GUINEA-BISSAU VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,202	5	907	+ 1,295
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,702	34	69	+ 1,633
Lung Cancers	3	1,151	50	18	+ 1,132
Lung Disease	4	781	20	191	+ 590
Stroke	5	778	6	829	- 51
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	530	38	50	+ 481
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	408	2	1,390	- 981
Breast Cancer	8	325	29	93	+ 232
Diabetes Mellitus	9	314	14	313	+ 1
Lymphomas	10	283	45	28	+ 255
Pancreas Cancer	11	278	54	14	+ 264
Falls	12	265	33	71	+ 194
Prostate Cancer	13	259	42	41	+ 218
Kidney Disease	14	252	15	268	- 16
Suicide	15	243	26	134	+ 109
Drug Use	16	203	55	13	+ 189
Liver Disease	17	199	11	405	- 206
Parkinson's Disease	18	185	46	27	+ 158
Endocrine Disorders	19	178	18	221	- 44
Liver Cancer	20	171	28	116	+ 55
Leukemia	21	170	61	6	+ 164
Hypertension	22	141	21	177	- 37
Bladder Cancer	23	139	51	17	+ 121
Other Injuries	24	131	17	234	- 103
Oesophagus Cancer	25	123	49	19	+ 104
Stomach Cancer	26	120	36	55	+ 64
Inflammatory/Heart	27	113	37	53	+ 61
Road Traffic Accidents	28	110	10	619	- 509
Ovary Cancer	29	105	48	19	+ 86
Skin Cancers	30	97	52	17	+ 79
Other Neoplasms	31	92	65	2	+ 90
Oral Cancer	32	88	56	13	+ 74
Alcohol	33	82	57	12	+ 70
Uterin Cancer	34	65	59	8	+ 57
Congenital Anomalies	35	59	12	373	- 314
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	46	4	913	- 867
Multiple Sclerosis	37	38	64	2	+ 36
Skin Disease	38	37	53	16	+ 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	35	43	33	+ 2
Violence	40	33	22	173	- 140
Cervical Cancer	41	32	23	154	- 123
Low Birth Weight	42	30	8	705	- 674
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	24	32	77	- 53
Epilepsy	44	21	39	48	- 27
Hepatitis C	45	20	63	3	+ 17
Anemia	46	19	86	0	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	18	67	2	+ 16
Drownings	48	16	30	89	- 74
Asthma	49	14	24	150	- 136
Birth Trauma	50	11	7	790	- 779
Malnutrition	51	11	27	121	- 110
Fires	52	11	35	64	- 53
HIV/AIDS	53	9	1	1,445	- 1,436
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	8	81	0	+ 8
Osteoarthritis	55	8	80	0	+ 8
Poisonings	56	7	41	45	- 38
Schizophrenia	57	7	84	0	+ 7
Tuberculosis	58	5	3	1,387	- 1,381
Meningitis	59	4	16	258	- 255
Hepatitis B	60	4	47	20	- 17
Oral conditions	61	3	82	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	62	3	60	7	- 4
Upper Respiratory	63	3	66	2	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	2	13	333	- 331
War	65	1	70	0	+ 1
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
Chagas disease	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	40	48	- 48
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	25	147	- 147
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	9	684	- 684
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	44	30	- 30
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	4	- 4
Chlamydia	83	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Canada

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.