EQU. GUINEA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,574	29	55	+ 2,519
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,882	7	419	+ 1,463
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,063	2	913	+ 151
Stroke	4	987	6	437	+ 550
Lung Cancers	5	937	41	27	+ 910
Lung Disease	6	863	20	120	+ 742
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	484	40	29	+ 455
Prostate Cancer	8	349	35	43	+ 306
Breast Cancer	9	334	24	84	+ 249
Lymphomas	10	245	45	19	+ 226
Pancreas Cancer	11	236	55	11	+ 225
Oesophagus Cancer	12	229	54	12	+ 217
Parkinson's Disease	13	225	46	18	+ 207
Liver Disease	14	201	13	199	+ 2
Falls	15	200	32	46	+ 154
Bladder Cancer	16	161	56	9	+ 152
Diabetes Mellitus	17	153	11	299	- 146
Kidney Disease	18	144	14	198	- 55
Other Injuries	19	143	23	105	+ 38
Suicide	20	140	22	107	+ 33
Liver Cancer	21	137	34	43	+ 94
Leukemia	22	137	61	4	+ 133
Hypertension	23	137	16	165	- 28
Stomach Cancer	24	131	49	16	+ 116
Ovary Cancer	25	105	52	13	+ 93
Other Neoplasms	26	105	63	3	+ 101
Skin Cancers	27	98	48	16	+ 82
Endocrine Disorders	28	86	25	73	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	29	82	27	63	+ 19
Oral Cancer	30	82	37	35	+ 47
Drug Use	31	74	30	50	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	32	62	58	8	+ 54
Road Traffic Accidents	33	57	8	368	- 312
Skin Disease	34	56	51	13	+ 43
Congenital Anomalies	35	56	12	249	- 193
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	55	43	22	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	37	49	67	1	+ 47
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	42	9	349	- 307
Alcohol	39	41	53	12	+ 29
Low Birth Weight	40	34	4	457	- 422
Asthma	41	34	26	65	- 31
Epilepsy	42	31	38	32	- 1
Cervical Cancer	43	29	28	56	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	27	62	4	+ 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	23	50	14	+ 9
Violence	46	23	33	45	- 22
Tuberculosis	47	9	10	321	- 312
Fires	48	9	39	30	- 21
Drownings	49	8	36	39	- 32
Anemia	50	7	85	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	51	7	69	0	+ 7
Meningitis	52	6	19	127	- 121
Poisonings	53	6	44	21	- 15
Birth Trauma	54	5	5	441	- 436
HIV/AIDS	55	5	1	1,838	- 1,833
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	5	82	0	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	57	4	81	0	+ 4
Malnutrition	58	3	31	48	- 45
Appendicitis	59	3	59	6	- 3
Schizophrenia	60	3	86	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	61	1	80	0	+ 1
Syphilis	62	1	18	134	- 133
Upper Respiratory	63	1	66	2	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	1	17	139	- 137
Hepatitis B	65	1	65	3	- 2
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	+ 0
War	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	57	8	- 8
Pertussis	69	0	21	109	- 109
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	42	23	- 23
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	64	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	15	181	- 181
Malaria	76	0	3	668	- 668
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	47	16	- 16
Schistosomiasis	78	0	60	4	- 4
Chlamydia	79	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

United Kingdom

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.