CENTRAL AFRICA VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,499	7	2,900	+ 6,599
Stroke	2	7,275	5	3,284	+ 3,992
Diabetes Mellitus	3	4,118	15	1,141	+ 2,977
Hypertension	4	2,277	12	1,252	+ 1,025
Suicide	5	2,244	24	585	+ 1,659
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,146	1	5,231	- 3,086
HIV/AIDS	7	1,823	4	3,753	- 1,930
Kidney Disease	8	1,661	21	710	+ 950
Liver Disease	9	1,401	14	1,153	+ 247
Violence	10	1,377	17	1,009	+ 369
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,244	10	1,790	- 546
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,241	25	423	+ 818
Lung Disease	13	1,238	18	956	+ 282
Other Injuries	14	1,190	23	621	+ 569
Drownings	15	1,031	34	202	+ 828
Tuberculosis	16	975	2	4,704	- 3,729
Prostate Cancer	17	877	38	156	+ 721
Anemia	18	704	84	0	+ 704
Breast Cancer	19	682	26	344	+ 338
Inflammatory/Heart	20	653	30	270	+ 383
Cervical Cancer	21	650	32	230	+ 420
Low Birth Weight	22	635	8	2,228	- 1,593
Congenital Anomalies	23	489	19	776	- 287
Birth Trauma	24	458	9	2,192	- 1,733
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	417	45	116	+ 300
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	387	27	317	+ 69
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	338	3	4,684	- 4,346
Other Neoplasms	28	286	70	5	+ 281
Lung Cancers	29	269	55	47	+ 222
Malnutrition	30	266	22	691	- 425
Stomach Cancer	31	242	49	65	+ 176
Lymphomas	32	229	42	119	+ 110
Malaria	33	213	6	3,279	- 3,066
Liver Cancer	34	206	44	117	+ 89
Maternal Conditions	35	200	13	1,174	- 974
Asthma	36	181	20	761	- 579
Epilepsy	37	168	43	119	+ 49
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	163	33	204	- 41
Leukemia	39	151	47	88	+ 63
Oral Cancer	40	143	46	91	+ 52
Fires	41	138	39	142	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	42	135	60	37	+ 99
Ovary Cancer	43	126	50	64	+ 62
Meningitis	44	124	16	1,015	- 891
Drug Use	45	111	57	44	+ 67
Uterin Cancer	46	92	65	20	+ 73
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	92	35	194	- 102
Falls	48	79	36	181	- 102
Parkinson's Disease	49	64	48	67	- 3
Bladder Cancer	50	56	64	23	+ 33
Oesophagus Cancer	51	56	53	48	+ 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	55	80	0	+ 55
Encephalitis	53	50	62	28	+ 22
Appendicitis	54	43	51	62	- 19
Skin Cancers	55	34	58	43	- 8
Skin Disease	56	23	54	48	- 25
Alcohol	57	22	52	62	- 40
Osteoarthritis	58	21	81	0	+ 21
Hepatitis B	59	14	61	33	- 19
Dengue	60	13	74	0	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	61	9	72	4	+ 5
Schizophrenia	62	7	86	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	7	66	15	- 8
War	64	4	28	314	- 309
Poisonings	65	4	40	134	- 130
Upper Respiratory	66	4	63	24	- 21
Oral conditions	67	3	82	0	+ 3
Leprosy	68	3	78	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	2	69	6	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	2	85	0	+ 2
Syphilis	71	2	41	120	- 118
Tetanus	72	1	29	280	- 279
Pertussis	73	0	31	265	- 265
Ascariasis	74	0	71	5	- 5
Diphtheria	75	0	67	11	- 11
Otitis Media	76	0	68	6	- 6
Measles	77	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	2	- 2
Chagas disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	59	40	- 40
Leishmaniasis	83	0	56	46	- 46
Schistosomiasis	84	0	37	169	- 169
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Guyana

Central Africa

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.