GUINEA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,990	6	5,665	+ 14,324
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,418	30	579	+ 13,839
Stroke	3	7,970	5	5,777	+ 2,193
Lung Disease	4	5,738	20	1,373	+ 4,365
Lung Cancers	5	4,916	50	128	+ 4,788
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,027	53	100	+ 3,927
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,511	1	12,790	- 9,279
Prostate Cancer	8	3,463	32	525	+ 2,938
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,441	65	19	+ 2,422
Hypertension	10	2,428	21	1,348	+ 1,080
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,423	15	2,138	+ 285
Kidney Disease	12	2,152	16	1,939	+ 212
Breast Cancer	13	2,090	38	345	+ 1,745
Suicide	14	1,954	29	892	+ 1,062
Other Injuries	15	1,814	18	1,504	+ 310
Lymphomas	16	1,792	48	158	+ 1,634
Falls	17	1,465	33	480	+ 985
Other Neoplasms	18	1,368	68	16	+ 1,352
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,245	44	212	+ 1,033
Leukemia	20	1,090	67	17	+ 1,073
Bladder Cancer	21	1,004	60	32	+ 972
Liver Cancer	22	993	23	1,167	- 174
Liver Disease	23	956	12	2,550	- 1,595
Endocrine Disorders	24	927	25	1,140	- 212
Skin Cancers	25	859	49	152	+ 707
Stomach Cancer	26	809	41	245	+ 564
Ovary Cancer	27	730	54	93	+ 637
Inflammatory/Heart	28	722	35	439	+ 283
Oesophagus Cancer	29	711	63	20	+ 691
Drug Use	30	559	46	169	+ 390
Oral Cancer	31	501	52	122	+ 379
Alcohol	32	474	55	83	+ 390
Uterin Cancer	33	455	59	38	+ 417
Road Traffic Accidents	34	416	9	3,788	- 3,372
Congenital Anomalies	35	406	14	2,181	- 1,774
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	382	3	6,788	- 6,406
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	366	34	448	- 82
Cervical Cancer	38	300	19	1,491	- 1,191
Skin Disease	39	290	51	127	+ 163
Anemia	40	231	83	0	+ 231
Multiple Sclerosis	41	225	66	18	+ 207
Asthma	42	209	22	1,179	- 970
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	170	70	13	+ 157
Epilepsy	44	159	37	350	- 190
Malnutrition	45	155	28	1,032	- 878
Drownings	46	151	31	528	- 377
Violence	47	149	26	1,128	- 979
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	146	42	238	- 92
Fires	49	85	36	410	- 325
Schizophrenia	50	84	81	0	+ 84
Low Birth Weight	51	66	8	4,319	- 4,252
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	61	84	0	+ 61
Hepatitis C	53	58	61	22	+ 36
Meningitis	54	46	11	2,633	- 2,587
Birth Trauma	55	44	7	4,797	- 4,752
Tuberculosis	56	32	13	2,369	- 2,337
Osteoarthritis	57	32	85	0	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	58	26	69	15	+ 11
Appendicitis	59	24	57	41	- 17
Poisonings	60	23	40	295	- 271
HIV/AIDS	61	17	10	3,020	- 3,003
Hepatitis B	62	13	47	162	- 150
Oral conditions	63	11	86	0	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	64	7	17	1,793	- 1,787
War	65	2	64	20	- 17
Otitis Media	66	1	72	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	1	24	1,165	- 1,165
Tetanus	68	0	45	170	- 169
Schistosomiasis	69	0	43	232	- 231
Diphtheria	70	0	58	40	- 39
Encephalitis	71	0	56	81	- 80
Syphilis	72	0	39	328	- 328
Chlamydia	73	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	74	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	62	22	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Leprosy	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Sweden

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.