EQU. GUINEA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,963	7	419	+ 1,544
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,608	29	55	+ 1,553
Stroke	3	1,102	6	437	+ 665
Lung Cancers	4	841	41	27	+ 814
Lung Disease	5	719	20	120	+ 598
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	644	40	29	+ 615
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	521	2	913	- 392
Kidney Disease	8	369	14	198	+ 171
Hypertension	9	346	16	165	+ 181
Diabetes Mellitus	10	295	11	299	- 4
Breast Cancer	11	268	24	84	+ 184
Pancreas Cancer	12	256	55	11	+ 245
Prostate Cancer	13	244	35	43	+ 201
Stomach Cancer	14	220	49	16	+ 205
Other Injuries	15	210	23	105	+ 105
Lymphomas	16	203	45	19	+ 183
Bladder Cancer	17	198	56	9	+ 190
Liver Cancer	18	194	34	43	+ 151
Inflammatory/Heart	19	189	27	63	+ 126
Parkinson's Disease	20	188	46	18	+ 170
Endocrine Disorders	21	185	25	73	+ 112
Other Neoplasms	22	180	63	3	+ 177
Liver Disease	23	161	13	199	- 39
Leukemia	24	143	61	4	+ 140
Suicide	25	137	22	107	+ 30
Falls	26	123	32	46	+ 78
Oral Cancer	27	98	37	35	+ 64
Ovary Cancer	28	77	52	13	+ 64
Oesophagus Cancer	29	76	54	12	+ 65
Skin Disease	30	70	51	13	+ 57
Road Traffic Accidents	31	69	8	368	- 299
Skin Cancers	32	68	48	16	+ 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	61	50	14	+ 47
Uterin Cancer	34	61	58	8	+ 54
Asthma	35	43	26	65	- 22
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	40	9	349	- 308
Anemia	37	35	85	0	+ 35
Congenital Anomalies	38	33	12	249	- 216
Cervical Cancer	39	32	28	56	- 24
Epilepsy	40	31	38	32	- 1
Drug Use	41	29	30	50	- 21
Hepatitis C	42	25	69	0	+ 24
HIV/AIDS	43	20	1	1,838	- 1,818
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	18	43	22	- 4
Drownings	45	17	36	39	- 23
Alcohol	46	13	53	12	+ 1
Malnutrition	47	11	31	48	- 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	11	62	4	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	49	11	67	1	+ 9
Tuberculosis	50	10	10	321	- 311
Violence	51	10	33	45	- 35
Low Birth Weight	52	10	4	457	- 447
Osteoarthritis	53	8	81	0	+ 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	8	82	0	+ 8
Fires	55	7	39	30	- 23
Schizophrenia	56	7	86	0	+ 7
Poisonings	57	6	44	21	- 15
Hepatitis B	58	6	65	3	+ 3
Meningitis	59	5	19	127	- 122
Birth Trauma	60	4	5	441	- 437
Appendicitis	61	3	59	6	- 3
Upper Respiratory	62	2	66	2	+ 0
Oral conditions	63	2	80	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	17	139	- 138
Leishmaniasis	65	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	18	134	- 134
War	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	57	8	- 8
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	42	23	- 23
Pertussis	73	0	21	109	- 109
Schistosomiasis	74	0	60	4	- 4
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	64	3	- 3
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	15	181	- 181
Chlamydia	82	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	3	668	- 668
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	47	16	- 16
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Spain

Equ. 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.