AFGHANISTAN VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	27,193	46	464	+ 26,729
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,147	4	14,649	+ 11,497
Tuberculosis	3	26,092	7	9,839	+ 16,253
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	17,177	13	5,555	+ 11,622
Coronary Heart Disease	5	17,064	1	40,195	- 23,131
Stroke	6	15,601	3	19,060	- 3,459
Birth Trauma	7	14,865	6	10,723	+ 4,142
Low Birth Weight	8	13,256	5	12,631	+ 625
Malaria	9	12,870	57	185	+ 12,685
Road Traffic Accidents	10	11,648	11	6,033	+ 5,615
Liver Disease	11	7,619	16	4,600	+ 3,019
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,022	14	5,001	+ 2,022
Maternal Conditions	13	6,267	9	7,807	- 1,539
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,897	12	5,750	+ 148
Kidney Disease	15	5,041	10	6,590	- 1,550
Meningitis	16	4,860	20	2,626	+ 2,234
Other Injuries	17	4,407	18	3,241	+ 1,166
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,163	28	1,364	+ 2,799
Pertussis	19	3,988	21	2,107	+ 1,881
Lung Disease	20	3,595	15	4,650	- 1,055
Hypertension	21	3,338	8	7,995	- 4,657
Violence	22	3,252	19	3,217	+ 35
Cervical Cancer	23	2,903	44	541	+ 2,362
Asthma	24	2,822	17	3,403	- 581
Measles	25	2,765	49	350	+ 2,414
Suicide	26	2,521	24	1,573	+ 948
Malnutrition	27	2,276	43	589	+ 1,686
Liver Cancer	28	2,187	40	657	+ 1,529
Breast Cancer	29	1,746	22	1,822	- 76
Drownings	30	1,684	34	996	+ 688
Syphilis	31	1,599	60	94	+ 1,505
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,451	25	1,505	- 54
Falls	33	1,337	37	905	+ 432
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,297	23	1,765	- 468
Fires	35	1,201	50	348	+ 853
Stomach Cancer	36	1,039	26	1,501	- 462
Inflammatory/Heart	37	988	45	527	+ 461
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	933	39	741	+ 191
Epilepsy	39	912	35	993	- 81
Tetanus	40	908	30	1,254	- 346
Poisonings	41	839	47	384	+ 455
Prostate Cancer	42	765	55	258	+ 507
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	622	33	1,041	- 419
Schistosomiasis	44	572	79	0	+ 572
Lymphomas	45	518	36	946	- 428
Parkinson's Disease	46	509	41	628	- 119
Hepatitis B	47	384	38	863	- 480
Ovary Cancer	48	358	48	369	- 11
Oesophagus Cancer	49	356	29	1,314	- 959
Lung Cancers	50	345	32	1,076	- 731
Bladder Cancer	51	326	54	272	+ 54
Skin Cancers	52	325	59	145	+ 180
Skin Disease	53	306	61	94	+ 212
Pancreas Cancer	54	259	56	229	+ 29
Drug Use	55	253	51	328	- 75
Oral Cancer	56	245	27	1,467	- 1,222
Alcohol	57	232	58	150	+ 82
Encephalitis	58	196	31	1,190	- 994
Uterin Cancer	59	155	53	289	- 133
Appendicitis	60	131	52	298	- 168
Leukemia	61	117	42	610	- 493
Ascariasis	62	77	66	17	+ 60
Hepatitis C	63	50	64	28	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	64	44	62	84	- 40
Other Neoplasms	65	40	63	29	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	66	40	68	9	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	32	65	25	+ 6
Diphtheria	68	24	67	16	+ 7
Chlamydia	69	5	69	1	+ 4
War	70	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Otitis Media	71	1	71	1	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Guinea-Bissau

Afghanistan

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.