GUINEA-BISSAU VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,293	5	907	+ 3,386
Stroke	2	2,085	6	829	+ 1,256
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,665	2	1,390	+ 276
Lung Cancers	4	1,164	50	18	+ 1,145
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	1,136	34	69	+ 1,067
Lung Disease	6	1,068	20	191	+ 877
Hypertension	7	675	21	177	+ 497
Prostate Cancer	8	654	42	41	+ 614
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	575	38	50	+ 526
Falls	10	546	33	71	+ 475
Liver Disease	11	364	11	405	- 41
Other Injuries	12	363	17	234	+ 129
Diabetes Mellitus	13	348	14	313	+ 35
Kidney Disease	14	331	15	268	+ 63
Breast Cancer	15	325	29	93	+ 233
Suicide	16	318	26	134	+ 184
Inflammatory/Heart	17	225	37	53	+ 172
Lymphomas	18	212	45	28	+ 184
Road Traffic Accidents	19	196	10	619	- 423
Stomach Cancer	20	193	36	55	+ 137
Pancreas Cancer	21	176	54	14	+ 162
Oesophagus Cancer	22	171	49	19	+ 152
Oral Cancer	23	170	56	13	+ 157
Liver Cancer	24	159	28	116	+ 42
Other Neoplasms	25	149	65	2	+ 147
Bladder Cancer	26	143	51	17	+ 125
Parkinson's Disease	27	134	46	27	+ 107
Alcohol	28	131	57	12	+ 119
Cervical Cancer	29	129	23	154	- 25
Leukemia	30	123	61	6	+ 117
Uterin Cancer	31	117	59	8	+ 109
Violence	32	113	22	173	- 59
Skin Cancers	33	100	52	17	+ 83
HIV/AIDS	34	92	1	1,445	- 1,354
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	82	32	77	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	36	80	18	221	- 141
Congenital Anomalies	37	72	12	373	- 302
Osteoarthritis	38	63	80	0	+ 63
Ovary Cancer	39	63	48	19	+ 44
Asthma	40	59	24	150	- 91
Skin Disease	41	50	53	16	+ 34
Drownings	42	45	30	89	- 45
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	40	4	913	- 873
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	31	43	33	- 2
Hepatitis C	45	22	63	3	+ 19
Epilepsy	46	21	39	48	- 27
Appendicitis	47	20	60	7	+ 13
Low Birth Weight	48	19	8	705	- 685
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	17	67	2	+ 15
Meningitis	50	16	16	258	- 242
Drug Use	51	16	55	13	+ 2
Anemia	52	15	86	0	+ 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	15	81	0	+ 15
Schizophrenia	54	13	84	0	+ 13
Malnutrition	55	12	27	121	- 109
Hepatitis B	56	12	47	20	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	57	11	64	2	+ 8
Fires	58	11	35	64	- 53
Birth Trauma	59	9	7	790	- 781
Tuberculosis	60	9	3	1,387	- 1,378
Maternal Conditions	61	8	13	333	- 325
Poisonings	62	3	41	45	- 41
Otitis Media	63	2	71	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	64	1	82	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	1	66	2	- 1
Encephalitis	66	1	58	10	- 9
Leprosy	67	0	75	0	+ 0
War	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	31	85	- 85
Ascariasis	70	0	62	4	- 4
Tetanus	71	0	40	48	- 48
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	19	212	- 212
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	25	147	- 147
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	44	30	- 30
Malaria	82	0	9	684	- 684
Leishmaniasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	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

Cuba

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.