GUINEA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,500	6	5,665	+ 9,834
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,351	30	579	+ 10,773
Stroke	3	5,401	5	5,777	- 376
Lung Cancers	4	5,156	50	128	+ 5,027
Lung Disease	5	4,945	20	1,373	+ 3,572
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,163	1	12,790	- 9,628
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,822	53	100	+ 2,722
Prostate Cancer	8	2,337	32	525	+ 1,812
Breast Cancer	9	2,050	38	345	+ 1,705
Parkinson's Disease	10	2,035	44	212	+ 1,823
Other Injuries	11	1,922	18	1,504	+ 418
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,664	65	19	+ 1,645
Suicide	13	1,546	29	892	+ 654
Lymphomas	14	1,412	48	158	+ 1,255
Kidney Disease	15	1,277	16	1,939	- 662
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,139	15	2,138	- 998
Hypertension	17	930	21	1,348	- 418
Falls	18	910	33	480	+ 430
Oesophagus Cancer	19	865	63	20	+ 846
Liver Cancer	20	859	23	1,167	- 308
Bladder Cancer	21	782	60	32	+ 750
Leukemia	22	726	67	17	+ 709
Stomach Cancer	23	675	41	245	+ 429
Drug Use	24	646	46	169	+ 477
Ovary Cancer	25	631	54	93	+ 539
Inflammatory/Heart	26	600	35	439	+ 161
Endocrine Disorders	27	599	25	1,140	- 541
Alcohol	28	543	55	83	+ 460
Skin Cancers	29	499	49	152	+ 347
Other Neoplasms	30	374	68	16	+ 358
Liver Disease	31	363	12	2,550	- 2,187
Cervical Cancer	32	353	19	1,491	- 1,138
Oral Cancer	33	328	52	122	+ 207
Congenital Anomalies	34	286	14	2,181	- 1,894
Road Traffic Accidents	35	267	9	3,788	- 3,521
Uterin Cancer	36	266	59	38	+ 228
Epilepsy	37	208	37	350	- 141
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	163	70	13	+ 150
Violence	39	154	26	1,128	- 974
Anemia	40	141	83	0	+ 141
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	125	34	448	- 323
Poisonings	42	124	40	295	- 171
Low Birth Weight	43	116	8	4,319	- 4,203
Multiple Sclerosis	44	106	66	18	+ 88
Skin Disease	45	101	51	127	- 26
Birth Trauma	46	96	7	4,797	- 4,701
Osteoarthritis	47	80	85	0	+ 80
Asthma	48	64	22	1,179	- 1,115
Schizophrenia	49	56	81	0	+ 56
Meningitis	50	49	11	2,633	- 2,584
Upper Respiratory	51	43	69	15	+ 27
Hepatitis C	52	42	61	22	+ 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	41	84	0	+ 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	40	42	238	- 198
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	37	3	6,788	- 6,751
Drownings	56	35	31	528	- 493
Malnutrition	57	21	28	1,032	- 1,011
Fires	58	21	36	410	- 389
HIV/AIDS	59	18	10	3,020	- 3,002
Maternal Conditions	60	14	17	1,793	- 1,779
War	61	2	64	20	- 18
Pertussis	62	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Hepatitis B	63	0	47	162	- 162
Otitis Media	64	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	58	40	- 40
Measles	67	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Tetanus	68	0	45	170	- 170
Ascariasis	69	0	62	22	- 22
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	43	232	- 232
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	56	81	- 81
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	39	328	- 328
Chlamydia	81	0	71	3	- 3
Tuberculosis	82	0	13	2,369	- 2,369
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	57	41	- 41
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Iceland

Guinea

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.