GUINEA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,642	6	5,665	+ 7,977
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,207	30	579	+ 5,628
Lung Cancers	3	5,412	50	128	+ 5,284
Stroke	4	5,354	5	5,777	- 423
Lung Disease	5	5,050	20	1,373	+ 3,677
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,731	53	100	+ 2,631
Breast Cancer	7	2,360	38	345	+ 2,015
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,316	1	12,790	- 10,474
Kidney Disease	9	1,894	16	1,939	- 45
Other Injuries	10	1,841	18	1,504	+ 337
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,704	65	19	+ 1,685
Liver Disease	12	1,563	12	2,550	- 987
Suicide	13	1,445	29	892	+ 553
Lymphomas	14	1,342	48	158	+ 1,185
Prostate Cancer	15	1,325	32	525	+ 800
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,289	44	212	+ 1,077
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,273	15	2,138	- 865
Falls	18	1,263	33	480	+ 783
Hypertension	19	1,117	21	1,348	- 231
Leukemia	20	1,103	67	17	+ 1,086
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,099	25	1,140	- 40
Stomach Cancer	22	1,065	41	245	+ 820
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,022	35	439	+ 583
Other Neoplasms	24	1,017	68	16	+ 1,001
Liver Cancer	25	1,011	23	1,167	- 157
Bladder Cancer	26	912	60	32	+ 880
Ovary Cancer	27	735	54	93	+ 642
Oesophagus Cancer	28	662	63	20	+ 643
Alcohol	29	527	55	83	+ 444
Road Traffic Accidents	30	523	9	3,788	- 3,265
Skin Cancers	31	450	49	152	+ 298
Malnutrition	32	405	28	1,032	- 627
Oral Cancer	33	396	52	122	+ 274
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	394	42	238	+ 156
Epilepsy	35	351	37	350	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	36	326	59	38	+ 288
Congenital Anomalies	37	217	14	2,181	- 1,964
Cervical Cancer	38	200	19	1,491	- 1,292
Drug Use	39	194	46	169	+ 25
Anemia	40	176	83	0	+ 176
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	141	34	448	- 307
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	129	3	6,788	- 6,659
Schizophrenia	43	121	81	0	+ 121
Skin Disease	44	112	51	127	- 15
Asthma	45	96	22	1,179	- 1,083
Multiple Sclerosis	46	85	66	18	+ 68
Hepatitis C	47	77	61	22	+ 55
Violence	48	65	26	1,128	- 1,063
Low Birth Weight	49	64	8	4,319	- 4,255
Osteoarthritis	50	55	85	0	+ 55
Fires	51	53	36	410	- 357
HIV/AIDS	52	52	10	3,020	- 2,968
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	48	70	13	+ 35
Drownings	54	41	31	528	- 488
Tuberculosis	55	39	13	2,369	- 2,330
Poisonings	56	31	40	295	- 264
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	25	84	0	+ 25
Meningitis	58	14	11	2,633	- 2,619
Birth Trauma	59	13	7	4,797	- 4,784
Hepatitis B	60	12	47	162	- 151
Upper Respiratory	61	8	69	15	- 7
Appendicitis	62	7	57	41	- 34
Maternal Conditions	63	7	17	1,793	- 1,786
Oral conditions	64	6	86	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	65	3	56	81	- 77
Syphilis	66	3	39	328	- 325
War	67	1	64	20	- 18
Pertussis	68	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Tetanus	69	0	45	170	- 170
Measles	70	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Diphtheria	71	0	58	40	- 40
Chlamydia	72	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	62	22	- 22
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	43	232	- 232
Malaria	81	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Chagas disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

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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.