GUINEA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,199	1	12,790	- 1,591
Malaria	2	9,037	2	8,180	+ 857
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,511	3	6,788	+ 1,723
Low Birth Weight	4	5,076	8	4,319	+ 757
Stroke	5	4,628	5	5,777	- 1,149
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,369	6	5,665	- 1,296
Birth Trauma	7	4,264	7	4,797	- 533
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,157	9	3,788	- 631
Meningitis	9	2,781	11	2,633	+ 148
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,307	14	2,181	+ 126
Liver Disease	11	2,186	12	2,550	- 365
Other Injuries	12	2,031	18	1,504	+ 527
Tuberculosis	13	1,966	13	2,369	- 403
Maternal Conditions	14	1,761	17	1,793	- 32
Pertussis	15	1,517	24	1,165	+ 352
Kidney Disease	16	1,451	16	1,939	- 488
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,396	15	2,138	- 741
Measles	18	1,281	4	6,025	- 4,743
Violence	19	1,191	26	1,128	+ 63
Lung Disease	20	1,153	20	1,373	- 220
Malnutrition	21	1,152	28	1,032	+ 120
Asthma	22	1,010	22	1,179	- 169
Endocrine Disorders	23	959	25	1,140	- 181
Drownings	24	839	31	528	+ 311
Hypertension	25	720	21	1,348	- 628
Falls	26	689	33	480	+ 209
Suicide	27	651	29	892	- 240
Fires	28	595	36	410	+ 185
Breast Cancer	29	571	38	345	+ 226
HIV/AIDS	30	556	10	3,020	- 2,463
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	554	34	448	+ 106
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	456	30	579	- 123
Poisonings	33	410	40	295	+ 115
Inflammatory/Heart	34	408	35	439	- 31
Liver Cancer	35	396	23	1,167	- 772
Epilepsy	36	359	37	350	+ 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	277	53	100	+ 177
Cervical Cancer	38	258	19	1,491	- 1,233
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	248	42	238	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	40	226	54	93	+ 133
War	41	217	64	20	+ 198
Tetanus	42	198	45	170	+ 28
Lymphomas	43	186	48	158	+ 28
Stomach Cancer	44	160	41	245	- 86
Skin Cancers	45	152	49	152	+ 0
Hepatitis B	46	148	47	162	- 14
Parkinson's Disease	47	146	44	212	- 66
Leukemia	48	137	67	17	+ 120
Oral Cancer	49	128	52	122	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	50	126	43	232	- 106
Leishmaniasis	51	126	78	0	+ 126
Skin Disease	52	113	51	127	- 14
Bladder Cancer	53	86	60	32	+ 54
Pancreas Cancer	54	73	65	19	+ 54
Oesophagus Cancer	55	70	63	20	+ 50
Appendicitis	56	68	57	41	+ 27
Prostate Cancer	57	68	32	525	- 457
Drug Use	58	67	46	169	- 102
Ascariasis	59	66	62	22	+ 44
Alcohol	60	64	55	83	- 20
Encephalitis	61	60	56	81	- 21
Syphilis	62	58	39	328	- 270
Upper Respiratory	63	50	69	15	+ 35
Uterin Cancer	64	46	59	38	+ 8
Diphtheria	65	32	58	40	- 7
Hepatitis C	66	24	61	22	+ 2
Lung Cancers	67	22	50	128	- 106
Other Neoplasms	68	13	68	16	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	12	66	18	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	9	70	13	- 3
Chlamydia	71	1	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.