ZIMBABWE VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,684	2	10,779	+ 4,904
Malaria	2	10,031	15	2,003	+ 8,028
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,324	6	4,595	+ 3,729
Measles	4	7,388	63	30	+ 7,357
Stroke	5	7,084	5	5,126	+ 1,958
Coronary Heart Disease	6	6,947	3	8,493	- 1,546
Birth Trauma	7	5,882	8	3,405	+ 2,476
Low Birth Weight	8	5,296	7	4,038	+ 1,258
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,645	4	6,037	- 1,392
HIV/AIDS	10	3,703	1	19,988	- 16,285
Meningitis	11	3,229	22	1,325	+ 1,903
Liver Disease	12	3,127	17	1,941	+ 1,186
Tuberculosis	13	2,904	16	1,999	+ 905
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,674	11	2,217	+ 457
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,621	9	3,344	- 722
Kidney Disease	16	2,378	12	2,214	+ 164
Maternal Conditions	17	2,199	19	1,749	+ 450
Other Injuries	18	1,844	20	1,656	+ 189
Cervical Cancer	19	1,829	14	2,023	- 194
Lung Disease	20	1,683	23	1,163	+ 520
Hypertension	21	1,653	24	1,146	+ 507
Asthma	22	1,446	21	1,531	- 85
Liver Cancer	23	1,431	38	510	+ 922
Pertussis	24	1,429	42	419	+ 1,010
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,397	34	553	+ 844
Violence	26	1,383	18	1,916	- 533
Trypanosomiasis	27	1,315	71	2	+ 1,312
Malnutrition	28	1,266	10	2,396	- 1,131
Suicide	29	1,094	13	2,069	- 975
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	710	31	768	- 58
Drownings	31	648	27	956	- 308
Prostate Cancer	32	644	32	628	+ 16
Falls	33	588	41	465	+ 123
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	549	35	548	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	35	539	25	1,047	- 508
Fires	36	503	30	793	- 290
Epilepsy	37	429	39	508	- 79
Breast Cancer	38	423	28	839	- 416
Syphilis	39	402	55	124	+ 278
Poisonings	40	362	37	515	- 154
Stomach Cancer	41	301	33	559	- 258
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	292	36	542	- 250
Schistosomiasis	43	284	53	172	+ 112
Parkinson's Disease	44	260	46	226	+ 34
Tetanus	45	208	57	102	+ 106
Drug Use	46	207	48	213	- 6
Hepatitis B	47	199	60	57	+ 142
Lymphomas	48	193	26	960	- 766
Skin Cancers	49	187	44	264	- 77
Lung Cancers	50	157	43	286	- 129
Skin Disease	51	156	52	173	- 17
Oral Cancer	52	149	49	208	- 58
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	123	40	505	- 382
Ovary Cancer	54	114	51	173	- 60
Alcohol	55	102	61	48	+ 54
Encephalitis	56	99	56	117	- 18
Appendicitis	57	51	58	66	- 16
Diphtheria	58	48	72	2	+ 47
Uterin Cancer	59	46	50	182	- 136
Bladder Cancer	60	39	54	125	- 86
Hepatitis C	61	27	66	14	+ 13
Ascariasis	62	27	70	2	+ 25
Oesophagus Cancer	63	24	29	801	- 777
War	64	24	65	26	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	65	23	47	217	- 193
Multiple Sclerosis	66	22	67	14	+ 8
Leukemia	67	21	45	244	- 223
Other Neoplasms	68	20	62	37	- 18
Upper Respiratory	69	18	59	65	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	16	64	26	- 11
Chlamydia	71	3	69	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	3	- 3
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Guinea

Zimbabwe

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.