GUINEA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,589	10	3,020	+ 8,569
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,400	1	12,790	- 6,391
Stroke	3	5,345	5	5,777	- 433
Malaria	4	5,300	2	8,180	- 2,880
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,220	3	6,788	- 2,568
Tuberculosis	6	3,995	13	2,369	+ 1,626
Birth Trauma	7	3,404	7	4,797	- 1,393
Low Birth Weight	8	3,266	8	4,319	- 1,053
Liver Disease	9	3,026	12	2,550	+ 476
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,980	6	5,665	- 2,685
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,457	9	3,788	- 1,331
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,115	14	2,181	- 65
Hypertension	13	1,759	21	1,348	+ 411
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,611	15	2,138	- 527
Malnutrition	15	1,548	28	1,032	+ 516
Meningitis	16	1,329	11	2,633	- 1,304
Cervical Cancer	17	1,209	19	1,491	- 282
Kidney Disease	18	1,184	16	1,939	- 755
Other Injuries	19	1,162	18	1,504	- 342
Suicide	20	876	29	892	- 16
Lung Disease	21	856	20	1,373	- 517
Maternal Conditions	22	799	17	1,793	- 994
Violence	23	775	26	1,128	- 353
Syphilis	24	595	39	328	+ 267
Pertussis	25	499	24	1,165	- 666
Asthma	26	498	22	1,179	- 681
Drownings	27	463	31	528	- 65
Falls	28	401	33	480	- 79
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	397	30	579	- 182
Prostate Cancer	30	378	32	525	- 148
Lymphomas	31	368	48	158	+ 211
Fires	32	367	36	410	- 43
Inflammatory/Heart	33	337	35	439	- 102
Poisonings	34	307	40	295	+ 12
Breast Cancer	35	246	38	345	- 99
Oesophagus Cancer	36	241	63	20	+ 221
Endocrine Disorders	37	238	25	1,140	- 902
Epilepsy	38	223	37	350	- 126
Leukemia	39	176	67	17	+ 159
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	165	34	448	- 283
Lung Cancers	41	152	50	128	+ 24
Stomach Cancer	42	139	41	245	- 106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	136	53	100	+ 36
Tetanus	44	128	45	170	- 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	128	42	238	- 110
Liver Cancer	46	119	23	1,167	- 1,048
Parkinson's Disease	47	110	44	212	- 102
Oral Cancer	48	104	52	122	- 17
Alcohol	49	94	55	83	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	50	89	60	32	+ 57
Schistosomiasis	51	86	43	232	- 146
Skin Disease	52	85	51	127	- 43
Drug Use	53	82	46	169	- 86
Skin Cancers	54	73	49	152	- 79
Hepatitis B	55	70	47	162	- 92
Appendicitis	56	56	57	41	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	57	55	54	93	- 37
Leishmaniasis	58	49	78	0	+ 49
Encephalitis	59	47	56	81	- 34
Upper Respiratory	60	46	69	15	+ 30
Measles	61	32	4	6,025	- 5,992
Pancreas Cancer	62	28	65	19	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	20	70	13	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	64	20	59	38	- 18
Other Neoplasms	65	13	68	16	- 3
Hepatitis C	66	12	61	22	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	67	9	66	18	- 9
Ascariasis	68	6	62	22	- 16
War	69	4	64	20	- 15
Otitis Media	70	3	72	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	71	3	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	27	1,072	- 1,070
Diphtheria	73	2	58	40	- 38
Dengue	74	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Zambia

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.