COLOMBIA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	33,609	17	2,683	+ 30,926
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	32,316	5	10,773	+ 21,543
Tuberculosis	3	32,249	32	1,272	+ 30,977
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	21,230	38	747	+ 20,483
Coronary Heart Disease	5	21,091	1	43,066	- 21,976
Stroke	6	19,282	3	16,573	+ 2,710
Birth Trauma	7	18,372	41	648	+ 17,724
Low Birth Weight	8	16,384	23	2,095	+ 14,288
Malaria	9	15,907	67	26	+ 15,881
Road Traffic Accidents	10	14,397	6	7,765	+ 6,632
Liver Disease	11	9,417	19	2,426	+ 6,990
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,679	16	2,963	+ 5,717
Maternal Conditions	13	7,746	46	394	+ 7,352
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,289	11	5,028	+ 2,261
Kidney Disease	15	6,230	7	6,834	- 604
Meningitis	16	6,007	50	244	+ 5,763
Other Injuries	17	5,447	28	1,592	+ 3,855
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,145	30	1,367	+ 3,778
Pertussis	19	4,929	69	18	+ 4,911
Lung Disease	20	4,443	4	15,928	- 11,485
Hypertension	21	4,125	8	6,400	- 2,274
Violence	22	4,019	2	19,268	- 15,249
Cervical Cancer	23	3,588	20	2,266	+ 1,322
Asthma	24	3,488	54	191	+ 3,297
Measles	25	3,417	78	0	+ 3,417
Suicide	26	3,116	26	1,965	+ 1,151
Malnutrition	27	2,812	27	1,878	+ 934
Liver Cancer	28	2,703	24	2,065	+ 638
Breast Cancer	29	2,157	13	3,669	- 1,512
Drownings	30	2,081	40	689	+ 1,392
Syphilis	31	1,976	65	30	+ 1,946
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,793	39	698	+ 1,094
Falls	33	1,653	29	1,518	+ 135
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,603	22	2,157	- 554
Fires	35	1,484	56	127	+ 1,357
Stomach Cancer	36	1,284	9	6,112	- 4,828
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,221	31	1,329	- 108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,153	12	4,371	- 3,219
Epilepsy	39	1,127	43	597	+ 529
Tetanus	40	1,123	71	14	+ 1,108
Poisonings	41	1,037	61	61	+ 976
Prostate Cancer	42	946	14	3,584	- 2,639
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	769	63	38	+ 731
Schistosomiasis	44	707	77	1	+ 706
Lymphomas	45	640	18	2,603	- 1,962
Parkinson's Disease	46	629	47	383	+ 246
Hepatitis B	47	474	62	50	+ 424
Ovary Cancer	48	443	33	1,122	- 680
Oesophagus Cancer	49	440	36	835	- 396
Lung Cancers	50	427	10	5,250	- 4,823
Bladder Cancer	51	402	42	609	- 206
Skin Cancers	52	402	35	1,028	- 627
Skin Disease	53	378	34	1,102	- 724
Pancreas Cancer	54	320	25	2,022	- 1,703
Drug Use	55	313	44	492	- 179
Oral Cancer	56	303	37	807	- 504
Alcohol	57	286	68	23	+ 263
Encephalitis	58	242	64	38	+ 204
Uterin Cancer	59	192	45	423	- 231
Appendicitis	60	161	52	213	- 51
Leukemia	61	145	21	2,208	- 2,064
Ascariasis	62	95	76	5	+ 90
Hepatitis C	63	62	59	65	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	64	54	60	62	- 8
Other Neoplasms	65	50	15	3,205	- 3,155
Upper Respiratory	66	50	66	27	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	39	51	242	- 203
Diphtheria	68	30	80	0	+ 29
Chlamydia	69	6	81	0	+ 6
War	70	5	49	260	- 255
Otitis Media	71	1	73	7	- 7
Dengue	72	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	70	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	57	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Guinea-Bissau

Colombia

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.