GUINEA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	16,660	10	3,020	+ 13,640
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,103	1	12,790	- 3,687
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,576	6	5,665	+ 1,910
Stroke	4	7,102	5	5,777	+ 1,325
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,985	15	2,138	+ 4,848
Tuberculosis	6	5,083	13	2,369	+ 2,714
Violence	7	4,859	26	1,128	+ 3,731
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,666	3	6,788	- 3,122
Kidney Disease	9	3,541	16	1,939	+ 1,602
Suicide	10	3,187	29	892	+ 2,295
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,011	9	3,788	- 777
Hypertension	12	2,959	21	1,348	+ 1,611
Lung Disease	13	2,752	20	1,373	+ 1,380
Liver Disease	14	2,086	12	2,550	- 464
Lung Cancers	15	1,783	50	128	+ 1,655
Low Birth Weight	16	1,446	8	4,319	- 2,872
Other Injuries	17	1,392	18	1,504	- 112
Asthma	18	1,380	22	1,179	+ 201
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,363	25	1,140	+ 223
Cervical Cancer	20	1,286	19	1,491	- 206
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,251	35	439	+ 812
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,082	30	579	+ 503
Breast Cancer	23	1,049	38	345	+ 704
Prostate Cancer	24	1,012	32	525	+ 487
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,007	14	2,181	- 1,174
Meningitis	26	847	11	2,633	- 1,786
Fires	27	837	36	410	+ 427
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	830	53	100	+ 730
Oesophagus Cancer	29	807	63	20	+ 787
Birth Trauma	30	695	7	4,797	- 4,102
Lymphomas	31	652	48	158	+ 494
Drownings	32	556	31	528	+ 28
Liver Cancer	33	551	23	1,167	- 616
Malnutrition	34	551	28	1,032	- 481
Pancreas Cancer	35	464	65	19	+ 445
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	438	34	448	- 10
Epilepsy	37	433	37	350	+ 83
Maternal Conditions	38	393	17	1,793	- 1,400
Stomach Cancer	39	355	41	245	+ 110
Leukemia	40	339	67	17	+ 322
Oral Cancer	41	325	52	122	+ 204
Falls	42	324	33	480	- 156
Pertussis	43	264	24	1,165	- 901
Syphilis	44	261	39	328	- 67
Skin Disease	45	255	51	127	+ 128
Parkinson's Disease	46	249	44	212	+ 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	235	42	238	- 3
Skin Cancers	48	230	49	152	+ 78
Alcohol	49	228	55	83	+ 145
Poisonings	50	226	40	295	- 69
Ovary Cancer	51	220	54	93	+ 127
Bladder Cancer	52	192	60	32	+ 160
Drug Use	53	178	46	169	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	54	119	59	38	+ 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	87	70	13	+ 74
Appendicitis	56	63	57	41	+ 22
Measles	57	63	4	6,025	- 5,962
Other Neoplasms	58	62	68	16	+ 46
Encephalitis	59	54	56	81	- 27
Upper Respiratory	60	52	69	15	+ 37
Hepatitis B	61	32	47	162	- 130
Multiple Sclerosis	62	26	66	18	+ 8
Malaria	63	19	2	8,180	- 8,161
War	64	15	64	20	- 4
Tetanus	65	9	45	170	- 161
Schistosomiasis	66	8	43	232	- 224
Otitis Media	67	4	72	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	68	4	71	3	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	4	58	40	- 36
Hepatitis C	70	2	61	22	- 21
Ascariasis	71	1	62	22	- 22
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

South Africa

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.