UNITED KINGDOM VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	62,605	3	40,540	+ 22,065
Malaria	2	40,039	76	0	+ 40,039
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	33,226	38	1,599	+ 31,627
Measles	4	29,489	75	0	+ 29,489
Stroke	5	28,278	4	37,626	- 9,349
Coronary Heart Disease	6	27,731	2	71,728	- 43,997
Birth Trauma	7	23,478	54	190	+ 23,289
Low Birth Weight	8	21,139	40	1,313	+ 19,825
Road Traffic Accidents	9	18,543	33	2,169	+ 16,374
HIV/AIDS	10	14,781	55	188	+ 14,593
Meningitis	11	12,887	52	232	+ 12,655
Liver Disease	12	12,482	14	7,666	+ 4,816
Tuberculosis	13	11,594	47	351	+ 11,242
Congenital Anomalies	14	10,675	35	2,127	+ 8,548
Diabetes Mellitus	15	10,464	17	5,842	+ 4,622
Kidney Disease	16	9,492	18	5,471	+ 4,021
Maternal Conditions	17	8,777	64	47	+ 8,730
Other Injuries	18	7,362	19	5,464	+ 1,898
Cervical Cancer	19	7,300	43	1,099	+ 6,201
Lung Disease	20	6,720	6	32,896	- 26,176
Hypertension	21	6,599	23	5,208	+ 1,391
Asthma	22	5,771	41	1,302	+ 4,469
Liver Cancer	23	5,714	21	5,237	+ 477
Pertussis	24	5,704	69	3	+ 5,701
Endocrine Disorders	25	5,578	28	3,297	+ 2,281
Violence	26	5,522	46	868	+ 4,654
Trypanosomiasis	27	5,247	77	0	+ 5,247
Malnutrition	28	5,052	58	116	+ 4,936
Suicide	29	4,366	20	5,325	- 959
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	2,834	1	98,135	- 95,301
Drownings	31	2,587	49	301	+ 2,286
Prostate Cancer	32	2,570	8	13,289	- 10,719
Falls	33	2,347	15	7,618	- 5,271
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	2,193	36	2,090	+ 103
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,151	29	3,126	- 976
Fires	36	2,008	48	334	+ 1,673
Epilepsy	37	1,711	42	1,193	+ 518
Breast Cancer	38	1,688	9	12,718	- 11,030
Syphilis	39	1,605	62	49	+ 1,557
Poisonings	40	1,443	53	221	+ 1,223
Stomach Cancer	41	1,200	24	4,999	- 3,799
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,164	45	876	+ 288
Schistosomiasis	43	1,135	78	0	+ 1,135
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,037	13	8,573	- 7,535
Tetanus	45	830	72	0	+ 829
Drug Use	46	826	31	2,824	- 1,998
Hepatitis B	47	793	65	40	+ 753
Lymphomas	48	772	10	9,350	- 8,578
Skin Cancers	49	745	27	3,727	- 2,983
Lung Cancers	50	627	5	35,715	- 35,088
Skin Disease	51	623	34	2,134	- 1,511
Oral Cancer	52	595	30	3,109	- 2,513
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	489	7	18,446	- 17,957
Ovary Cancer	54	453	25	4,019	- 3,565
Alcohol	55	408	39	1,555	- 1,147
Encephalitis	56	395	68	6	+ 389
Appendicitis	57	202	59	105	+ 97
Diphtheria	58	193	74	0	+ 193
Uterin Cancer	59	185	32	2,346	- 2,162
Bladder Cancer	60	156	16	6,133	- 5,978
Hepatitis C	61	109	51	267	- 158
Ascariasis	62	109	80	0	+ 109
Oesophagus Cancer	63	97	12	8,727	- 8,630
War	64	96	67	10	+ 86
Pancreas Cancer	65	93	11	8,995	- 8,902
Multiple Sclerosis	66	87	37	1,856	- 1,769
Leukemia	67	83	22	5,211	- 5,128
Other Neoplasms	68	78	26	3,986	- 3,908
Upper Respiratory	69	74	63	48	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	62	44	1,014	- 952
Chlamydia	71	13	79	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	72	1	66	16	- 14
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	50	277	- 277
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Guinea

United Kingdom

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.