BURKINA FASO VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,617	12	3,100	+ 12,517
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,016	1	16,807	- 1,791
Tuberculosis	3	14,985	20	1,968	+ 13,017
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	9,865	3	11,887	- 2,022
Coronary Heart Disease	5	9,800	4	8,117	+ 1,684
Stroke	6	8,960	7	6,324	+ 2,636
Birth Trauma	7	8,537	6	6,426	+ 2,111
Low Birth Weight	8	7,613	5	6,809	+ 804
Malaria	9	7,391	2	14,602	- 7,211
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,690	8	6,303	+ 387
Liver Disease	11	4,376	14	2,722	+ 1,653
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,033	10	3,515	+ 518
Maternal Conditions	13	3,599	23	1,379	+ 2,221
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,387	16	2,609	+ 778
Kidney Disease	15	2,895	17	2,398	+ 497
Meningitis	16	2,791	11	3,375	- 584
Other Injuries	17	2,531	15	2,637	- 105
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,391	9	4,794	- 2,403
Pertussis	19	2,291	34	746	+ 1,544
Lung Disease	20	2,065	26	1,161	+ 903
Hypertension	21	1,917	19	2,020	- 103
Violence	22	1,868	21	1,943	- 76
Cervical Cancer	23	1,667	18	2,122	- 455
Asthma	24	1,621	27	941	+ 680
Measles	25	1,588	25	1,196	+ 392
Suicide	26	1,448	22	1,521	- 73
Malnutrition	27	1,307	13	2,868	- 1,561
Liver Cancer	28	1,256	24	1,309	- 54
Breast Cancer	29	1,003	30	862	+ 141
Drownings	30	967	28	910	+ 57
Syphilis	31	918	42	294	+ 624
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	833	41	410	+ 423
Falls	33	768	31	828	- 60
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	745	33	767	- 22
Fires	35	689	36	704	- 15
Stomach Cancer	36	597	32	777	- 181
Inflammatory/Heart	37	567	35	743	- 175
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	536	39	478	+ 57
Epilepsy	39	524	40	477	+ 47
Tetanus	40	522	51	181	+ 341
Poisonings	41	482	37	620	- 138
Prostate Cancer	42	439	38	514	- 75
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	357	44	269	+ 88
Schistosomiasis	44	328	47	249	+ 79
Lymphomas	45	298	43	280	+ 18
Parkinson's Disease	46	292	46	252	+ 41
Hepatitis B	47	220	55	164	+ 56
Ovary Cancer	48	206	52	174	+ 31
Oesophagus Cancer	49	204	59	101	+ 104
Lung Cancers	50	198	48	242	- 44
Bladder Cancer	51	187	45	265	- 78
Skin Cancers	52	187	50	220	- 33
Skin Disease	53	176	53	174	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	54	149	57	148	+ 1
Drug Use	55	145	54	172	- 26
Oral Cancer	56	141	49	227	- 87
Alcohol	57	133	56	152	- 19
Encephalitis	58	112	61	83	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	59	89	62	74	+ 15
Appendicitis	60	75	60	95	- 20
Leukemia	61	67	58	112	- 45
Ascariasis	62	44	63	74	- 30
Hepatitis C	63	29	64	58	- 29
Multiple Sclerosis	64	25	66	24	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	65	23	67	23	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	23	65	48	- 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	18	68	15	+ 3
Diphtheria	68	14	69	7	+ 7
Chlamydia	69	3	70	3	+ 0
War	70	2	29	884	- 881
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
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	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Guinea-Bissau

Burkina Faso

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.