DENMARK VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,048	55	23	+ 4,026
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,893	6	2,244	+ 1,649
Tuberculosis	3	3,885	57	16	+ 3,869
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	2,557	38	145	+ 2,413
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,540	1	5,341	- 2,801
Stroke	6	2,323	5	3,662	- 1,340
Birth Trauma	7	2,213	56	21	+ 2,192
Low Birth Weight	8	1,973	41	116	+ 1,857
Malaria	9	1,916	79	0	+ 1,916
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,734	33	213	+ 1,521
Liver Disease	11	1,134	14	692	+ 442
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,045	36	153	+ 892
Maternal Conditions	13	933	64	2	+ 931
Diabetes Mellitus	14	878	10	1,284	- 406
Kidney Disease	15	750	12	911	- 160
Meningitis	16	724	52	25	+ 699
Other Injuries	17	656	30	347	+ 309
Endocrine Disorders	18	620	19	575	+ 45
Pertussis	19	594	72	0	+ 594
Lung Disease	20	535	3	4,387	- 3,851
Hypertension	21	497	15	642	- 146
Violence	22	484	47	63	+ 421
Cervical Cancer	23	432	37	153	+ 279
Asthma	24	420	44	82	+ 338
Measles	25	412	71	0	+ 411
Suicide	26	375	16	617	- 242
Malnutrition	27	339	59	14	+ 325
Liver Cancer	28	326	25	464	- 139
Breast Cancer	29	260	9	1,299	- 1,039
Drownings	30	251	50	37	+ 213
Syphilis	31	238	70	0	+ 238
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	216	32	216	- 0
Falls	33	199	22	541	- 342
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	193	2	5,218	- 5,024
Fires	35	179	49	53	+ 126
Stomach Cancer	36	155	23	484	- 329
Inflammatory/Heart	37	147	31	284	- 137
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	139	7	2,147	- 2,008
Epilepsy	39	136	40	125	+ 11
Tetanus	40	135	68	0	+ 135
Poisonings	41	125	62	6	+ 119
Prostate Cancer	42	114	8	1,480	- 1,366
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	93	42	96	- 4
Schistosomiasis	44	85	75	0	+ 85
Lymphomas	45	77	13	730	- 653
Parkinson's Disease	46	76	17	600	- 524
Hepatitis B	47	57	61	6	+ 51
Ovary Cancer	48	53	29	367	- 314
Oesophagus Cancer	49	53	24	477	- 424
Lung Cancers	50	51	4	3,721	- 3,670
Bladder Cancer	51	48	21	545	- 497
Skin Cancers	52	48	26	388	- 340
Skin Disease	53	46	45	79	- 33
Pancreas Cancer	54	39	11	1,096	- 1,057
Drug Use	55	38	34	197	- 159
Oral Cancer	56	36	28	371	- 334
Alcohol	57	34	18	598	- 564
Encephalitis	58	29	67	1	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	59	23	35	156	- 133
Appendicitis	60	19	54	23	- 4
Leukemia	61	17	20	558	- 541
Ascariasis	62	11	81	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	63	7	60	9	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	7	39	132	- 125
Other Neoplasms	65	6	27	378	- 372
Upper Respiratory	66	6	58	15	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	5	43	84	- 80
Diphtheria	68	4	73	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	1	69	0	+ 0
War	70	1	66	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	25	- 25
Oral conditions	82	0	63	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	48	57	- 57
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	73	- 73
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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.