CANADA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	26,294	53	163	+ 26,131
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	25,282	7	7,431	+ 17,851
Tuberculosis	3	25,230	58	97	+ 25,132
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	16,609	36	840	+ 15,769
Coronary Heart Disease	5	16,500	1	40,063	- 23,563
Stroke	6	15,085	5	14,159	+ 927
Birth Trauma	7	14,373	50	193	+ 14,180
Low Birth Weight	8	12,817	42	553	+ 12,264
Malaria	9	12,444	76	0	+ 12,444
Road Traffic Accidents	10	11,263	28	1,998	+ 9,265
Liver Disease	11	7,367	17	3,624	+ 3,743
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,790	35	1,081	+ 5,709
Maternal Conditions	13	6,060	64	45	+ 6,015
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,702	9	5,718	- 15
Kidney Disease	15	4,874	14	4,578	+ 296
Meningitis	16	4,699	59	68	+ 4,631
Other Injuries	17	4,262	24	2,392	+ 1,869
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,025	19	3,233	+ 793
Pertussis	19	3,856	69	1	+ 3,856
Lung Disease	20	3,476	4	14,212	- 10,736
Hypertension	21	3,227	22	2,563	+ 665
Violence	22	3,144	40	605	+ 2,539
Cervical Cancer	23	2,807	41	578	+ 2,229
Asthma	24	2,729	49	262	+ 2,467
Measles	25	2,673	74	0	+ 2,673
Suicide	26	2,438	15	4,417	- 1,979
Malnutrition	27	2,200	51	192	+ 2,008
Liver Cancer	28	2,114	20	3,113	- 998
Breast Cancer	29	1,688	8	5,910	- 4,222
Drownings	30	1,628	48	283	+ 1,345
Syphilis	31	1,546	67	5	+ 1,541
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,403	43	442	+ 960
Falls	33	1,293	12	4,829	- 3,536
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,254	2	30,970	- 29,715
Fires	35	1,161	52	192	+ 969
Stomach Cancer	36	1,004	26	2,177	- 1,173
Inflammatory/Heart	37	955	27	2,060	- 1,105
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	902	6	9,651	- 8,749
Epilepsy	39	882	44	384	+ 498
Tetanus	40	878	71	0	+ 878
Poisonings	41	811	56	121	+ 690
Prostate Cancer	42	740	13	4,711	- 3,971
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	601	39	636	- 34
Schistosomiasis	44	553	78	0	+ 553
Lymphomas	45	501	10	5,146	- 4,645
Parkinson's Disease	46	492	18	3,359	- 2,867
Hepatitis B	47	371	60	66	+ 305
Ovary Cancer	48	346	29	1,902	- 1,556
Oesophagus Cancer	49	344	25	2,230	- 1,886
Lung Cancers	50	334	3	20,937	- 20,603
Bladder Cancer	51	315	23	2,521	- 2,206
Skin Cancers	52	314	30	1,756	- 1,442
Skin Disease	53	296	38	679	- 383
Pancreas Cancer	54	250	11	5,057	- 4,807
Drug Use	55	245	16	3,686	- 3,441
Oral Cancer	56	237	32	1,592	- 1,355
Alcohol	57	224	33	1,491	- 1,267
Encephalitis	58	189	68	3	+ 186
Uterin Cancer	59	150	34	1,183	- 1,033
Appendicitis	60	126	62	49	+ 77
Leukemia	61	113	21	3,098	- 2,985
Ascariasis	62	74	82	0	+ 74
Hepatitis C	63	48	45	363	- 315
Multiple Sclerosis	64	42	37	692	- 650
Other Neoplasms	65	39	31	1,679	- 1,639
Upper Respiratory	66	39	63	47	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	31	47	322	- 292
Diphtheria	68	23	73	0	+ 23
Chlamydia	69	5	83	0	+ 5
War	70	4	65	21	- 17
Otitis Media	71	1	66	8	- 7
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	82	0	61	51	- 51
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	118	- 118
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	343	- 343
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Guinea-Bissau

Canada

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.