ERITREA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,300	25	308	+ 3,992
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,134	1	3,277	+ 858
Tuberculosis	3	4,126	14	543	+ 3,582
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	2,716	3	2,292	+ 424
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,698	4	2,154	+ 544
Stroke	6	2,467	2	2,564	- 97
Birth Trauma	7	2,350	11	616	+ 1,734
Low Birth Weight	8	2,096	16	531	+ 1,565
Malaria	9	2,035	17	437	+ 1,598
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,842	5	1,326	+ 516
Liver Disease	11	1,205	6	1,215	- 10
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,110	18	432	+ 678
Maternal Conditions	13	991	13	544	+ 447
Diabetes Mellitus	14	932	7	944	- 12
Kidney Disease	15	797	12	578	+ 219
Meningitis	16	768	19	404	+ 364
Other Injuries	17	697	15	540	+ 157
Endocrine Disorders	18	658	43	71	+ 587
Pertussis	19	631	36	90	+ 541
Lung Disease	20	568	9	662	- 93
Hypertension	21	528	8	926	- 398
Violence	22	514	20	384	+ 130
Cervical Cancer	23	459	30	132	+ 327
Asthma	24	446	22	326	+ 120
Measles	25	437	63	13	+ 425
Suicide	26	399	21	382	+ 17
Malnutrition	27	360	10	660	- 300
Liver Cancer	28	346	45	69	+ 277
Breast Cancer	29	276	23	311	- 35
Drownings	30	266	33	118	+ 149
Syphilis	31	253	54	35	+ 218
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	229	27	147	+ 82
Falls	33	211	26	168	+ 43
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	205	24	310	- 105
Fires	35	190	31	132	+ 58
Stomach Cancer	36	164	48	48	+ 116
Inflammatory/Heart	37	156	32	123	+ 33
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	147	35	113	+ 34
Epilepsy	39	144	38	81	+ 63
Tetanus	40	144	52	37	+ 106
Poisonings	41	133	34	114	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	42	121	47	54	+ 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	98	41	77	+ 22
Schistosomiasis	44	90	42	73	+ 18
Lymphomas	45	82	28	147	- 65
Parkinson's Disease	46	80	37	85	- 4
Hepatitis B	47	61	57	28	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	48	57	40	79	- 23
Oesophagus Cancer	49	56	39	81	- 25
Lung Cancers	50	55	46	62	- 7
Bladder Cancer	51	51	51	42	+ 10
Skin Cancers	52	51	56	30	+ 22
Skin Disease	53	48	50	45	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	54	41	58	20	+ 21
Drug Use	55	40	53	36	+ 4
Oral Cancer	56	39	44	71	- 32
Alcohol	57	37	49	45	- 9
Encephalitis	58	31	62	16	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	59	25	61	18	+ 7
Appendicitis	60	21	55	31	- 11
Leukemia	61	18	29	144	- 126
Ascariasis	62	12	68	2	+ 10
Hepatitis C	63	8	65	6	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	7	67	4	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	65	6	66	6	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	6	60	18	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	5	64	12	- 7
Diphtheria	68	4	72	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	1	70	1	- 0
War	70	1	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	19	- 19
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Guinea-Bissau

Eritrea

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.