3,489	47	302	+ 3,186
Suicide	29	3,015	25	3,609	- 594
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,957	2	42,339	- 40,381
Drownings	31	1,786	45	446	+ 1,341
Prostate Cancer	32	1,775	13	6,420	- 4,644
Falls	33	1,621	26	3,246	- 1,625
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,515	44	475	+ 1,039
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,485	19	4,984	- 3,499
Fires	36	1,387	55	185	+ 1,202
Epilepsy	37	1,182	40	824	+ 358
Breast Cancer	38	1,166	11	7,067	- 5,902
Syphilis	39	1,109	67	9	+ 1,100
Poisonings	40	997	57	170	+ 826
Stomach Cancer	41	829	14	5,796	- 4,967
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	804	33	1,612	- 808
Schistosomiasis	43	784	74	0	+ 783
Parkinson's Disease	44	716	20	4,943	- 4,226
Tetanus	45	573	72	2	+ 571
Drug Use	46	570	41	776	- 206
Hepatitis B	47	548	58	162	+ 386
Lymphomas	48	533	16	5,335	- 4,801
Skin Cancers	49	514	32	1,803	- 1,289
Lung Cancers	50	433	4	22,131	- 21,697
Skin Disease	51	430	30	1,840	- 1,411
Oral Cancer	52	411	27	2,583	- 2,172
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	338	6	16,957	- 16,619
Ovary Cancer	54	313	28	2,026	- 1,713
Alcohol	55	282	46	333	- 51
Encephalitis	56	273	70	4	+ 269
Appendicitis	57	140	61	79	+ 60
Diphtheria	58	134	76	0	+ 133
Uterin Cancer	59	128	34	1,612	- 1,484
Bladder Cancer	60	108	17	5,222	- 5,115
Hepatitis C	61	76	42	652	- 577
Ascariasis	62	75	78	0	+ 75
Oesophagus Cancer	63	67	29	2,011	- 1,944
War	64	66	68	6	+ 61
Pancreas Cancer	65	64	12	6,752	- 6,688
Multiple Sclerosis	66	60	49	287	- 227
Leukemia	67	58	24	3,772	- 3,715
Other Neoplasms	68	54	22	4,748	- 4,694
Upper Respiratory	69	51	62	47	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	43	48	294	- 251
Chlamydia	71	9	82	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	72	1	66	9	- 8
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	4	- 4
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	11	- 11
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	914	- 914
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	85	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Guinea

Spain

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.