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Guinea
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Guinea and Eritrea health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Eritrea
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Guinea Population Pyramid
25,971,807
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Eritrea Population Pyramid
6,005,492
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Guinea GUINEA   Eritrea ERITREA
  Guinea GUINEA   Eritrea ERITREA
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
34.3
36.3
35.3
165
164
164
 
37.6
41.1
39.3
152
148
150
1970
37.3
39.1
38.2
168
166
168
 
41.5
45.3
43.4
154
147
151
1980
41.0
43.1
42.0
170
170
171
 
42.3
46.2
44.2
165
161
163
1990
46.0
48.8
47.4
169
169
169
 
46.4
50.8
48.6
166
164
165
2000
51.7
53.2
52.5
153
155
154
 
39.5
52.7
45.3
182
161
180
2010
56.6
59.0
57.8
158
159
160
 
59.6
64.6
62.1
146
139
142
2019
59.5
62.3
61.0
173
177
173
 
61.3
67.1
64.1
159
151
154
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Guinea GUINEA   Eritrea ERITREA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
59.5
62.3
173
177
61.3
67.1
159
151
Age
59.5
62.3
173
177
61.3
67.1
159
151
Age 5
66.2
68.4
158
172
64.2
69.5
171
162
Age 10
67.0
69.2
156
170
64.4
69.7
170
166
Age 15
67.3
69.5
158
169
64.7
69.9
170
167
Age 20
67.8
69.9
157
169
65.1
70.1
170
167
Age 25
68.3
70.4
158
169
65.7
70.5
170
168
Age 30
68.8
70.9
156
168
66.3
70.9
170
169
Age 35
69.5
71.6
155
168
67.0
71.4
171
169
Age 40
70.3
72.4
155
167
67.9
72.1
172
169
Age 45
71.3
73.3
155
168
69.0
72.9
173
173
Age 50
72.5
74.4
155
170
70.4
74.0
173
173
Age 55
73.9
75.7
155
170
72.1
75.3
173
173
Age 60
75.6
77.2
155
170
74.1
76.8
174
174
Age 65
77.7
79.0
152
169
76.6
78.6
173
173
Age 70
80.1
81.1
152
167
79.3
80.7
173
173
Age 75
83.0
83.7
144
159
82.3
83.2
170
171
Age 80
86.0
86.6
136
153
85.5
86.2
164
165
Age 85
89.6
90.0
123
130
89.1
89.5
162
167
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Guinea GUINEA   Eritrea ERITREA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
145.90
7
152.35
5
2. Coronary Heart Disease
125.50
71
119.40
80
3. Stroke
121.12
37
139.66
28
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
78.04
14
102.04
5
5. Malaria
45.20
16
13.87
38
6. Diabetes Mellitus
43.29
52
51.06
37
7. Cervical Cancer
42.44
11
12.74
69
8. Liver Disease
42.03
20
61.76
5
9. Road Traffic Accidents
38.43
29
54.13
5
10. Prostate Cancer
37.70
18
6.95
146
11. Kidney Disease
35.30
37
30.38
57
12. HIV/AIDS
31.46
33
10.85
57
13. Lung Disease
30.27
51
36.46
34
14. Hypertension
27.96
49
52.22
13
15. Tuberculosis
27.05
39
21.74
50
16. Measles
26.13
3
0.22
46
17. Asthma
21.49
17
16.35
34
18. Meningitis
21.27
4
15.42
14
19. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.04
46
20.70
39
20. Liver Cancer
19.78
9
3.56
151
21. Maternal Conditions
17.43
11
17.51
10
22. Other Injuries
15.68
19
21.49
6
23. Suicide
12.33
48
17.26
21
24. Birth Trauma
11.93
12
7.37
46
25. Low Birth Weight
11.00
28
6.60
69
26. Violence
10.25
48
13.64
33
27. Breast Cancer
10.16
156
28.19
15
28. Trypanosomiasis
10.01
1
0.00
62
29. Endocrine Disorders
8.99
26
3.00
111
30. Malnutrition
8.88
33
26.52
3
31. Falls
8.84
35
8.77
36
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
7.93
24
7.36
28
33. Congenital Anomalies
7.74
36
6.40
71
34. Inflammatory/Heart
7.28
46
5.74
71
