GUINEA VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,650	6	5,665	+ 14,985
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,746	30	579	+ 11,167
Lung Disease	3	7,991	20	1,373	+ 6,618
Stroke	4	6,483	5	5,777	+ 706
Lung Cancers	5	6,361	50	128	+ 6,233
Kidney Disease	6	3,512	16	1,939	+ 1,572
Drug Use	7	3,044	46	169	+ 2,876
Hypertension	8	2,698	21	1,348	+ 1,350
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	2,529	53	100	+ 2,429
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,512	15	2,138	+ 374
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	2,467	1	12,790	- 10,323
Suicide	12	2,172	29	892	+ 1,280
Breast Cancer	13	1,991	38	345	+ 1,646
Endocrine Disorders	14	1,922	25	1,140	+ 782
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,812	65	19	+ 1,792
Liver Disease	16	1,775	12	2,550	- 775
Road Traffic Accidents	17	1,705	9	3,788	- 2,083
Falls	18	1,653	33	480	+ 1,174
Lymphomas	19	1,647	48	158	+ 1,490
Prostate Cancer	20	1,457	32	525	+ 931
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,411	44	212	+ 1,199
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,330	35	439	+ 891
Liver Cancer	23	1,107	23	1,167	- 60
Leukemia	24	1,103	67	17	+ 1,086
Other Injuries	25	1,063	18	1,504	- 441
Bladder Cancer	26	803	60	32	+ 771
Violence	27	776	26	1,128	- 352
Oesophagus Cancer	28	729	63	20	+ 709
Other Neoplasms	29	726	68	16	+ 710
Alcohol	30	600	55	83	+ 516
Ovary Cancer	31	597	54	93	+ 504
Skin Cancers	32	585	49	152	+ 433
Stomach Cancer	33	535	41	245	+ 290
Congenital Anomalies	34	481	14	2,181	- 1,700
Oral Cancer	35	473	52	122	+ 351
Uterin Cancer	36	412	59	38	+ 374
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	407	3	6,788	- 6,381
Cervical Cancer	38	286	19	1,491	- 1,206
Low Birth Weight	39	283	8	4,319	- 4,035
Malnutrition	40	277	28	1,032	- 755
Hepatitis C	41	232	61	22	+ 210
HIV/AIDS	42	232	10	3,020	- 2,788
Skin Disease	43	221	51	127	+ 94
Multiple Sclerosis	44	207	66	18	+ 189
Drownings	45	166	31	528	- 362
Asthma	46	156	22	1,179	- 1,023
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	149	42	238	- 89
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	142	34	448	- 306
Fires	49	130	36	410	- 280
Epilepsy	50	129	37	350	- 220
Anemia	51	127	83	0	+ 127
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	101	70	13	+ 88
Poisonings	53	68	40	295	- 226
Birth Trauma	54	50	7	4,797	- 4,746
War	55	49	64	20	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	56	32	17	1,793	- 1,761
Schizophrenia	57	30	81	0	+ 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	28	84	0	+ 28
Hepatitis B	59	25	47	162	- 137
Meningitis	60	25	11	2,633	- 2,608
Osteoarthritis	61	24	85	0	+ 24
Tuberculosis	62	22	13	2,369	- 2,346
Appendicitis	63	17	57	41	- 24
Oral conditions	64	12	86	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	65	9	69	15	- 6
Syphilis	66	2	39	328	- 326
Otitis Media	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	1	56	81	- 80
Pertussis	69	1	24	1,165	- 1,165
Chagas disease	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	45	170	- 169
Schistosomiasis	72	0	43	232	- 232
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	58	40	- 40
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	22	- 22
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

United States

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.