EL SALVADOR VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,493	9	842	+ 3,651
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,320	4	2,418	+ 1,902
Tuberculosis	3	4,311	46	60	+ 4,251
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	2,838	27	199	+ 2,639
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,819	1	5,814	- 2,994
Stroke	6	2,578	5	1,595	+ 982
Birth Trauma	7	2,456	37	121	+ 2,335
Low Birth Weight	8	2,190	19	317	+ 1,873
Malaria	9	2,126	80	0	+ 2,126
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,924	8	1,347	+ 577
Liver Disease	11	1,259	10	797	+ 462
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,160	14	449	+ 711
Maternal Conditions	13	1,035	53	26	+ 1,009
Diabetes Mellitus	14	974	7	1,385	- 411
Kidney Disease	15	833	3	4,726	- 3,893
Meningitis	16	803	51	36	+ 767
Other Injuries	17	728	38	95	+ 633
Endocrine Disorders	18	688	25	223	+ 465
Pertussis	19	659	52	32	+ 627
Lung Disease	20	594	6	1,493	- 899
Hypertension	21	551	31	146	+ 405
Violence	22	537	2	5,485	- 4,948
Cervical Cancer	23	480	13	451	+ 28
Asthma	24	466	35	122	+ 344
Measles	25	457	76	0	+ 457
Suicide	26	417	15	391	+ 26
Malnutrition	27	376	26	214	+ 162
Liver Cancer	28	361	16	355	+ 6
Breast Cancer	29	288	22	291	- 3
Drownings	30	278	33	137	+ 142
Syphilis	31	264	58	14	+ 250
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	240	30	157	+ 83
Falls	33	221	24	243	- 22
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	214	18	320	- 106
Fires	35	198	54	21	+ 177
Stomach Cancer	36	172	11	702	- 530
Inflammatory/Heart	37	163	42	78	+ 86
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	154	20	315	- 161
Epilepsy	39	151	48	50	+ 100
Tetanus	40	150	60	11	+ 139
Poisonings	41	139	57	15	+ 124
Prostate Cancer	42	126	17	328	- 202
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	103	65	6	+ 97
Schistosomiasis	44	94	82	0	+ 94
Lymphomas	45	86	28	186	- 101
Parkinson's Disease	46	84	44	70	+ 14
Hepatitis B	47	63	66	5	+ 59
Ovary Cancer	48	59	40	93	- 34
Oesophagus Cancer	49	59	41	80	- 22
Lung Cancers	50	57	23	290	- 233
Bladder Cancer	51	54	49	42	+ 12
Skin Cancers	52	54	47	60	- 6
Skin Disease	53	51	36	121	- 70
Pancreas Cancer	54	43	29	161	- 118
Drug Use	55	42	43	74	- 32
Oral Cancer	56	40	39	94	- 53
Alcohol	57	38	12	648	- 610
Encephalitis	58	32	63	7	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	59	26	50	39	- 14
Appendicitis	60	22	56	18	+ 4
Leukemia	61	19	21	312	- 292
Ascariasis	62	13	72	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	63	8	75	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	64	7	64	7	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	65	7	32	145	- 138
Upper Respiratory	66	7	62	9	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	5	59	14	- 9
Diphtheria	68	4	74	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	1	79	0	+ 1
War	70	1	70	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	61	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	55	18	- 18
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	69	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	45	64	- 64
Oral conditions	82	0	68	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	67	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	34	131	- 131
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Guinea-Bissau

El Salvador

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.