GUINEA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	20,049	30	579	+ 19,470
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,654	6	5,665	+ 8,989
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,282	1	12,790	- 4,508
Stroke	4	7,687	5	5,777	+ 1,910
Lung Cancers	5	7,297	50	128	+ 7,168
Lung Disease	6	6,721	20	1,373	+ 5,348
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,769	53	100	+ 3,669
Prostate Cancer	8	2,715	32	525	+ 2,190
Breast Cancer	9	2,598	38	345	+ 2,253
Lymphomas	10	1,910	48	158	+ 1,753
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,838	65	19	+ 1,819
Oesophagus Cancer	12	1,783	63	20	+ 1,763
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,751	44	212	+ 1,539
Liver Disease	14	1,566	12	2,550	- 984
Falls	15	1,556	33	480	+ 1,077
Bladder Cancer	16	1,253	60	32	+ 1,221
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,194	15	2,138	- 944
Kidney Disease	18	1,118	16	1,939	- 822
Other Injuries	19	1,116	18	1,504	- 388
Suicide	20	1,088	29	892	+ 196
Liver Cancer	21	1,070	23	1,167	- 97
Leukemia	22	1,065	67	17	+ 1,048
Hypertension	23	1,064	21	1,348	- 284
Stomach Cancer	24	1,021	41	245	+ 776
Ovary Cancer	25	821	54	93	+ 728
Other Neoplasms	26	814	68	16	+ 798
Skin Cancers	27	761	49	152	+ 609
Endocrine Disorders	28	674	25	1,140	- 466
Inflammatory/Heart	29	639	35	439	+ 199
Oral Cancer	30	635	52	122	+ 513
Drug Use	31	577	46	169	+ 408
Uterin Cancer	32	479	59	38	+ 442
Road Traffic Accidents	33	443	9	3,788	- 3,345
Skin Disease	34	436	51	127	+ 309
Congenital Anomalies	35	434	14	2,181	- 1,746
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	427	34	448	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	37	379	66	18	+ 361
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	327	3	6,788	- 6,461
Alcohol	39	318	55	83	+ 234
Low Birth Weight	40	268	8	4,319	- 4,050
Asthma	41	266	22	1,179	- 913
Epilepsy	42	244	37	350	- 106
Cervical Cancer	43	225	19	1,491	- 1,267
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	207	70	13	+ 194
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	179	42	238	- 59
Violence	46	177	26	1,128	- 951
Tuberculosis	47	72	13	2,369	- 2,297
Fires	48	68	36	410	- 342
Drownings	49	61	31	528	- 467
Anemia	50	57	83	0	+ 57
Hepatitis C	51	55	61	22	+ 32
Meningitis	52	47	11	2,633	- 2,585
Poisonings	53	45	40	295	- 250
Birth Trauma	54	39	7	4,797	- 4,758
HIV/AIDS	55	38	10	3,020	- 2,981
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	38	84	0	+ 38
Osteoarthritis	57	34	85	0	+ 34
Malnutrition	58	24	28	1,032	- 1,008
Appendicitis	59	21	57	41	- 20
Schizophrenia	60	21	81	0	+ 21
Oral conditions	61	11	86	0	+ 11
Syphilis	62	10	39	328	- 318
Upper Respiratory	63	10	69	15	- 5
Maternal Conditions	64	10	17	1,793	- 1,784
Hepatitis B	65	8	47	162	- 154
Otitis Media	66	3	72	0	+ 3
War	67	2	64	20	- 18
Encephalitis	68	1	56	81	- 80
Pertussis	69	1	24	1,165	- 1,165
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	45	170	- 169
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	58	40	- 40
Measles	75	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Malaria	76	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Schistosomiasis	78	0	43	232	- 232
Chlamydia	79	0	71	3	- 3
Ascariasis	80	0	62	22	- 22
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

United Kingdom

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.