GUINEA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,289	6	5,665	+ 9,623
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	12,524	30	579	+ 11,945
Stroke	3	8,580	5	5,777	+ 2,802
Lung Cancers	4	6,546	50	128	+ 6,418
Lung Disease	5	5,599	20	1,373	+ 4,226
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,016	53	100	+ 4,916
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,058	1	12,790	- 8,733
Kidney Disease	8	2,877	16	1,939	+ 937
Hypertension	9	2,696	21	1,348	+ 1,348
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,300	15	2,138	+ 162
Breast Cancer	11	2,091	38	345	+ 1,746
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,997	65	19	+ 1,978
Prostate Cancer	13	1,899	32	525	+ 1,374
Stomach Cancer	14	1,715	41	245	+ 1,469
Other Injuries	15	1,638	18	1,504	+ 134
Lymphomas	16	1,578	48	158	+ 1,420
Bladder Cancer	17	1,545	60	32	+ 1,513
Liver Cancer	18	1,508	23	1,167	+ 341
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,474	35	439	+ 1,035
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,462	44	212	+ 1,250
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,439	25	1,140	+ 299
Other Neoplasms	22	1,405	68	16	+ 1,388
Liver Disease	23	1,252	12	2,550	- 1,298
Leukemia	24	1,116	67	17	+ 1,099
Suicide	25	1,068	29	892	+ 176
Falls	26	960	33	480	+ 481
Oral Cancer	27	764	52	122	+ 642
Ovary Cancer	28	599	54	93	+ 507
Oesophagus Cancer	29	595	63	20	+ 575
Skin Disease	30	544	51	127	+ 417
Road Traffic Accidents	31	541	9	3,788	- 3,247
Skin Cancers	32	533	49	152	+ 381
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	477	42	238	+ 239
Uterin Cancer	34	477	59	38	+ 439
Asthma	35	335	22	1,179	- 844
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	315	3	6,788	- 6,473
Anemia	37	271	83	0	+ 271
Congenital Anomalies	38	255	14	2,181	- 1,926
Cervical Cancer	39	253	19	1,491	- 1,238
Epilepsy	40	244	37	350	- 106
Drug Use	41	230	46	169	+ 61
Hepatitis C	42	193	61	22	+ 171
HIV/AIDS	43	159	10	3,020	- 2,860
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	141	34	448	- 307
Drownings	45	132	31	528	- 397
Alcohol	46	99	55	83	+ 15
Malnutrition	47	89	28	1,032	- 943
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	87	70	13	+ 74
Multiple Sclerosis	49	85	66	18	+ 67
Tuberculosis	50	80	13	2,369	- 2,289
Violence	51	77	26	1,128	- 1,051
Low Birth Weight	52	75	8	4,319	- 4,244
Osteoarthritis	53	63	85	0	+ 63
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	60	84	0	+ 60
Fires	55	55	36	410	- 356
Schizophrenia	56	53	81	0	+ 53
Poisonings	57	50	40	295	- 244
Hepatitis B	58	48	47	162	- 114
Meningitis	59	38	11	2,633	- 2,595
Birth Trauma	60	33	7	4,797	- 4,763
Appendicitis	61	23	57	41	- 18
Upper Respiratory	62	14	69	15	- 1
Oral conditions	63	13	86	0	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	64	4	17	1,793	- 1,789
Leishmaniasis	65	3	78	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	66	3	72	0	+ 2
Syphilis	67	3	39	328	- 325
War	68	2	64	20	- 18
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	76	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	56	81	- 80
Chagas disease	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	1	45	170	- 169
Pertussis	73	1	24	1,165	- 1,165
Schistosomiasis	74	0	43	232	- 232
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	58	40	- 39
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	62	22	- 22
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Chlamydia	82	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	83	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Spain

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.