USA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	312,721	11	60,317	+ 252,404
Malaria	2	200,002	77	0	+ 200,002
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	165,968	37	9,955	+ 156,013
Measles	4	147,304	80	0	+ 147,304
Stroke	5	141,252	4	158,520	- 17,268
Coronary Heart Disease	6	138,519	1	504,904	- 366,385
Birth Trauma	7	117,278	54	1,233	+ 116,045
Low Birth Weight	8	105,591	39	6,924	+ 98,667
Road Traffic Accidents	9	92,623	17	41,694	+ 50,929
HIV/AIDS	10	73,832	42	5,660	+ 68,172
Meningitis	11	64,374	60	606	+ 63,768
Liver Disease	12	62,350	16	43,402	+ 18,947
Tuberculosis	13	57,912	62	546	+ 57,366
Congenital Anomalies	14	53,321	34	11,762	+ 41,559
Diabetes Mellitus	15	52,269	10	61,418	- 9,149
Kidney Disease	16	47,414	6	85,861	- 38,447
Maternal Conditions	17	43,843	56	779	+ 43,064
Other Injuries	18	36,772	25	25,997	+ 10,775
Cervical Cancer	19	36,463	38	6,984	+ 29,479
Lung Disease	20	33,565	3	195,387	- 161,822
Hypertension	21	32,964	8	65,960	- 32,997
Asthma	22	28,829	46	3,818	+ 25,011
Liver Cancer	23	28,541	23	27,064	+ 1,476
Pertussis	24	28,491	69	16	+ 28,475
Endocrine Disorders	25	27,861	14	46,985	- 19,124
Violence	26	27,581	27	18,976	+ 8,605
Trypanosomiasis	27	26,212	78	0	+ 26,212
Malnutrition	28	25,234	40	6,762	+ 18,472
Suicide	29	21,807	12	53,099	- 31,292
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	14,155	2	287,198	- 273,044
Drownings	31	12,920	45	4,070	+ 8,850
Prostate Cancer	32	12,839	20	35,612	- 22,773
Falls	33	11,724	18	40,418	- 28,694
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	10,954	48	3,461	+ 7,493
Inflammatory/Heart	35	10,744	22	32,529	- 21,786
Fires	36	10,029	49	3,183	+ 6,846
Epilepsy	37	8,547	50	3,162	+ 5,384
Breast Cancer	38	8,433	13	48,671	- 40,238
Syphilis	39	8,019	66	49	+ 7,970
Poisonings	40	7,209	53	1,674	+ 5,535
Stomach Cancer	41	5,995	33	13,077	- 7,082
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	5,815	47	3,646	+ 2,169
Schistosomiasis	43	5,668	72	1	+ 5,666
Parkinson's Disease	44	5,182	21	34,491	- 29,309
Tetanus	45	4,145	71	2	+ 4,143
Drug Use	46	4,125	7	74,435	- 70,309
Hepatitis B	47	3,962	59	608	+ 3,354
Lymphomas	48	3,856	19	40,281	- 36,425
Skin Cancers	49	3,719	32	14,311	- 10,592
Lung Cancers	50	3,132	5	155,533	- 152,401
Skin Disease	51	3,110	43	5,409	- 2,299
Oral Cancer	52	2,974	35	11,555	- 8,581
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	2,445	9	61,827	- 59,382
Ovary Cancer	54	2,264	31	14,591	- 12,327
Alcohol	55	2,039	30	14,659	- 12,621
Encephalitis	56	1,974	68	25	+ 1,948
Appendicitis	57	1,009	63	424	+ 585
Diphtheria	58	966	75	0	+ 966
Uterin Cancer	59	923	36	10,063	- 9,140
Bladder Cancer	60	778	26	19,622	- 18,844
Hepatitis C	61	546	41	5,684	- 5,138
Ascariasis	62	542	82	0	+ 542
Oesophagus Cancer	63	483	28	17,829	- 17,346
War	64	479	55	1,198	- 719
Pancreas Cancer	65	466	15	44,293	- 43,826
Multiple Sclerosis	66	435	44	5,059	- 4,624
Leukemia	67	417	24	26,966	- 26,549
Other Neoplasms	68	392	29	17,743	- 17,352
Upper Respiratory	69	368	65	229	+ 139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	310	52	2,461	- 2,151
Chlamydia	71	63	84	0	+ 63
Otitis Media	72	6	67	34	- 28
Dengue	73	2	76	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	723	- 723
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Guinea

United States

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.