GUINEA-BISSAU VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,907	5	907	+ 1,000
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,863	34	69	+ 1,794
Lung Disease	3	1,566	20	191	+ 1,375
Lung Cancers	4	1,328	50	18	+ 1,310
Stroke	5	1,307	6	829	+ 478
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	801	2	1,390	- 589
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	766	38	50	+ 717
Prostate Cancer	8	528	42	41	+ 488
Breast Cancer	9	464	29	93	+ 371
Diabetes Mellitus	10	458	14	313	+ 145
Pancreas Cancer	11	391	54	14	+ 377
Kidney Disease	12	325	15	268	+ 57
Lymphomas	13	260	45	28	+ 233
Liver Disease	14	247	11	405	- 158
Hypertension	15	229	21	177	+ 52
Suicide	16	220	26	134	+ 86
Parkinson's Disease	17	214	46	27	+ 187
Alcohol	18	214	57	12	+ 201
Endocrine Disorders	19	205	18	221	- 16
Leukemia	20	199	61	6	+ 193
Bladder Cancer	21	195	51	17	+ 177
Falls	22	193	33	71	+ 122
Stomach Cancer	23	173	36	55	+ 118
Oesophagus Cancer	24	170	49	19	+ 151
Liver Cancer	25	166	28	116	+ 50
Skin Cancers	26	139	52	17	+ 121
Other Neoplasms	27	135	65	2	+ 133
Oral Cancer	28	132	56	13	+ 119
Ovary Cancer	29	131	48	19	+ 112
Other Injuries	30	124	17	234	- 110
Inflammatory/Heart	31	102	37	53	+ 49
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	77	32	77	+ 0
Road Traffic Accidents	33	76	10	619	- 543
Drug Use	34	70	55	13	+ 57
Uterin Cancer	35	56	59	8	+ 47
Congenital Anomalies	36	55	12	373	- 319
Cervical Cancer	37	55	23	154	- 100
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	52	4	913	- 861
Multiple Sclerosis	39	47	64	2	+ 45
Epilepsy	40	45	39	48	- 4
Low Birth Weight	41	42	8	705	- 663
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	34	43	33	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	30	67	2	+ 28
Asthma	44	29	24	150	- 121
Skin Disease	45	28	53	16	+ 12
Anemia	46	26	86	0	+ 26
Violence	47	22	22	173	- 150
Schizophrenia	48	20	84	0	+ 20
Fires	49	19	35	64	- 45
Drownings	50	13	30	89	- 76
Osteoarthritis	51	9	80	0	+ 9
Meningitis	52	9	16	258	- 249
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	9	81	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	54	8	60	7	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	55	8	1	1,445	- 1,437
Birth Trauma	56	8	7	790	- 782
Tuberculosis	57	6	3	1,387	- 1,381
Upper Respiratory	58	5	66	2	+ 3
Malnutrition	59	5	27	121	- 116
Hepatitis C	60	3	63	3	+ 0
Hepatitis B	61	2	47	20	- 18
Poisonings	62	2	41	45	- 43
Oral conditions	63	1	82	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	13	333	- 332
Otitis Media	65	1	71	0	+ 1
War	66	0	70	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	58	10	- 10
Tetanus	68	0	40	48	- 48
Chlamydia	69	0	69	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	31	85	- 85
Measles	71	0	25	147	- 147
Pertussis	72	0	19	212	- 212
Diphtheria	73	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	44	30	- 30
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	9	684	- 684
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	62	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	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

Denmark

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.