GABON VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,664	2	1,128	+ 536
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,600	4	966	+ 634
Tuberculosis	3	1,597	1	1,819	- 222
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	1,051	14	318	+ 733
Coronary Heart Disease	5	1,044	3	1,019	+ 25
Stroke	6	955	5	896	+ 58
Birth Trauma	7	910	13	362	+ 547
Low Birth Weight	8	811	9	494	+ 317
Malaria	9	788	7	540	+ 248
Road Traffic Accidents	10	713	8	518	+ 194
Liver Disease	11	466	10	416	+ 50
Congenital Anomalies	12	430	15	285	+ 144
Maternal Conditions	13	384	21	145	+ 238
Diabetes Mellitus	14	361	6	643	- 282
Kidney Disease	15	308	12	384	- 75
Meningitis	16	297	23	113	+ 184
Other Injuries	17	270	22	140	+ 130
Endocrine Disorders	18	255	25	98	+ 157
Pertussis	19	244	31	81	+ 163
Lung Disease	20	220	16	215	+ 5
Hypertension	21	204	11	412	- 208
Violence	22	199	17	184	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	23	178	26	96	+ 81
Asthma	24	173	28	90	+ 82
Measles	25	169	20	146	+ 23
Suicide	26	154	18	183	- 28
Malnutrition	27	139	33	78	+ 62
Liver Cancer	28	134	35	53	+ 81
Breast Cancer	29	107	27	92	+ 15
Drownings	30	103	38	42	+ 61
Syphilis	31	98	47	33	+ 65
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	89	41	36	+ 52
Falls	33	82	30	84	- 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	79	19	152	- 72
Fires	35	73	39	39	+ 35
Stomach Cancer	36	64	48	32	+ 31
Inflammatory/Heart	37	60	24	101	- 41
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	57	37	43	+ 14
Epilepsy	39	56	40	37	+ 19
Tetanus	40	56	59	8	+ 47
Poisonings	41	51	50	28	+ 23
Prostate Cancer	42	47	32	80	- 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	38	54	20	+ 18
Schistosomiasis	44	35	58	14	+ 21
Lymphomas	45	32	49	32	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	46	31	36	47	- 16
Hepatitis B	47	23	62	7	+ 17
Ovary Cancer	48	22	51	27	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	49	22	44	35	- 13
Lung Cancers	50	21	29	87	- 66
Bladder Cancer	51	20	43	35	- 15
Skin Cancers	52	20	46	34	- 14
Skin Disease	53	19	52	22	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	54	16	53	21	- 5
Drug Use	55	15	45	34	- 18
Oral Cancer	56	15	34	69	- 54
Alcohol	57	14	56	19	- 5
Encephalitis	58	12	60	7	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	59	9	55	19	- 10
Appendicitis	60	8	61	7	+ 1
Leukemia	61	7	57	17	- 10
Ascariasis	62	5	70	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	63	3	68	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	64	3	67	2	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	65	2	64	5	- 3
Upper Respiratory	66	2	66	3	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	2	63	6	- 4
Diphtheria	68	1	69	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	0	71	0	+ 0
War	70	0	65	3	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	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	42	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Guinea-Bissau

Gabon

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.