SWITZERLAND VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,103	8	1,949	+ 6,154
Malaria	2	5,182	77	0	+ 5,182
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,300	35	186	+ 4,115
Measles	4	3,817	75	0	+ 3,817
Stroke	5	3,660	3	3,918	- 258
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,589	1	10,713	- 7,124
Birth Trauma	7	3,039	52	32	+ 3,007
Low Birth Weight	8	2,736	43	105	+ 2,631
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,400	34	193	+ 2,207
HIV/AIDS	10	1,913	54	29	+ 1,884
Meningitis	11	1,668	57	20	+ 1,648
Liver Disease	12	1,616	21	677	+ 938
Tuberculosis	13	1,501	56	21	+ 1,479
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,382	31	305	+ 1,076
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,354	17	1,022	+ 333
Kidney Disease	16	1,229	13	1,261	- 33
Maternal Conditions	17	1,136	64	4	+ 1,132
Other Injuries	18	953	30	410	+ 543
Cervical Cancer	19	945	42	105	+ 840
Lung Disease	20	870	5	2,902	- 2,032
Hypertension	21	854	6	2,471	- 1,617
Asthma	22	747	46	95	+ 652
Liver Cancer	23	740	19	805	- 65
Pertussis	24	738	73	0	+ 738
Endocrine Disorders	25	722	25	593	+ 129
Violence	26	715	51	42	+ 672
Trypanosomiasis	27	679	78	0	+ 679
Malnutrition	28	654	47	84	+ 570
Suicide	29	565	14	1,249	- 684
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	367	2	7,192	- 6,825
Drownings	31	335	50	49	+ 285
Prostate Cancer	32	333	10	1,579	- 1,247
Falls	33	304	9	1,919	- 1,616
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	284	41	122	+ 162
Inflammatory/Heart	35	278	16	1,027	- 748
Fires	36	260	55	21	+ 239
Epilepsy	37	221	39	159	+ 63
Breast Cancer	38	218	11	1,577	- 1,358
Syphilis	39	208	65	2	+ 206
Poisonings	40	187	60	13	+ 174
Stomach Cancer	41	155	24	614	- 458
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	151	48	78	+ 73
Schistosomiasis	43	147	72	0	+ 147
Parkinson's Disease	44	134	18	857	- 723
Tetanus	45	107	70	0	+ 107
Drug Use	46	107	36	176	- 69
Hepatitis B	47	103	63	5	+ 98
Lymphomas	48	100	15	1,131	- 1,031
Skin Cancers	49	96	27	493	- 397
Lung Cancers	50	81	4	3,520	- 3,438
Skin Disease	51	81	40	129	- 49
Oral Cancer	52	77	26	500	- 423
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	63	7	1,995	- 1,931
Ovary Cancer	54	59	29	457	- 399
Alcohol	55	53	32	229	- 176
Encephalitis	56	51	68	1	+ 50
Appendicitis	57	26	59	15	+ 12
Diphtheria	58	25	74	0	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	59	24	33	224	- 200
Bladder Cancer	60	20	23	669	- 649
Hepatitis C	61	14	58	15	- 1
Ascariasis	62	14	82	0	+ 14
Oesophagus Cancer	63	13	28	491	- 478
War	64	12	67	1	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	65	12	12	1,486	- 1,474
Multiple Sclerosis	66	11	38	160	- 149
Leukemia	67	11	22	671	- 660
Other Neoplasms	68	10	20	681	- 671
Upper Respiratory	69	10	61	11	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	8	49	68	- 60
Chlamydia	71	2	79	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	66	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	45	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	102	- 102
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Guinea

Switzerland

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.