BELGIUM VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	8,118	57	36	+ 8,082
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,806	6	5,677	+ 2,128
Tuberculosis	3	7,789	54	46	+ 7,744
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	5,128	33	418	+ 4,710
Coronary Heart Disease	5	5,094	1	15,281	- 10,186
Stroke	6	4,657	3	7,408	- 2,750
Birth Trauma	7	4,438	53	47	+ 4,391
Low Birth Weight	8	3,957	50	70	+ 3,888
Malaria	9	3,842	75	0	+ 3,842
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,477	29	666	+ 2,811
Liver Disease	11	2,275	17	1,433	+ 842
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,096	40	282	+ 1,815
Maternal Conditions	13	1,871	64	6	+ 1,865
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,761	20	1,269	+ 491
Kidney Disease	15	1,505	8	2,952	- 1,447
Meningitis	16	1,451	58	28	+ 1,422
Other Injuries	17	1,316	11	2,006	- 691
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,243	18	1,432	- 189
Pertussis	19	1,191	68	1	+ 1,190
Lung Disease	20	1,073	5	6,438	- 5,365
Hypertension	21	996	27	740	+ 257
Violence	22	971	44	149	+ 821
Cervical Cancer	23	867	41	243	+ 624
Asthma	24	843	46	128	+ 715
Measles	25	825	79	0	+ 825
Suicide	26	753	10	2,111	- 1,358
Malnutrition	27	679	38	291	+ 389
Liver Cancer	28	653	24	976	- 323
Breast Cancer	29	521	9	2,587	- 2,066
Drownings	30	503	47	79	+ 424
Syphilis	31	477	70	0	+ 477
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	433	42	213	+ 220
Falls	33	399	15	1,756	- 1,356
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	387	2	9,416	- 9,029
Fires	35	358	48	75	+ 283
Stomach Cancer	36	310	26	863	- 553
Inflammatory/Heart	37	295	23	1,060	- 766
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	278	7	3,329	- 3,050
Epilepsy	39	272	36	348	- 76
Tetanus	40	271	78	0	+ 271
Poisonings	41	250	55	41	+ 209
Prostate Cancer	42	228	13	1,824	- 1,596
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	186	37	293	- 107
Schistosomiasis	44	171	76	0	+ 171
Lymphomas	45	155	16	1,552	- 1,398
Parkinson's Disease	46	152	19	1,378	- 1,226
Hepatitis B	47	114	63	17	+ 98
Ovary Cancer	48	107	30	653	- 546
Oesophagus Cancer	49	106	25	898	- 792
Lung Cancers	50	103	4	6,777	- 6,674
Bladder Cancer	51	97	22	1,078	- 981
Skin Cancers	52	97	31	522	- 425
Skin Disease	53	91	35	380	- 288
Pancreas Cancer	54	77	14	1,809	- 1,732
Drug Use	55	76	39	287	- 212
Oral Cancer	56	73	28	675	- 602
Alcohol	57	69	32	500	- 430
Encephalitis	58	58	66	1	+ 57
Uterin Cancer	59	46	34	384	- 338
Appendicitis	60	39	62	17	+ 22
Leukemia	61	35	21	1,199	- 1,164
Ascariasis	62	23	82	0	+ 23
Hepatitis C	63	15	52	53	- 38
Multiple Sclerosis	64	13	45	147	- 134
Other Neoplasms	65	12	12	1,828	- 1,816
Upper Respiratory	66	12	59	22	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	9	49	73	- 63
Diphtheria	68	7	69	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	69	2	71	0	+ 2
War	70	1	67	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	43	199	- 199
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Guinea-Bissau

Belgium

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.