GUINEA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	14,282	30	579	+ 13,703
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,851	6	5,665	+ 8,186
Lung Cancers	3	8,640	50	128	+ 8,512
Stroke	4	7,639	5	5,777	+ 1,862
Lung Disease	5	7,529	20	1,373	+ 6,156
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,587	53	100	+ 4,487
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,892	1	12,790	- 8,898
Falls	8	3,251	33	480	+ 2,771
Breast Cancer	9	2,782	38	345	+ 2,437
Prostate Cancer	10	2,569	32	525	+ 2,044
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,357	65	19	+ 2,338
Kidney Disease	12	1,991	16	1,939	+ 52
Lymphomas	13	1,976	48	158	+ 1,818
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,878	15	2,138	- 260
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,688	63	20	+ 1,668
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,668	44	212	+ 1,456
Suicide	17	1,594	29	892	+ 702
Other Neoplasms	18	1,441	68	16	+ 1,425
Other Injuries	19	1,297	18	1,504	- 207
Leukemia	20	1,242	67	17	+ 1,225
Bladder Cancer	21	1,158	60	32	+ 1,126
Stomach Cancer	22	1,071	41	245	+ 826
Inflammatory/Heart	23	945	35	439	+ 506
Liver Cancer	24	915	23	1,167	- 252
Ovary Cancer	25	840	54	93	+ 747
Endocrine Disorders	26	830	25	1,140	- 310
Skin Cancers	27	806	49	152	+ 654
Liver Disease	28	736	12	2,550	- 1,814
Hypertension	29	644	21	1,348	- 704
Oral Cancer	30	604	52	122	+ 482
Road Traffic Accidents	31	536	9	3,788	- 3,252
Alcohol	32	482	55	83	+ 399
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	460	3	6,788	- 6,328
Uterin Cancer	34	446	59	38	+ 408
Congenital Anomalies	35	428	14	2,181	- 1,753
Skin Disease	36	232	51	127	+ 105
Multiple Sclerosis	37	232	66	18	+ 214
Epilepsy	38	227	37	350	- 122
Cervical Cancer	39	209	19	1,491	- 1,282
Anemia	40	196	83	0	+ 196
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	187	42	238	- 51
Drug Use	42	182	46	169	+ 13
Osteoarthritis	43	173	85	0	+ 173
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	169	70	13	+ 156
Low Birth Weight	45	132	8	4,319	- 4,187
Asthma	46	130	22	1,179	- 1,049
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	102	34	448	- 346
Violence	48	84	26	1,128	- 1,044
Drownings	49	77	31	528	- 451
Schizophrenia	50	75	81	0	+ 75
Meningitis	51	62	11	2,633	- 2,571
Birth Trauma	52	58	7	4,797	- 4,738
Fires	53	39	36	410	- 371
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	33	84	0	+ 33
HIV/AIDS	55	26	10	3,020	- 2,994
Tuberculosis	56	23	13	2,369	- 2,346
Upper Respiratory	57	22	69	15	+ 7
Appendicitis	58	20	57	41	- 21
Oral conditions	59	17	86	0	+ 17
Hepatitis C	60	16	61	22	- 6
Poisonings	61	14	40	295	- 281
Hepatitis B	62	11	47	162	- 151
Malnutrition	63	10	28	1,032	- 1,023
Otitis Media	64	8	72	0	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	65	6	17	1,793	- 1,787
War	66	1	64	20	- 18
Pertussis	67	1	24	1,165	- 1,165
Encephalitis	68	1	56	81	- 80
Syphilis	69	1	39	328	- 327
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	58	40	- 40
Tetanus	72	0	45	170	- 170
Measles	73	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Schistosomiasis	74	0	43	232	- 232
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Malaria	77	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Chlamydia	78	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	22	- 22
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Netherlands

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.