EQU. GUINEA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,093	1	1,838	+ 255
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,129	2	913	+ 216
Coronary Heart Disease	3	889	7	419	+ 470
Road Traffic Accidents	4	632	8	368	+ 264
Stroke	5	537	6	437	+ 100
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	481	9	349	+ 132
Low Birth Weight	7	423	4	457	- 34
Birth Trauma	8	357	5	441	- 84
Diabetes Mellitus	9	350	11	299	+ 51
Malnutrition	10	251	31	48	+ 203
Congenital Anomalies	11	232	12	249	- 17
Kidney Disease	12	232	14	198	+ 33
Suicide	13	217	22	107	+ 109
Cervical Cancer	14	212	28	56	+ 156
Malaria	15	210	3	668	- 458
Tuberculosis	16	209	10	321	- 112
Liver Disease	17	203	13	199	+ 4
Violence	18	201	33	45	+ 156
Maternal Conditions	19	183	17	139	+ 44
Other Injuries	20	173	23	105	+ 68
Asthma	21	160	26	65	+ 95
Meningitis	22	139	19	127	+ 12
Lung Disease	23	122	20	120	+ 1
Hypertension	24	120	16	165	- 45
Inflammatory/Heart	25	110	27	63	+ 47
Lymphomas	26	100	45	19	+ 81
Drownings	27	100	36	39	+ 61
Breast Cancer	28	88	24	84	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	29	84	54	12	+ 72
Fires	30	83	39	30	+ 53
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	80	29	55	+ 25
Prostate Cancer	32	66	35	43	+ 23
Stomach Cancer	33	59	49	16	+ 43
Endocrine Disorders	34	58	25	73	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	57	43	22	+ 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	57	50	14	+ 43
Poisonings	37	54	44	21	+ 33
Liver Cancer	38	53	34	43	+ 10
Epilepsy	39	53	38	32	+ 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	53	40	29	+ 24
Falls	41	49	32	46	+ 3
Pertussis	42	44	21	109	- 65
Lung Cancers	43	30	41	27	+ 3
Skin Cancers	44	28	48	16	+ 11
Leukemia	45	26	61	4	+ 22
Parkinson's Disease	46	24	46	18	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	47	23	55	11	+ 11
Drug Use	48	22	30	50	- 28
Oral Cancer	49	22	37	35	- 13
Uterin Cancer	50	19	58	8	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	51	18	52	13	+ 5
Skin Disease	52	18	51	13	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	53	18	60	4	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	54	13	56	9	+ 5
Syphilis	55	13	18	134	- 121
Encephalitis	56	12	57	8	+ 5
Tetanus	57	11	42	23	- 13
Appendicitis	58	7	59	6	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	59	7	66	2	+ 5
Hepatitis B	60	6	65	3	+ 3
Alcohol	61	5	53	12	- 7
Other Neoplasms	62	4	63	3	+ 1
Measles	63	3	15	181	- 178
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	3	62	4	- 1
War	65	3	71	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	1	69	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1	67	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	47	16	- 16
Diphtheria	72	0	64	3	- 3
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Zimbabwe

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.