GUINEA-BISSAU VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	4,214	34	69	+ 4,145
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,726	5	907	+ 2,819
Stroke	3	1,560	6	829	+ 730
Lung Cancers	4	876	50	18	+ 858
Hypertension	5	769	21	177	+ 592
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	543	38	50	+ 494
Falls	7	502	33	71	+ 431
Lung Disease	8	489	20	191	+ 298
Pancreas Cancer	9	473	54	14	+ 459
Liver Disease	10	405	11	405	- 0
Prostate Cancer	11	368	42	41	+ 327
Breast Cancer	12	359	29	93	+ 267
Parkinson's Disease	13	323	46	27	+ 296
Lymphomas	14	322	45	28	+ 295
Suicide	15	321	26	134	+ 187
Liver Cancer	16	207	28	116	+ 90
Inflammatory/Heart	17	196	37	53	+ 144
Alcohol	18	176	57	12	+ 164
Stomach Cancer	19	169	36	55	+ 114
Other Injuries	20	166	17	234	- 69
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	165	2	1,390	- 1,224
Diabetes Mellitus	22	158	14	313	- 155
Other Neoplasms	23	143	65	2	+ 141
Leukemia	24	141	61	6	+ 134
Ovary Cancer	25	131	48	19	+ 111
Kidney Disease	26	130	15	268	- 138
Oesophagus Cancer	27	121	49	19	+ 102
Bladder Cancer	28	117	51	17	+ 100
Skin Cancers	29	113	52	17	+ 95
Drug Use	30	102	55	13	+ 89
Endocrine Disorders	31	97	18	221	- 124
Uterin Cancer	32	85	59	8	+ 77
Road Traffic Accidents	33	81	10	619	- 538
Oral Cancer	34	78	56	13	+ 65
Congenital Anomalies	35	73	12	373	- 300
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	57	32	77	- 20
Drownings	37	40	30	89	- 49
Epilepsy	38	39	39	48	- 9
Schizophrenia	39	35	84	0	+ 35
Asthma	40	32	24	150	- 118
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	31	67	2	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	42	30	64	2	+ 28
Violence	43	24	22	173	- 148
Cervical Cancer	44	24	23	154	- 131
Fires	45	23	35	64	- 40
Tuberculosis	46	12	3	1,387	- 1,375
Skin Disease	47	10	53	16	- 6
Low Birth Weight	48	10	8	705	- 695
Poisonings	49	9	41	45	- 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	7	43	33	- 26
Osteoarthritis	51	6	80	0	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	6	4	913	- 907
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	4	81	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	54	4	60	7	- 3
Meningitis	55	4	16	258	- 255
Birth Trauma	56	3	7	790	- 787
Malnutrition	57	3	27	121	- 118
Anemia	58	2	86	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	59	2	1	1,445	- 1,443
Hepatitis C	60	2	63	3	- 1
Oral conditions	61	1	82	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	66	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	47	20	- 20
Maternal Conditions	64	1	13	333	- 333
War	65	0	70	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	58	10	- 10
Syphilis	67	0	31	85	- 85
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	19	212	- 212
Tetanus	70	0	40	48	- 48
Diphtheria	71	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	25	147	- 147
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	9	684	- 684
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	44	30	- 30
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	62	4	- 4
Dengue	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	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

Finland

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.