GUINEA-BISSAU VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,974	2	1,390	+ 584
Tuberculosis	2	1,775	3	1,387	+ 388
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,767	4	913	+ 854
HIV/AIDS	4	1,416	1	1,445	- 29
Stroke	5	1,239	6	829	+ 410
Malaria	6	1,237	9	684	+ 553
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,094	5	907	+ 187
Low Birth Weight	8	841	8	705	+ 136
Birth Trauma	9	827	7	790	+ 37
Road Traffic Accidents	10	675	10	619	+ 56
Measles	11	613	25	147	+ 466
Hypertension	12	473	21	177	+ 295
Maternal Conditions	13	443	13	333	+ 110
Liver Disease	14	435	11	405	+ 30
Diabetes Mellitus	15	431	14	313	+ 117
Meningitis	16	383	16	258	+ 125
Violence	17	381	22	173	+ 208
Lung Disease	18	361	20	191	+ 170
Congenital Anomalies	19	293	12	373	- 81
Asthma	20	287	24	150	+ 137
Kidney Disease	21	268	15	268	+ 0
Malnutrition	22	261	27	121	+ 140
Other Injuries	23	234	17	234	- 0
Suicide	24	221	26	134	+ 87
Endocrine Disorders	25	160	18	221	- 62
Breast Cancer	26	130	29	93	+ 37
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	120	32	77	+ 43
War	28	118	70	0	+ 118
Tetanus	29	106	40	48	+ 58
Inflammatory/Heart	30	102	37	53	+ 49
Pertussis	31	100	19	212	- 112
Cervical Cancer	32	87	23	154	- 67
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	77	34	69	+ 8
Drownings	34	76	30	89	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	73	43	33	+ 40
Falls	36	68	33	71	- 3
Schistosomiasis	37	64	44	30	+ 33
Prostate Cancer	38	59	42	41	+ 18
Fires	39	54	35	64	- 10
Poisonings	40	51	41	45	+ 6
Syphilis	41	45	31	85	- 40
Lymphomas	42	45	45	28	+ 17
Epilepsy	43	45	39	48	- 4
Liver Cancer	44	44	28	116	- 72
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	44	38	50	- 6
Oral Cancer	46	34	56	13	+ 21
Leukemia	47	33	61	6	+ 27
Parkinson's Disease	48	25	46	27	- 2
Stomach Cancer	49	25	36	55	- 30
Ovary Cancer	50	24	48	19	+ 5
Appendicitis	51	23	60	7	+ 16
Alcohol	52	23	57	12	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	53	18	49	19	- 1
Skin Disease	54	18	53	16	+ 2
Lung Cancers	55	18	50	18	- 1
Leishmaniasis	56	17	79	0	+ 17
Drug Use	57	17	55	13	+ 3
Skin Cancers	58	16	52	17	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	59	15	78	0	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	60	14	54	14	+ 0
Hepatitis B	61	12	47	20	- 8
Encephalitis	62	11	58	10	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	9	66	2	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	64	9	51	17	- 9
Uterin Cancer	65	7	59	8	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	6	67	2	+ 4
Diphtheria	67	4	68	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	2	71	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	63	3	- 1
Other Neoplasms	70	2	65	2	- 0
Ascariasis	71	2	62	4	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	64	2	- 1
Chlamydia	73	1	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Central Africa

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.