AUSTRALIA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	18,143	57	50	+ 18,093
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,445	8	4,446	+ 12,999
Tuberculosis	3	17,409	56	53	+ 17,356
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	11,460	40	296	+ 11,165
Coronary Heart Disease	5	11,385	1	21,548	- 10,163
Stroke	6	10,409	3	10,331	+ 78
Birth Trauma	7	9,918	50	140	+ 9,778
Low Birth Weight	8	8,844	43	248	+ 8,596
Malaria	9	8,587	82	0	+ 8,587
Road Traffic Accidents	10	7,772	29	1,245	+ 6,527
Liver Disease	11	5,083	26	1,421	+ 3,662
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,685	33	711	+ 3,975
Maternal Conditions	13	4,182	63	20	+ 4,161
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,935	7	4,471	- 537
Kidney Disease	15	3,363	12	3,139	+ 224
Meningitis	16	3,243	60	37	+ 3,205
Other Injuries	17	2,941	22	1,642	+ 1,298
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,778	16	2,328	+ 449
Pertussis	19	2,661	69	1	+ 2,660
Lung Disease	20	2,398	5	8,487	- 6,089
Hypertension	21	2,227	23	1,631	+ 595
Violence	22	2,170	44	243	+ 1,926
Cervical Cancer	23	1,937	39	342	+ 1,595
Asthma	24	1,883	36	455	+ 1,428
Measles	25	1,845	78	0	+ 1,845
Suicide	26	1,682	11	3,150	- 1,468
Malnutrition	27	1,518	51	117	+ 1,401
Liver Cancer	28	1,459	20	2,036	- 577
Breast Cancer	29	1,165	10	3,405	- 2,241
Drownings	30	1,123	47	177	+ 946
Syphilis	31	1,067	67	3	+ 1,064
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	968	42	276	+ 692
Falls	33	892	14	3,116	- 2,224
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	866	2	15,588	- 14,723
Fires	35	801	55	55	+ 746
Stomach Cancer	36	693	27	1,288	- 595
Inflammatory/Heart	37	659	24	1,571	- 912
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	622	6	6,209	- 5,587
Epilepsy	39	608	41	285	+ 324
Tetanus	40	606	70	1	+ 605
Poisonings	41	560	61	35	+ 525
Prostate Cancer	42	511	9	3,766	- 3,256
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	415	38	379	+ 36
Schistosomiasis	44	381	79	0	+ 381
Lymphomas	45	346	15	3,039	- 2,693
Parkinson's Disease	46	339	19	2,036	- 1,697
Hepatitis B	47	256	58	41	+ 215
Ovary Cancer	48	239	31	1,003	- 764
Oesophagus Cancer	49	237	25	1,494	- 1,256
Lung Cancers	50	230	4	8,769	- 8,538
Bladder Cancer	51	217	30	1,187	- 970
Skin Cancers	52	217	17	2,319	- 2,102
Skin Disease	53	204	34	594	- 390
Pancreas Cancer	54	173	13	3,118	- 2,945
Drug Use	55	169	21	1,783	- 1,614
Oral Cancer	56	163	32	972	- 809
Alcohol	57	154	37	380	- 225
Encephalitis	58	131	68	3	+ 128
Uterin Cancer	59	104	35	524	- 421
Appendicitis	60	87	62	26	+ 61
Leukemia	61	78	18	2,126	- 2,048
Ascariasis	62	51	75	0	+ 51
Hepatitis C	63	33	48	173	- 140
Multiple Sclerosis	64	29	46	188	- 158
Other Neoplasms	65	27	28	1,252	- 1,225
Upper Respiratory	66	27	64	17	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	21	45	229	- 208
Diphtheria	68	16	71	0	+ 16
Chlamydia	69	3	77	0	+ 3
War	70	3	65	8	- 5
Otitis Media	71	0	66	6	- 6
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	64	- 64
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	157	- 157
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Guinea-Bissau

Australia

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.