GUINEA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,280	6	5,665	+ 16,614
Stroke	2	14,369	5	5,777	+ 8,592
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	9,508	30	579	+ 8,929
Lung Cancers	4	7,835	50	128	+ 7,707
Lung Disease	5	7,429	20	1,373	+ 6,056
Hypertension	6	6,867	21	1,348	+ 5,518
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,876	53	100	+ 4,776
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,551	15	2,138	+ 2,413
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,748	1	12,790	- 9,042
Breast Cancer	10	3,182	38	345	+ 2,837
Kidney Disease	11	2,919	16	1,939	+ 980
Other Injuries	12	2,779	18	1,504	+ 1,275
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,775	65	19	+ 2,756
Stomach Cancer	14	2,352	41	245	+ 2,107
Other Neoplasms	15	2,290	68	16	+ 2,274
Lymphomas	16	2,219	48	158	+ 2,061
Liver Cancer	17	2,207	23	1,167	+ 1,040
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,934	25	1,140	+ 795
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,933	44	212	+ 1,721
Prostate Cancer	20	1,929	32	525	+ 1,404
Leukemia	21	1,544	67	17	+ 1,527
Bladder Cancer	22	1,539	60	32	+ 1,508
Liver Disease	23	1,275	12	2,550	- 1,275
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,269	35	439	+ 829
Falls	25	969	33	480	+ 489
Suicide	26	927	29	892	+ 35
Oral Cancer	27	767	52	122	+ 645
Ovary Cancer	28	753	54	93	+ 660
Skin Cancers	29	743	49	152	+ 591
Road Traffic Accidents	30	739	9	3,788	- 3,049
Hepatitis C	31	562	61	22	+ 540
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	508	42	238	+ 270
Uterin Cancer	33	504	59	38	+ 466
Oesophagus Cancer	34	469	63	20	+ 449
Anemia	35	384	83	0	+ 384
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	372	3	6,788	- 6,416
Congenital Anomalies	37	331	14	2,181	- 1,850
Skin Disease	38	330	51	127	+ 203
Epilepsy	39	307	37	350	- 43
Cervical Cancer	40	265	19	1,491	- 1,227
Malnutrition	41	178	28	1,032	- 854
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	161	70	13	+ 148
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	158	34	448	- 290
Multiple Sclerosis	44	155	66	18	+ 137
Drug Use	45	150	46	169	- 19
HIV/AIDS	46	119	10	3,020	- 2,900
Asthma	47	113	22	1,179	- 1,066
Osteoarthritis	48	110	85	0	+ 110
Schizophrenia	49	97	81	0	+ 97
Violence	50	94	26	1,128	- 1,034
Low Birth Weight	51	82	8	4,319	- 4,237
Drownings	52	79	31	528	- 450
Tuberculosis	53	77	13	2,369	- 2,292
Hepatitis B	54	77	47	162	- 85
Alcohol	55	64	55	83	- 20
Fires	56	62	36	410	- 348
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	55	84	0	+ 55
Poisonings	58	35	40	295	- 260
Birth Trauma	59	32	7	4,797	- 4,764
Meningitis	60	29	11	2,633	- 2,604
Appendicitis	61	11	57	41	- 30
Oral conditions	62	11	86	0	+ 11
Tetanus	63	5	45	170	- 165
Upper Respiratory	64	5	69	15	- 10
Otitis Media	65	4	72	0	+ 3
War	66	1	64	20	- 18
Maternal Conditions	67	1	17	1,793	- 1,792
Encephalitis	68	1	56	81	- 80
Syphilis	69	1	39	328	- 327
Leishmaniasis	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Measles	71	0	4	6,025	- 6,024
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	58	40	- 40
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Schistosomiasis	78	0	43	232	- 232
Malaria	79	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Ascariasis	80	0	62	22	- 22
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Italy

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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.