MALDIVES VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	654	1	279	+ 374
Stroke	2	501	2	143	+ 357
Diabetes Mellitus	3	283	6	47	+ 237
Hypertension	4	157	17	16	+ 140
Suicide	5	154	21	15	+ 140
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	148	8	33	+ 115
HIV/AIDS	7	125	78	0	+ 125
Kidney Disease	8	114	4	80	+ 34
Liver Disease	9	96	11	24	+ 72
Violence	10	95	28	10	+ 85
Road Traffic Accidents	11	86	31	9	+ 77
Endocrine Disorders	12	85	12	22	+ 64
Lung Disease	13	85	3	91	- 6
Other Injuries	14	82	18	16	+ 66
Drownings	15	71	23	14	+ 57
Tuberculosis	16	67	27	11	+ 56
Prostate Cancer	17	60	26	11	+ 49
Anemia	18	48	85	0	+ 48
Breast Cancer	19	47	9	28	+ 19
Inflammatory/Heart	20	45	36	5	+ 40
Cervical Cancer	21	45	13	22	+ 23
Low Birth Weight	22	44	20	15	+ 29
Congenital Anomalies	23	34	15	19	+ 14
Birth Trauma	24	32	39	5	+ 27
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	29	14	21	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	27	42	4	+ 23
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	23	22	14	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	28	20	46	2	+ 18
Lung Cancers	29	18	7	36	- 18
Malnutrition	30	18	45	3	+ 16
Stomach Cancer	31	17	49	1	+ 15
Lymphomas	32	16	34	7	+ 8
Malaria	33	15	75	0	+ 15
Liver Cancer	34	14	10	27	- 13
Maternal Conditions	35	14	35	5	+ 8
Asthma	36	12	29	10	+ 3
Epilepsy	37	12	38	5	+ 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	11	5	47	- 36
Leukemia	39	10	24	13	- 2
Oral Cancer	40	10	19	15	- 6
Fires	41	10	41	4	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	42	9	40	4	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	43	9	30	9	- 1
Meningitis	44	9	50	1	+ 7
Drug Use	45	8	48	2	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	46	6	47	2	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	6	43	3	+ 3
Falls	48	5	16	19	- 13
Parkinson's Disease	49	4	25	12	- 7
Bladder Cancer	50	4	37	5	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	51	4	59	0	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	4	80	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	53	3	44	3	+ 1
Appendicitis	54	3	61	0	+ 3
Skin Cancers	55	2	63	0	+ 2
Skin Disease	56	2	32	8	- 7
Alcohol	57	2	51	1	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	58	1	81	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	59	1	56	0	+ 1
Dengue	60	1	33	8	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	57	0	+ 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	86	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	0	53	0	+ 0
War	64	0	62	0	+ 0
Poisonings	65	0	55	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	67	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	64	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Syphilis	71	0	58	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	54	0	- 0
Pertussis	73	0	52	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	65	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	76	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	60	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	67	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALDIVES

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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.