GREECE VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,585	1	21,124	- 3,539
Stroke	2	13,468	2	14,077	- 609
Diabetes Mellitus	3	7,623	20	1,266	+ 6,357
Hypertension	4	4,215	9	2,922	+ 1,293
Suicide	5	4,154	28	533	+ 3,621
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,972	3	8,282	- 4,310
HIV/AIDS	7	3,375	50	47	+ 3,328
Kidney Disease	8	3,074	6	4,759	- 1,684
Liver Disease	9	2,593	23	809	+ 1,784
Violence	10	2,550	42	104	+ 2,446
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,303	22	870	+ 1,433
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,298	29	526	+ 1,772
Lung Disease	13	2,292	5	5,526	- 3,234
Other Injuries	14	2,203	17	1,453	+ 749
Drownings	15	1,908	32	435	+ 1,472
Tuberculosis	16	1,804	46	66	+ 1,738
Prostate Cancer	17	1,624	12	2,023	- 399
Anemia	18	1,303	51	47	+ 1,256
Breast Cancer	19	1,263	11	2,520	- 1,258
Inflammatory/Heart	20	1,209	24	725	+ 484
Cervical Cancer	21	1,204	36	243	+ 960
Low Birth Weight	22	1,176	41	127	+ 1,049
Congenital Anomalies	23	905	38	174	+ 731
Birth Trauma	24	848	57	17	+ 832
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	772	8	3,264	- 2,492
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	716	26	611	+ 105
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	626	44	95	+ 531
Other Neoplasms	28	529	25	679	- 150
Lung Cancers	29	497	4	7,355	- 6,858
Malnutrition	30	492	66	1	+ 491
Stomach Cancer	31	447	16	1,535	- 1,088
Lymphomas	32	424	19	1,268	- 844
Malaria	33	395	78	0	+ 395
Liver Cancer	34	381	14	1,566	- 1,185
Maternal Conditions	35	371	61	2	+ 369
Asthma	36	336	55	27	+ 308
Epilepsy	37	311	34	249	+ 61
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	301	7	3,940	- 3,639
Leukemia	39	280	18	1,354	- 1,074
Oral Cancer	40	264	30	440	- 176
Fires	41	256	39	146	+ 110
Pancreas Cancer	42	250	13	1,904	- 1,654
Ovary Cancer	43	233	27	557	- 324
Meningitis	44	229	53	33	+ 196
Drug Use	45	206	37	193	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	46	171	33	373	- 201
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	170	43	100	+ 70
Falls	48	146	21	1,245	- 1,099
Parkinson's Disease	49	119	10	2,646	- 2,527
Bladder Cancer	50	104	15	1,551	- 1,446
Oesophagus Cancer	51	103	35	246	- 143
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	102	86	0	+ 102
Encephalitis	53	93	67	1	+ 92
Appendicitis	54	79	58	9	+ 69
Skin Cancers	55	64	31	438	- 375
Skin Disease	56	42	47	56	- 14
Alcohol	57	41	49	50	- 10
Osteoarthritis	58	40	85	0	+ 40
Hepatitis B	59	26	48	56	- 30
Dengue	60	24	71	0	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	61	16	40	135	- 119
Schizophrenia	62	13	54	27	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	13	45	67	- 54
War	64	8	64	1	+ 7
Poisonings	65	8	56	19	- 12
Upper Respiratory	66	7	59	8	- 1
Oral conditions	67	6	63	2	+ 4
Leprosy	68	5	81	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	4	52	38	- 35
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	3	84	0	+ 3
Syphilis	71	3	65	1	+ 2
Tetanus	72	3	62	2	+ 1
Pertussis	73	1	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	60	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Guyana

Greece

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.