ZAMBIA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,021	2	9,517	+ 9,504
Malaria	2	12,165	4	7,882	+ 4,283
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,095	5	6,275	+ 3,819
Measles	4	8,959	61	48	+ 8,911
Stroke	5	8,591	3	7,948	+ 643
Coronary Heart Disease	6	8,425	10	4,432	+ 3,993
Birth Trauma	7	7,133	7	5,062	+ 2,072
Low Birth Weight	8	6,422	8	4,857	+ 1,565
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,634	11	3,654	+ 1,980
HIV/AIDS	10	4,491	1	17,234	- 12,744
Meningitis	11	3,915	16	1,976	+ 1,939
Liver Disease	12	3,792	9	4,501	- 708
Tuberculosis	13	3,522	6	5,941	- 2,419
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,243	12	3,146	+ 97
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,179	14	2,395	+ 784
Kidney Disease	16	2,884	18	1,760	+ 1,123
Maternal Conditions	17	2,667	22	1,188	+ 1,479
Other Injuries	18	2,237	19	1,729	+ 508
Cervical Cancer	19	2,218	17	1,799	+ 419
Lung Disease	20	2,042	21	1,273	+ 769
Hypertension	21	2,005	13	2,616	- 611
Asthma	22	1,753	26	741	+ 1,013
Liver Cancer	23	1,736	46	177	+ 1,559
Pertussis	24	1,733	25	743	+ 990
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,695	37	354	+ 1,341
Violence	26	1,678	23	1,153	+ 524
Trypanosomiasis	27	1,594	72	3	+ 1,591
Malnutrition	28	1,535	15	2,303	- 768
Suicide	29	1,326	20	1,303	+ 24
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	861	29	590	+ 271
Drownings	31	786	27	689	+ 97
Prostate Cancer	32	781	30	561	+ 219
Falls	33	713	28	596	+ 117
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	666	40	246	+ 421
Inflammatory/Heart	35	653	33	501	+ 152
Fires	36	610	32	546	+ 64
Epilepsy	37	520	38	332	+ 188
Breast Cancer	38	513	35	366	+ 147
Syphilis	39	488	24	885	- 397
Poisonings	40	438	34	456	- 18
Stomach Cancer	41	365	42	206	+ 158
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	354	45	190	+ 164
Schistosomiasis	43	345	51	128	+ 217
Parkinson's Disease	44	315	47	164	+ 151
Tetanus	45	252	44	190	+ 62
Drug Use	46	251	53	122	+ 128
Hepatitis B	47	241	55	104	+ 137
Lymphomas	48	235	31	548	- 313
Skin Cancers	49	226	54	108	+ 118
Lung Cancers	50	191	41	226	- 35
Skin Disease	51	189	52	126	+ 63
Oral Cancer	52	181	48	155	+ 26
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	149	43	203	- 54
Ovary Cancer	54	138	57	82	+ 55
Alcohol	55	124	49	140	- 16
Encephalitis	56	120	59	70	+ 50
Appendicitis	57	61	56	84	- 22
Diphtheria	58	59	73	3	+ 56
Uterin Cancer	59	56	64	30	+ 26
Bladder Cancer	60	47	50	132	- 84
Hepatitis C	61	33	66	18	+ 16
Ascariasis	62	33	68	9	+ 24
Oesophagus Cancer	63	29	36	359	- 329
War	64	29	69	6	+ 23
Pancreas Cancer	65	28	62	42	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	66	26	67	13	+ 13
Leukemia	67	25	39	261	- 236
Other Neoplasms	68	24	65	20	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	69	22	60	68	- 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	19	63	30	- 11
Chlamydia	71	4	71	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	58	72	- 72
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Guinea

Zambia

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.