GUINEA-BISSAU VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,716	5	907	+ 810
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,242	34	69	+ 1,173
Stroke	3	823	6	829	- 6
Lung Cancers	4	698	50	18	+ 680
Lung Disease	5	676	20	191	+ 485
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	495	38	50	+ 445
Diabetes Mellitus	7	356	14	313	+ 43
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	354	2	1,390	- 1,035
Prostate Cancer	9	300	42	41	+ 259
Breast Cancer	10	271	29	93	+ 178
Suicide	11	251	26	134	+ 117
Kidney Disease	12	250	15	268	- 18
Pancreas Cancer	13	248	54	14	+ 235
Falls	14	248	33	71	+ 177
Lymphomas	15	242	45	28	+ 215
Endocrine Disorders	16	185	18	221	- 36
Skin Cancers	17	185	52	17	+ 167
Leukemia	18	169	61	6	+ 163
Parkinson's Disease	19	162	46	27	+ 135
Liver Cancer	20	162	28	116	+ 46
Drug Use	21	142	55	13	+ 129
Other Injuries	22	131	17	234	- 103
Hypertension	23	130	21	177	- 47
Inflammatory/Heart	24	125	37	53	+ 73
Oesophagus Cancer	25	119	49	19	+ 100
Liver Disease	26	113	11	405	- 292
Stomach Cancer	27	103	36	55	+ 47
Other Neoplasms	28	100	65	2	+ 98
Road Traffic Accidents	29	99	10	619	- 520
Bladder Cancer	30	95	51	17	+ 77
Ovary Cancer	31	80	48	19	+ 61
Oral Cancer	32	77	56	13	+ 64
Congenital Anomalies	33	57	12	373	- 317
Skin Disease	34	47	53	16	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	35	42	59	8	+ 33
Asthma	36	36	24	150	- 114
Alcohol	37	30	57	12	+ 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	30	43	33	- 3
Cervical Cancer	39	27	23	154	- 127
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	24	4	913	- 889
Epilepsy	41	23	39	48	- 26
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	22	32	77	- 55
Low Birth Weight	43	20	8	705	- 685
Violence	44	19	22	173	- 153
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	18	67	2	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	46	15	64	2	+ 13
Drownings	47	14	30	89	- 75
Hepatitis C	48	14	63	3	+ 11
Anemia	49	13	86	0	+ 13
Birth Trauma	50	11	7	790	- 779
Malnutrition	51	9	27	121	- 112
Osteoarthritis	52	9	80	0	+ 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	6	81	0	+ 6
Schizophrenia	54	5	84	0	+ 5
Fires	55	4	35	64	- 59
Tuberculosis	56	4	3	1,387	- 1,383
HIV/AIDS	57	4	1	1,445	- 1,441
Hepatitis B	58	3	47	20	- 17
Oral conditions	59	3	82	0	+ 3
Meningitis	60	3	16	258	- 255
Poisonings	61	3	41	45	- 42
Appendicitis	62	2	60	7	- 5
Maternal Conditions	63	2	13	333	- 331
Upper Respiratory	64	1	66	2	- 1
War	65	1	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	31	85	- 85
Encephalitis	68	0	58	10	- 10
Pertussis	69	0	19	212	- 212
Tetanus	70	0	40	48	- 48
Diphtheria	71	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	62	4	- 4
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	25	147	- 147
Schistosomiasis	79	0	44	30	- 30
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	9	684	- 684
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Australia

Guinea-Bissau

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.