CUBA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,432	34	471	+ 6,961
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,146	3	8,564	- 1,418
Tuberculosis	3	7,132	60	45	+ 7,087
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	4,695	43	206	+ 4,489
Coronary Heart Disease	5	4,664	1	22,079	- 17,415
Stroke	6	4,264	2	10,725	- 6,461
Birth Trauma	7	4,063	59	49	+ 4,014
Low Birth Weight	8	3,623	48	98	+ 3,525
Malaria	9	3,518	82	0	+ 3,518
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,184	19	1,007	+ 2,176
Liver Disease	11	2,082	11	1,873	+ 209
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,919	37	368	+ 1,552
Maternal Conditions	13	1,713	61	43	+ 1,670
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,612	13	1,791	- 179
Kidney Disease	15	1,378	14	1,700	- 322
Meningitis	16	1,328	50	83	+ 1,246
Other Injuries	17	1,205	12	1,869	- 665
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,138	36	412	+ 725
Pertussis	19	1,090	73	0	+ 1,090
Lung Disease	20	983	6	5,492	- 4,510
Hypertension	21	912	7	3,469	- 2,557
Violence	22	889	32	584	+ 305
Cervical Cancer	23	793	29	666	+ 128
Asthma	24	771	40	301	+ 470
Measles	25	756	76	0	+ 756
Suicide	26	689	16	1,638	- 949
Malnutrition	27	622	55	64	+ 558
Liver Cancer	28	598	24	815	- 218
Breast Cancer	29	477	15	1,673	- 1,196
Drownings	30	460	42	231	+ 230
Syphilis	31	437	69	1	+ 436
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	396	35	420	- 23
Falls	33	366	10	2,810	- 2,444
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	355	5	5,841	- 5,487
Fires	35	328	58	55	+ 273
Stomach Cancer	36	284	20	991	- 707
Inflammatory/Heart	37	270	17	1,156	- 886
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	255	9	2,958	- 2,703
Epilepsy	39	249	46	108	+ 141
Tetanus	40	248	71	1	+ 248
Poisonings	41	229	62	17	+ 212
Prostate Cancer	42	209	8	3,365	- 3,156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	170	44	162	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	44	156	81	0	+ 156
Lymphomas	45	142	18	1,089	- 948
Parkinson's Disease	46	139	27	691	- 552
Hepatitis B	47	105	56	59	+ 46
Ovary Cancer	48	98	39	323	- 225
Oesophagus Cancer	49	97	22	879	- 782
Lung Cancers	50	94	4	5,985	- 5,890
Bladder Cancer	51	89	26	734	- 645
Skin Cancers	52	89	33	514	- 425
Skin Disease	53	84	41	258	- 175
Pancreas Cancer	54	71	21	905	- 834
Drug Use	55	69	51	82	- 13
Oral Cancer	56	67	23	876	- 809
Alcohol	57	63	28	675	- 612
Encephalitis	58	54	66	6	+ 48
Uterin Cancer	59	42	31	602	- 560
Appendicitis	60	36	47	104	- 68
Leukemia	61	32	30	633	- 601
Ascariasis	62	21	70	1	+ 20
Hepatitis C	63	14	45	112	- 98
Multiple Sclerosis	64	12	57	55	- 43
Other Neoplasms	65	11	25	769	- 757
Upper Respiratory	66	11	65	6	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	9	49	87	- 78
Diphtheria	68	7	75	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
War	70	1	68	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	63	11	- 11
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	68	- 68
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	52	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Guinea-Bissau

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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.