GUINEA VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,511	6	5,665	+ 17,845
Stroke	2	18,007	5	5,777	+ 12,230
Diabetes Mellitus	3	10,192	15	2,138	+ 8,054
Hypertension	4	5,636	21	1,348	+ 4,288
Suicide	5	5,554	29	892	+ 4,662
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,310	1	12,790	- 7,480
HIV/AIDS	7	4,512	10	3,020	+ 1,492
Kidney Disease	8	4,110	16	1,939	+ 2,171
Liver Disease	9	3,467	12	2,550	+ 916
Violence	10	3,409	26	1,128	+ 2,281
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,079	9	3,788	- 709
Endocrine Disorders	12	3,072	25	1,140	+ 1,932
Lung Disease	13	3,064	20	1,373	+ 1,691
Other Injuries	14	2,945	18	1,504	+ 1,441
Drownings	15	2,551	31	528	+ 2,022
Tuberculosis	16	2,412	13	2,369	+ 44
Prostate Cancer	17	2,171	32	525	+ 1,646
Anemia	18	1,742	83	0	+ 1,742
Breast Cancer	19	1,688	38	345	+ 1,343
Inflammatory/Heart	20	1,616	35	439	+ 1,177
Cervical Cancer	21	1,609	19	1,491	+ 118
Low Birth Weight	22	1,572	8	4,319	- 2,747
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,210	14	2,181	- 971
Birth Trauma	24	1,134	7	4,797	- 3,662
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	1,032	53	100	+ 932
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	957	34	448	+ 509
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	837	3	6,788	- 5,951
Other Neoplasms	28	707	68	16	+ 691
Lung Cancers	29	665	50	128	+ 537
Malnutrition	30	657	28	1,032	- 375
Stomach Cancer	31	598	41	245	+ 353
Lymphomas	32	567	48	158	+ 409
Malaria	33	528	2	8,180	- 7,652
Liver Cancer	34	509	23	1,167	- 659
Maternal Conditions	35	496	17	1,793	- 1,297
Asthma	36	449	22	1,179	- 730
Epilepsy	37	415	37	350	+ 66
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	402	30	579	- 177
Leukemia	39	374	67	17	+ 357
Oral Cancer	40	353	52	122	+ 231
Fires	41	342	36	410	- 68
Pancreas Cancer	42	335	65	19	+ 315
Ovary Cancer	43	312	54	93	+ 220
Meningitis	44	306	11	2,633	- 2,326
Drug Use	45	275	46	169	+ 107
Uterin Cancer	46	229	59	38	+ 191
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	227	42	238	- 11
Falls	48	196	33	480	- 284
Parkinson's Disease	49	159	44	212	- 53
Bladder Cancer	50	139	60	32	+ 108
Oesophagus Cancer	51	138	63	20	+ 118
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	137	84	0	+ 137
Encephalitis	53	124	56	81	+ 43
Appendicitis	54	105	57	41	+ 64
Skin Cancers	55	85	49	152	- 67
Skin Disease	56	56	51	127	- 71
Alcohol	57	55	55	83	- 29
Osteoarthritis	58	53	85	0	+ 53
Hepatitis B	59	35	47	162	- 127
Dengue	60	32	73	0	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	61	22	66	18	+ 4
Schizophrenia	62	18	81	0	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	18	70	13	+ 5
War	64	11	64	20	- 9
Poisonings	65	10	40	295	- 285
Upper Respiratory	66	9	69	15	- 6
Oral conditions	67	7	86	0	+ 7
Leprosy	68	6	79	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	69	5	61	22	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	4	82	0	+ 4
Syphilis	71	4	39	328	- 324
Tetanus	72	4	45	170	- 166
Pertussis	73	1	24	1,165	- 1,164
Ascariasis	74	0	62	22	- 22
Diphtheria	75	0	58	40	- 39
Otitis Media	76	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	3	- 3
Chagas disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Leishmaniasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	43	232	- 232
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Guyana

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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.