GUINEA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,607	6	5,665	+ 12,942
Stroke	2	13,830	5	5,777	+ 8,052
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	12,249	1	12,790	- 541
Lung Cancers	4	9,046	50	128	+ 8,918
Lung Disease	5	8,874	20	1,373	+ 7,501
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,509	53	100	+ 6,409
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	6,464	30	579	+ 5,885
Stomach Cancer	8	5,725	41	245	+ 5,480
Kidney Disease	9	5,083	16	1,939	+ 3,144
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,203	65	19	+ 4,184
Liver Cancer	11	3,336	23	1,167	+ 2,168
Other Injuries	12	2,505	18	1,504	+ 1,001
Suicide	13	2,210	29	892	+ 1,318
Lymphomas	14	2,188	48	158	+ 2,030
Breast Cancer	15	1,794	38	345	+ 1,449
Other Neoplasms	16	1,716	68	16	+ 1,700
Liver Disease	17	1,611	12	2,550	- 939
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,590	44	212	+ 1,378
Prostate Cancer	19	1,534	32	525	+ 1,009
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,398	63	20	+ 1,378
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,304	25	1,140	+ 164
Bladder Cancer	22	1,128	60	32	+ 1,096
Falls	23	1,105	33	480	+ 626
Leukemia	24	1,091	67	17	+ 1,074
Drownings	25	955	31	528	+ 426
Oral Cancer	26	946	52	122	+ 824
Inflammatory/Heart	27	935	35	439	+ 495
Hypertension	28	758	21	1,348	- 591
Diabetes Mellitus	29	617	15	2,138	- 1,521
Ovary Cancer	30	575	54	93	+ 482
Road Traffic Accidents	31	518	9	3,788	- 3,270
Cervical Cancer	32	431	19	1,491	- 1,060
Uterin Cancer	33	393	59	38	+ 355
Tuberculosis	34	393	13	2,369	- 1,976
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	332	34	448	- 116
Skin Disease	36	319	51	127	+ 191
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	310	3	6,788	- 6,478
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	297	70	13	+ 285
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	290	42	238	+ 52
Congenital Anomalies	40	281	14	2,181	- 1,900
Hepatitis C	41	252	61	22	+ 230
Asthma	42	218	22	1,179	- 961
Malnutrition	43	217	28	1,032	- 815
Skin Cancers	44	209	49	152	+ 57
Epilepsy	45	177	37	350	- 173
Hepatitis B	46	162	47	162	- 1
Schizophrenia	47	119	81	0	+ 119
Fires	48	114	36	410	- 296
Anemia	49	99	83	0	+ 99
Drug Use	50	83	46	169	- 86
Alcohol	51	65	55	83	- 18
Meningitis	52	35	11	2,633	- 2,598
Violence	53	30	26	1,128	- 1,098
Poisonings	54	29	40	295	- 266
Low Birth Weight	55	23	8	4,319	- 4,296
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	19	84	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	57	18	69	15	+ 3
Appendicitis	58	14	57	41	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	59	12	66	18	- 6
Oral conditions	60	12	86	0	+ 12
Birth Trauma	61	12	7	4,797	- 4,785
Osteoarthritis	62	10	85	0	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	63	5	10	3,020	- 3,014
Maternal Conditions	64	4	17	1,793	- 1,789
Syphilis	65	2	39	328	- 326
War	66	2	64	20	- 18
Tetanus	67	1	45	170	- 168
Otitis Media	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	69	1	56	81	- 80
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Schistosomiasis	72	0	43	232	- 232
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	58	40	- 40
Measles	75	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Chlamydia	80	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	22	- 22
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Japan

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.