ECUADOR VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,410	27	609	+ 11,800
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,932	4	5,083	+ 6,850
Tuberculosis	3	11,908	29	574	+ 11,334
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	7,839	34	410	+ 7,429
Coronary Heart Disease	5	7,787	1	9,805	- 2,017
Stroke	6	7,120	3	5,429	+ 1,691
Birth Trauma	7	6,784	38	302	+ 6,481
Low Birth Weight	8	6,049	16	1,172	+ 4,878
Malaria	9	5,873	77	0	+ 5,873
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,316	6	3,490	+ 1,825
Liver Disease	11	3,477	7	3,330	+ 147
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,205	13	1,335	+ 1,869
Maternal Conditions	13	2,860	46	164	+ 2,696
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,691	5	4,321	- 1,630
Kidney Disease	15	2,300	2	6,184	- 3,884
Meningitis	16	2,218	52	90	+ 2,128
Other Injuries	17	2,011	17	1,161	+ 851
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,900	31	507	+ 1,393
Pertussis	19	1,820	56	79	+ 1,741
Lung Disease	20	1,641	8	2,576	- 936
Hypertension	21	1,523	10	2,507	- 984
Violence	22	1,484	15	1,210	+ 274
Cervical Cancer	23	1,325	24	840	+ 485
Asthma	24	1,288	53	85	+ 1,202
Measles	25	1,262	72	0	+ 1,262
Suicide	26	1,150	14	1,326	- 176
Malnutrition	27	1,038	28	578	+ 460
Liver Cancer	28	998	21	954	+ 44
Breast Cancer	29	797	25	825	- 29
Drownings	30	768	32	470	+ 299
Syphilis	31	730	54	85	+ 645
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	662	33	417	+ 245
Falls	33	610	18	1,114	- 504
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	592	9	2,565	- 1,973
Fires	35	548	43	175	+ 373
Stomach Cancer	36	474	11	2,089	- 1,615
Inflammatory/Heart	37	451	36	308	+ 143
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	426	19	1,109	- 684
Epilepsy	39	416	40	273	+ 143
Tetanus	40	414	62	9	+ 406
Poisonings	41	383	58	59	+ 324
Prostate Cancer	42	349	12	1,362	- 1,013
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	284	47	163	+ 121
Schistosomiasis	44	261	75	0	+ 261
Lymphomas	45	236	22	883	- 646
Parkinson's Disease	46	232	26	658	- 426
Hepatitis B	47	175	64	3	+ 172
Ovary Cancer	48	163	35	322	- 159
Oesophagus Cancer	49	162	42	180	- 17
Lung Cancers	50	158	20	1,075	- 917
Bladder Cancer	51	149	44	168	- 20
Skin Cancers	52	148	37	308	- 159
Skin Disease	53	140	51	103	+ 37
Pancreas Cancer	54	118	30	562	- 444
Drug Use	55	116	41	214	- 98
Oral Cancer	56	112	45	166	- 54
Alcohol	57	106	39	280	- 174
Encephalitis	58	89	55	82	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	59	71	48	129	- 58
Appendicitis	60	60	50	110	- 51
Leukemia	61	53	23	882	- 828
Ascariasis	62	35	65	2	+ 33
Hepatitis C	63	23	67	1	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	64	20	60	18	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	65	18	57	64	- 46
Upper Respiratory	66	18	63	8	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	15	49	124	- 109
Diphtheria	68	11	69	1	+ 10
Chlamydia	69	2	68	1	+ 2
War	70	2	66	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	61	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Guinea-Bissau

Ecuador

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.