GUINEA-BISSAU VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,936	5	907	+ 11,029
Stroke	2	3,679	6	829	+ 2,850
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	792	34	69	+ 723
Lung Cancers	4	662	50	18	+ 644
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	648	38	50	+ 598
Alcohol	6	620	57	12	+ 607
Lung Disease	7	496	20	191	+ 304
Liver Disease	8	466	11	405	+ 61
Suicide	9	450	26	134	+ 316
Stomach Cancer	10	379	36	55	+ 324
Inflammatory/Heart	11	305	37	53	+ 253
Breast Cancer	12	276	29	93	+ 183
Pancreas Cancer	13	263	54	14	+ 249
Other Injuries	14	247	17	234	+ 12
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	244	2	1,390	- 1,146
Falls	16	214	33	71	+ 143
Prostate Cancer	17	210	42	41	+ 169
Oral Cancer	18	202	56	13	+ 189
Road Traffic Accidents	19	162	10	619	- 457
Lymphomas	20	151	45	28	+ 123
Parkinson's Disease	21	139	46	27	+ 112
Fires	22	139	35	64	+ 75
Leukemia	23	124	61	6	+ 118
Drownings	24	122	30	89	+ 32
Oesophagus Cancer	25	111	49	19	+ 92
Kidney Disease	26	108	15	268	- 160
Ovary Cancer	27	96	48	19	+ 77
Uterin Cancer	28	88	59	8	+ 79
Drug Use	29	87	55	13	+ 74
Diabetes Mellitus	30	84	14	313	- 230
Hypertension	31	82	21	177	- 95
Liver Cancer	32	81	28	116	- 35
Poisonings	33	70	41	45	+ 25
Cervical Cancer	34	68	23	154	- 86
Bladder Cancer	35	66	51	17	+ 49
Skin Cancers	36	61	52	17	+ 44
Tuberculosis	37	60	3	1,387	- 1,326
Violence	38	57	22	173	- 116
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	54	43	33	+ 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	53	32	77	- 24
Congenital Anomalies	41	45	12	373	- 328
HIV/AIDS	42	37	1	1,445	- 1,408
Endocrine Disorders	43	32	18	221	- 190
Asthma	44	27	24	150	- 123
Epilepsy	45	26	39	48	- 22
Encephalitis	46	21	58	10	+ 10
Low Birth Weight	47	14	8	705	- 690
Other Neoplasms	48	12	65	2	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	49	9	64	2	+ 7
Meningitis	50	8	16	258	- 250
Skin Disease	51	7	53	16	- 9
Birth Trauma	52	6	7	790	- 784
Malnutrition	53	5	27	121	- 116
Appendicitis	54	4	60	7	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	3	67	2	+ 2
Hepatitis B	56	3	47	20	- 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	3	4	913	- 910
Upper Respiratory	58	1	66	2	- 1
War	59	1	70	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	60	0	13	333	- 333
Chlamydia	61	0	69	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	63	3	- 3
Syphilis	63	0	31	85	- 85
Tetanus	64	0	40	48	- 48
Pertussis	65	0	19	212	- 212
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	25	147	- 147
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	62	4	- 4
Dengue	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	44	30	- 30
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	9	684	- 684
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Belarus

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.