GUINEA-BISSAU VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,728	5	907	+ 2,821
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,297	34	69	+ 1,228
Stroke	3	1,262	6	829	+ 433
Lung Cancers	4	1,180	50	18	+ 1,162
Lung Disease	5	1,085	20	191	+ 894
Hypertension	6	679	21	177	+ 502
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	660	38	50	+ 610
Kidney Disease	8	577	15	268	+ 309
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	525	2	1,390	- 865
Breast Cancer	10	478	29	93	+ 385
Pancreas Cancer	11	456	54	14	+ 442
Prostate Cancer	12	418	42	41	+ 377
Diabetes Mellitus	13	394	14	313	+ 81
Falls	14	388	33	71	+ 317
Liver Disease	15	385	11	405	- 20
Parkinson's Disease	16	319	46	27	+ 292
Lymphomas	17	310	45	28	+ 283
Endocrine Disorders	18	271	18	221	+ 49
Suicide	19	261	26	134	+ 127
Stomach Cancer	20	245	36	55	+ 190
Inflammatory/Heart	21	225	37	53	+ 173
Leukemia	22	221	61	6	+ 215
Other Injuries	23	209	17	234	- 25
Other Neoplasms	24	207	65	2	+ 205
Liver Cancer	25	204	28	116	+ 88
Alcohol	26	159	57	12	+ 146
Oesophagus Cancer	27	157	49	19	+ 139
Bladder Cancer	28	157	51	17	+ 140
Oral Cancer	29	153	56	13	+ 140
Ovary Cancer	30	132	48	19	+ 113
Skin Cancers	31	103	52	17	+ 86
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	97	4	913	- 816
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	92	43	33	+ 59
Road Traffic Accidents	34	80	10	619	- 539
Epilepsy	35	78	39	48	+ 30
Congenital Anomalies	36	58	12	373	- 315
Uterin Cancer	37	57	59	8	+ 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	55	32	77	- 22
Cervical Cancer	39	54	23	154	- 100
Drug Use	40	49	55	13	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	41	40	64	2	+ 37
Skin Disease	42	39	53	16	+ 23
Anemia	43	25	86	0	+ 25
Asthma	44	23	24	150	- 127
Low Birth Weight	45	20	8	705	- 685
Violence	46	19	22	173	- 153
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	14	67	2	+ 12
Hepatitis C	48	13	63	3	+ 10
Drownings	49	12	30	89	- 78
Malnutrition	50	11	27	121	- 110
Schizophrenia	51	10	84	0	+ 10
Osteoarthritis	52	9	80	0	+ 9
Fires	53	9	35	64	- 55
HIV/AIDS	54	9	1	1,445	- 1,436
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	7	81	0	+ 7
Tuberculosis	56	7	3	1,387	- 1,380
Birth Trauma	57	6	7	790	- 784
Poisonings	58	5	41	45	- 39
Hepatitis B	59	5	47	20	- 16
Meningitis	60	4	16	258	- 254
Upper Respiratory	61	4	66	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	3	60	7	- 4
Oral conditions	63	2	82	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	13	333	- 332
Otitis Media	65	0	71	0	+ 0
War	66	0	70	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	58	10	- 10
Syphilis	68	0	31	85	- 85
Pertussis	69	0	19	212	- 212
Measles	70	0	25	147	- 147
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	44	30	- 30
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	40	48	- 48
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	9	684	- 684
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	62	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Germany

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.