GUINEA-BISSAU VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,359	2	1,390	- 31
Tuberculosis	2	809	3	1,387	- 578
Measles	3	781	25	147	+ 634
Malaria	4	773	9	684	+ 89
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	763	4	913	- 150
Stroke	6	676	6	829	- 153
Coronary Heart Disease	7	641	5	907	- 266
Low Birth Weight	8	641	8	705	- 64
Birth Trauma	9	611	7	790	- 179
Road Traffic Accidents	10	559	10	619	- 60
Congenital Anomalies	11	300	12	373	- 73
Hypertension	12	291	21	177	+ 113
Liver Disease	13	278	11	405	- 127
Lung Disease	14	250	20	191	+ 59
HIV/AIDS	15	245	1	1,445	- 1,200
Diabetes Mellitus	16	238	14	313	- 75
Meningitis	17	214	16	258	- 45
Violence	18	205	22	173	+ 33
Maternal Conditions	19	194	13	333	- 139
Kidney Disease	20	168	15	268	- 100
Malnutrition	21	165	27	121	+ 44
Other Injuries	22	153	17	234	- 81
Pertussis	23	146	19	212	- 66
Asthma	24	143	24	150	- 7
Endocrine Disorders	25	136	18	221	- 85
Suicide	26	107	26	134	- 27
Cervical Cancer	27	89	23	154	- 65
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	84	34	69	+ 15
Inflammatory/Heart	29	75	37	53	+ 22
Prostate Cancer	30	73	42	41	+ 32
Liver Cancer	31	71	28	116	- 45
Syphilis	32	69	31	85	- 16
Falls	33	64	33	71	- 7
Drownings	34	64	30	89	- 26
Breast Cancer	35	63	29	93	- 30
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	55	38	50	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	37	48	36	55	- 8
Lymphomas	38	38	45	28	+ 11
Fires	39	37	35	64	- 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	36	32	77	- 42
Leukemia	41	35	61	6	+ 28
Poisonings	42	32	41	45	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	32	43	33	- 1
Epilepsy	44	32	39	48	- 17
War	45	31	70	0	+ 30
Tetanus	46	22	40	48	- 27
Lung Cancers	47	21	50	18	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	48	20	44	30	- 11
Parkinson's Disease	49	19	46	27	- 8
Pancreas Cancer	50	19	54	14	+ 5
Oral Cancer	51	19	56	13	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	52	16	79	0	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	53	15	49	19	- 4
Skin Disease	54	14	53	16	- 2
Skin Cancers	55	14	52	17	- 3
Appendicitis	56	13	60	7	+ 6
Encephalitis	57	13	58	10	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	58	12	48	19	- 7
Drug Use	59	12	55	13	- 2
Alcohol	60	12	57	12	- 1
Hepatitis B	61	8	47	20	- 12
Upper Respiratory	62	7	66	2	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	63	7	59	8	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	64	6	78	0	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	65	5	51	17	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	4	67	2	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	67	2	65	2	- 1
Ascariasis	68	1	62	4	- 3
Hepatitis C	69	1	63	3	- 1
Diphtheria	70	1	68	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	64	2	- 2
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

DR Congo

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.