GUINEA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,042	6	5,665	+ 6,376
Violence	2	8,115	26	1,128	+ 6,987
Stroke	3	5,430	5	5,777	- 347
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,002	15	2,138	+ 2,864
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,980	9	3,788	+ 1,192
HIV/AIDS	6	3,352	10	3,020	+ 333
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,217	1	12,790	- 9,573
Kidney Disease	8	2,655	16	1,939	+ 716
Hypertension	9	2,325	21	1,348	+ 977
Lung Disease	10	2,305	20	1,373	+ 932
Lung Cancers	11	1,745	50	128	+ 1,617
Low Birth Weight	12	1,382	8	4,319	- 2,937
Prostate Cancer	13	1,275	32	525	+ 750
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,274	14	2,181	- 907
Breast Cancer	15	1,147	38	345	+ 802
Liver Disease	16	1,047	12	2,550	- 1,503
Stomach Cancer	17	973	41	245	+ 728
Other Neoplasms	18	970	68	16	+ 954
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	912	53	100	+ 812
Cervical Cancer	20	889	19	1,491	- 602
Other Injuries	21	758	18	1,504	- 746
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	608	3	6,788	- 6,180
Lymphomas	23	558	48	158	+ 401
Birth Trauma	24	487	7	4,797	- 4,310
Pancreas Cancer	25	484	65	19	+ 465
Liver Cancer	26	461	23	1,167	- 707
Leukemia	27	451	67	17	+ 434
Falls	28	387	33	480	- 92
Chagas disease	29	370	77	0	+ 370
Endocrine Disorders	30	340	25	1,140	- 799
Tuberculosis	31	335	13	2,369	- 2,034
Malnutrition	32	282	28	1,032	- 751
Inflammatory/Heart	33	268	35	439	- 171
Suicide	34	262	29	892	- 630
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	256	30	579	- 323
Ovary Cancer	36	252	54	93	+ 159
Skin Cancers	37	248	49	152	+ 95
Oral Cancer	38	244	52	122	+ 122
Maternal Conditions	39	189	17	1,793	- 1,604
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	187	34	448	- 261
Epilepsy	41	184	37	350	- 166
Malaria	42	180	2	8,180	- 8,000
Drownings	43	174	31	528	- 355
Oesophagus Cancer	44	166	63	20	+ 146
Bladder Cancer	45	163	60	32	+ 131
Asthma	46	139	22	1,179	- 1,040
Uterin Cancer	47	138	59	38	+ 101
Parkinson's Disease	48	113	44	212	- 99
Meningitis	49	112	11	2,633	- 2,521
Drug Use	50	101	46	169	- 68
War	51	83	64	20	+ 63
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	81	70	13	+ 68
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	67	84	0	+ 67
Fires	54	65	36	410	- 346
Anemia	55	56	83	0	+ 56
Appendicitis	56	44	57	41	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	36	42	238	- 202
Poisonings	58	30	40	295	- 265
Dengue	59	29	73	0	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	60	23	66	18	+ 5
Encephalitis	61	17	56	81	- 64
Alcohol	62	15	55	83	- 68
Hepatitis B	63	13	47	162	- 149
Pertussis	64	11	24	1,165	- 1,154
Hepatitis C	65	10	61	22	- 13
Skin Disease	66	8	51	127	- 119
Syphilis	67	7	39	328	- 321
Tetanus	68	3	45	170	- 166
Schizophrenia	69	3	81	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	2	62	22	- 20
Leprosy	71	2	79	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	72	1	85	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	1	78	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	74	1	69	15	- 14
Otitis Media	75	1	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	43	232	- 231
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	58	40	- 40
Measles	79	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Venezuela

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.