GUINEA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,507	6	5,665	+ 7,841
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,332	30	579	+ 10,753
Lung Disease	3	6,912	20	1,373	+ 5,539
Stroke	4	6,284	5	5,777	+ 507
Lung Cancers	5	5,889	50	128	+ 5,761
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,561	1	12,790	- 8,230
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,535	53	100	+ 4,435
Prostate Cancer	8	2,976	32	525	+ 2,450
Falls	9	1,974	33	480	+ 1,494
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,955	65	19	+ 1,936
Breast Cancer	11	1,772	38	345	+ 1,427
Lymphomas	12	1,639	48	158	+ 1,481
Suicide	13	1,608	29	892	+ 716
Kidney Disease	14	1,550	16	1,939	- 389
Other Injuries	15	1,480	18	1,504	- 24
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,420	15	2,138	- 717
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,407	44	212	+ 1,195
Skin Cancers	18	1,034	49	152	+ 882
Endocrine Disorders	19	911	25	1,140	- 229
Bladder Cancer	20	904	60	32	+ 872
Leukemia	21	898	67	17	+ 881
Stomach Cancer	22	872	41	245	+ 626
Other Neoplasms	23	823	68	16	+ 807
Ovary Cancer	24	784	54	93	+ 692
Drug Use	25	669	46	169	+ 500
Liver Cancer	26	658	23	1,167	- 509
Oesophagus Cancer	27	629	63	20	+ 609
Hypertension	28	583	21	1,348	- 765
Inflammatory/Heart	29	561	35	439	+ 122
Liver Disease	30	542	12	2,550	- 2,008
Alcohol	31	519	55	83	+ 436
Oral Cancer	32	426	52	122	+ 304
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	405	34	448	- 43
Congenital Anomalies	34	346	14	2,181	- 1,835
Malnutrition	35	343	28	1,032	- 689
Uterin Cancer	36	340	59	38	+ 303
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	324	3	6,788	- 6,464
Skin Disease	38	324	51	127	+ 197
Cervical Cancer	39	317	19	1,491	- 1,174
Epilepsy	40	303	37	350	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	41	302	66	18	+ 284
Road Traffic Accidents	42	290	9	3,788	- 3,498
Asthma	43	215	22	1,179	- 964
Anemia	44	189	83	0	+ 189
Drownings	45	164	31	528	- 364
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	156	42	238	- 82
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	153	70	13	+ 141
Fires	48	113	36	410	- 297
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	82	84	0	+ 82
Violence	50	81	26	1,128	- 1,047
Osteoarthritis	51	69	85	0	+ 69
Low Birth Weight	52	59	8	4,319	- 4,259
Schizophrenia	53	58	81	0	+ 58
Birth Trauma	54	44	7	4,797	- 4,752
Hepatitis C	55	43	61	22	+ 20
Tuberculosis	56	38	13	2,369	- 2,331
Poisonings	57	36	40	295	- 258
Meningitis	58	35	11	2,633	- 2,598
Appendicitis	59	31	57	41	- 11
Upper Respiratory	60	29	69	15	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	61	26	10	3,020	- 2,993
Oral conditions	62	22	86	0	+ 22
Hepatitis B	63	9	47	162	- 153
Pertussis	64	3	24	1,165	- 1,162
Otitis Media	65	3	72	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	66	3	17	1,793	- 1,790
Syphilis	67	2	39	328	- 326
War	68	1	64	20	- 18
Tetanus	69	1	45	170	- 169
Encephalitis	70	0	56	81	- 80
Diphtheria	71	0	58	40	- 40
Measles	72	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	62	22	- 22
Chlamydia	77	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Schistosomiasis	83	0	43	232	- 232
Malaria	84	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	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.