SWEDEN VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,684	7	2,659	+ 7,025
Malaria	2	6,194	74	0	+ 6,194
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,140	36	289	+ 4,850
Measles	4	4,562	83	0	+ 4,562
Stroke	5	4,374	3	6,035	- 1,661
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,290	1	15,136	- 10,846
Birth Trauma	7	3,632	55	34	+ 3,598
Low Birth Weight	8	3,270	51	50	+ 3,220
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,868	34	315	+ 2,553
HIV/AIDS	10	2,286	61	13	+ 2,274
Meningitis	11	1,994	54	35	+ 1,958
Liver Disease	12	1,931	23	723	+ 1,207
Tuberculosis	13	1,793	56	24	+ 1,769
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,651	35	308	+ 1,344
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,619	11	1,834	- 216
Kidney Disease	16	1,468	12	1,629	- 161
Maternal Conditions	17	1,358	64	5	+ 1,353
Other Injuries	18	1,139	15	1,374	- 235
Cervical Cancer	19	1,129	38	228	+ 902
Lung Disease	20	1,039	4	4,344	- 3,305
Hypertension	21	1,021	10	1,838	- 818
Asthma	22	893	42	158	+ 734
Liver Cancer	23	884	22	752	+ 132
Pertussis	24	882	67	0	+ 882
Endocrine Disorders	25	863	24	702	+ 161
Violence	26	854	47	113	+ 741
Trypanosomiasis	27	812	76	0	+ 812
Malnutrition	28	781	45	117	+ 664
Suicide	29	675	14	1,479	- 804
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	438	2	10,917	- 10,479
Drownings	31	400	46	114	+ 286
Prostate Cancer	32	398	8	2,622	- 2,225
Falls	33	363	17	1,109	- 746
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	339	37	277	+ 62
Inflammatory/Heart	35	333	28	547	- 214
Fires	36	311	49	65	+ 246
Epilepsy	37	265	44	121	+ 144
Breast Cancer	38	261	13	1,582	- 1,321
Syphilis	39	248	72	0	+ 248
Poisonings	40	223	60	18	+ 206
Stomach Cancer	41	186	26	612	- 427
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	180	48	110	+ 70
Schistosomiasis	43	176	69	0	+ 175
Parkinson's Disease	44	160	19	943	- 783
Tetanus	45	128	68	0	+ 128
Drug Use	46	128	30	423	- 296
Hepatitis B	47	123	62	9	+ 113
Lymphomas	48	119	16	1,357	- 1,237
Skin Cancers	49	115	25	650	- 535
Lung Cancers	50	97	5	3,722	- 3,625
Skin Disease	51	96	39	220	- 124
Oral Cancer	52	92	31	379	- 287
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	76	6	3,049	- 2,974
Ovary Cancer	54	70	27	553	- 483
Alcohol	55	63	32	359	- 295
Encephalitis	56	61	71	0	+ 61
Appendicitis	57	31	59	18	+ 13
Diphtheria	58	30	70	0	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	59	29	33	345	- 316
Bladder Cancer	60	24	21	760	- 736
Hepatitis C	61	17	53	44	- 27
Ascariasis	62	17	81	0	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	63	15	29	538	- 523
War	64	15	65	2	+ 13
Pancreas Cancer	65	14	9	1,849	- 1,834
Multiple Sclerosis	66	13	41	170	- 157
Leukemia	67	13	20	825	- 813
Other Neoplasms	68	12	18	1,036	- 1,024
Upper Respiratory	69	11	58	20	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	10	43	129	- 119
Chlamydia	71	2	73	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	66	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	63	- 63
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	175	- 175
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Guinea

Sweden

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.