URUGUAY VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,132	6	1,370	+ 1,762
Malaria	2	2,003	79	0	+ 2,003
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,662	35	134	+ 1,528
Measles	4	1,475	74	0	+ 1,475
Stroke	5	1,415	2	2,850	- 1,435
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,387	1	4,265	- 2,877
Birth Trauma	7	1,175	53	22	+ 1,153
Low Birth Weight	8	1,058	42	73	+ 984
Road Traffic Accidents	9	928	16	512	+ 416
HIV/AIDS	10	740	28	195	+ 544
Meningitis	11	645	58	10	+ 635
Liver Disease	12	625	27	206	+ 419
Tuberculosis	13	580	41	81	+ 500
Congenital Anomalies	14	534	30	170	+ 364
Diabetes Mellitus	15	524	11	747	- 224
Kidney Disease	16	475	8	1,040	- 565
Maternal Conditions	17	439	60	9	+ 430
Other Injuries	18	368	10	774	- 406
Cervical Cancer	19	365	29	172	+ 193
Lung Disease	20	336	4	1,706	- 1,370
Hypertension	21	330	15	648	- 318
Asthma	22	289	37	127	+ 162
Liver Cancer	23	286	34	147	+ 139
Pertussis	24	285	72	0	+ 285
Endocrine Disorders	25	279	17	487	- 208
Violence	26	276	23	295	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	27	263	76	0	+ 263
Malnutrition	28	253	43	73	+ 180
Suicide	29	218	12	735	- 517
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	142	3	1,899	- 1,757
Drownings	31	129	45	65	+ 65
Prostate Cancer	32	129	13	707	- 578
Falls	33	117	47	55	+ 62
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	110	46	57	+ 53
Inflammatory/Heart	35	108	22	314	- 207
Fires	36	100	48	54	+ 46
Epilepsy	37	86	40	86	- 0
Breast Cancer	38	84	9	848	- 764
Syphilis	39	80	66	3	+ 77
Poisonings	40	72	55	17	+ 56
Stomach Cancer	41	60	18	480	- 420
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	58	50	39	+ 19
Schistosomiasis	43	57	77	0	+ 57
Parkinson's Disease	44	52	21	320	- 268
Tetanus	45	42	71	0	+ 41
Drug Use	46	41	49	41	+ 1
Hepatitis B	47	40	63	4	+ 36
Lymphomas	48	39	20	457	- 419
Skin Cancers	49	37	33	149	- 112
Lung Cancers	50	31	5	1,463	- 1,431
Skin Disease	51	31	36	130	- 99
Oral Cancer	52	30	31	167	- 137
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	24	7	1,245	- 1,220
Ovary Cancer	54	23	32	160	- 138
Alcohol	55	20	39	104	- 84
Encephalitis	56	20	64	4	+ 16
Appendicitis	57	10	59	9	+ 1
Diphtheria	58	10	73	0	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	59	9	38	115	- 106
Bladder Cancer	60	8	26	276	- 268
Hepatitis C	61	5	65	3	+ 2
Ascariasis	62	5	80	0	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	63	5	24	286	- 281
War	64	5	70	0	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	65	5	14	656	- 651
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	56	13	- 9
Leukemia	67	4	25	280	- 276
Other Neoplasms	68	4	19	464	- 460
Upper Respiratory	69	4	62	5	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	3	51	35	- 31
Chlamydia	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	67	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	71	- 71
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	32	- 32
Oral conditions	86	0	68	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

Guinea

Uruguay

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.