35. Parkinson's Disease
6.02
22
4.91
52
36. Pertussis
5.14
11
1.61
52
37. Stomach Cancer
4.56
123
2.50
170
38. Fires
4.33
20
5.00
10
39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3.89
28
3.69
30
40. Schistosomiasis
3.80
4
3.64
6
41. Drownings
3.61
59
3.38
64
42. Epilepsy
3.58
11
3.11
27
43. Skin Cancers
3.00
32
1.58
112
44. Poisonings
2.68
26
4.38
6
45. Ovary Cancer
2.45
163
7.50
10
46. Lymphomas
2.40
164
6.91
19
47. Oral Cancer
2.29
115
3.62
63
48. Skin Disease
2.26
50
2.17
55
49. Drug Use
2.17
42
1.45
70
50. Lung Cancers
2.08
171
3.27
154
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Guinea GUINEA   Eritrea ERITREA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
12,790
12.95
3,277
12.90
2. Malaria
8,180
8.28
437
1.72
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
6,788
6.87
2,292
9.02
4. Measles
6,025
6.10
13
0.05
5. Stroke
5,777
5.85
2,564
10.09
6. Coronary Heart Disease
5,665
5.74
2,154
8.48
7. Birth Trauma
4,797
4.86
616
2.42
8. Low Birth Weight
4,319
4.37
531
2.09
9. Road Traffic Accidents
3,788
3.83
1,326
5.22
10. HIV/AIDS
3,020
3.06
308
1.21
11. Meningitis
2,633
2.67
404
1.59
12. Liver Disease
2,550
2.58
1,215
4.78
13. Tuberculosis
2,369
2.40
543
2.14
14. Congenital Anomalies
2,181
2.21
432
1.70
15. Diabetes Mellitus
2,138
2.16
944
3.71
16. Kidney Disease
1,939
1.96
578
2.27
17. Maternal Conditions
1,793
1.82
544
2.14
18. Other Injuries
1,504
1.52
540
2.13
19. Cervical Cancer
1,491
1.51
132
0.52
20. Lung Disease
1,373
1.39
662
2.61
21. Hypertension
1,348
1.36
926
3.64
22. Asthma
1,179
1.19
326
1.28
23. Liver Cancer
1,167
1.18
69
0.27
24. Pertussis
1,165
1.18
90
0.35
25. Endocrine Disorders
1,140
1.15
71
0.28
26. Violence
1,128
1.14
384
1.51
27. Trypanosomiasis
1,072
1.09
0
0.00
28. Malnutrition
1,032
1.04
660
2.60
29. Suicide
892
0.90
382
1.50
30. Alzheimers & Dementia
579
0.59
310
1.22
31. Drownings
528
0.53
118
0.46
32. Prostate Cancer
525
0.53
54
0.21
33. Falls
480
0.49
168
0.66
34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
448
0.45
147
0.58
35. Inflammatory/Heart
439
0.44
123
0.48
36. Fires
410
0.42
132
0.52
37. Epilepsy
350
0.35
81
0.32
38. Breast Cancer
345
0.35
311
1.22
39. Syphilis
328
0.33
35
0.14
40. Poisonings
295
0.30
114
0.45
41. Stomach Cancer
245
0.25
48
0.19
42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
238
0.24
77
0.30
43. Schistosomiasis
232
0.23
73
0.29
44. Parkinson's Disease
212
0.21
85
0.33
45. Tetanus
170
0.17
37
0.15
46. Drug Use
169
0.17
36
0.14
47. Hepatitis B
162
0.16
28
0.11
48. Lymphomas
158
0.16
147
0.58
49. Skin Cancers
152
0.15
30
0.12
50. Lung Cancers
128
0.13
62
0.24
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Guinea GUINEA   Eritrea ERITREA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
42.44
11
12.74
69
2. Prostate Cancer
37.70
18
6.95
146
3. Liver Cancer
19.78
9
3.56
151
4. Breast Cancer
10.16
156
28.19
15
5. Stomach Cancer
4.56
123
2.50
170
6. Skin Cancers
3.00
32
1.58
112
7. Ovary Cancer
2.45
163
7.50
10
8. Lymphomas
2.40
164
6.91
19
9. Oral Cancer
2.29
115
3.62
63
10. Lung Cancers
2.08
171
3.27
154
11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1.78
182
5.79
136
12. Uterin Cancer
1.17
156
1.73
126
13. Bladder Cancer
0.71
169
2.26
78
14. Oesophagus Cancer
0.42
178
4.30
43
15. Pancreas Cancer
0.30
181
1.05
166
16. Leukemia
0.20
182
6.26
4
Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.