FINLAND VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,813	59	6	+ 3,808
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,667	21	436	+ 3,230
Tuberculosis	3	3,659	46	32	+ 3,627
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	2,409	52	15	+ 2,394
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,393	2	9,831	- 7,438
Stroke	6	2,188	3	4,115	- 1,927
Birth Trauma	7	2,085	56	8	+ 2,077
Low Birth Weight	8	1,859	48	26	+ 1,833
Malaria	9	1,805	74	0	+ 1,805
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,633	33	215	+ 1,418
Liver Disease	11	1,068	10	1,068	+ 0
Congenital Anomalies	12	985	35	192	+ 793
Maternal Conditions	13	879	64	2	+ 877
Diabetes Mellitus	14	827	22	418	+ 409
Kidney Disease	15	707	26	342	+ 365
Meningitis	16	682	55	9	+ 672
Other Injuries	17	618	20	437	+ 181
Endocrine Disorders	18	584	31	257	+ 327
Pertussis	19	559	69	0	+ 559
Lung Disease	20	504	8	1,289	- 785
Hypertension	21	468	5	2,030	- 1,562
Violence	22	456	43	64	+ 392
Cervical Cancer	23	407	44	62	+ 345
Asthma	24	396	40	85	+ 311
Measles	25	388	72	0	+ 388
Suicide	26	354	15	846	- 493
Malnutrition	27	319	57	7	+ 313
Liver Cancer	28	307	16	545	- 238
Breast Cancer	29	245	12	948	- 703
Drownings	30	236	37	106	+ 130
Syphilis	31	224	67	0	+ 224
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	203	36	151	+ 52
Falls	33	188	7	1,325	- 1,138
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	182	1	11,120	- 10,938
Fires	35	168	45	62	+ 107
Stomach Cancer	36	146	19	447	- 301
Inflammatory/Heart	37	139	17	518	- 379
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	131	6	1,433	- 1,302
Epilepsy	39	128	38	104	+ 24
Tetanus	40	127	70	0	+ 127
Poisonings	41	118	49	25	+ 93
Prostate Cancer	42	107	11	970	- 863
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	87	50	19	+ 68
Schistosomiasis	44	80	77	0	+ 80
Lymphomas	45	73	14	851	- 778
Parkinson's Disease	46	71	13	853	- 782
Hepatitis B	47	54	63	2	+ 52
Ovary Cancer	48	50	25	344	- 294
Oesophagus Cancer	49	50	27	320	- 270
Lung Cancers	50	48	4	2,312	- 2,264
Bladder Cancer	51	46	28	308	- 263
Skin Cancers	52	46	29	297	- 252
Skin Disease	53	43	47	27	+ 16
Pancreas Cancer	54	36	9	1,247	- 1,211
Drug Use	55	36	30	269	- 234
Oral Cancer	56	34	34	207	- 173
Alcohol	57	32	18	464	- 432
Encephalitis	58	27	66	0	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	59	22	32	225	- 203
Appendicitis	60	18	54	10	+ 9
Leukemia	61	16	24	371	- 355
Ascariasis	62	11	81	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	63	7	60	5	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	64	6	42	80	- 74
Other Neoplasms	65	6	23	377	- 371
Upper Respiratory	66	6	62	2	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	4	41	83	- 79
Diphtheria	68	3	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
War	70	1	65	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	11	- 11
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	39	93	- 93
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	58	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Guinea-Bissau

Finland

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.