GHANA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	23,443	4	13,565	+ 9,878
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	22,541	1	16,262	+ 6,279
Tuberculosis	3	22,495	6	10,214	+ 12,280
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	14,808	9	6,538	+ 8,270
Coronary Heart Disease	5	14,711	3	14,103	+ 609
Stroke	6	13,450	2	15,163	- 1,713
Birth Trauma	7	12,815	10	6,194	+ 6,621
Low Birth Weight	8	11,428	8	6,662	+ 4,766
Malaria	9	11,095	5	11,162	- 67
Road Traffic Accidents	10	10,042	7	7,808	+ 2,234
Liver Disease	11	6,568	11	6,053	+ 515
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,054	14	3,935	+ 2,119
Maternal Conditions	13	5,403	22	1,991	+ 3,412
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,084	12	5,929	- 845
Kidney Disease	15	4,346	13	4,161	+ 184
Meningitis	16	4,190	16	2,983	+ 1,207
Other Injuries	17	3,800	18	2,433	+ 1,367
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,589	24	1,965	+ 1,624
Pertussis	19	3,438	35	744	+ 2,694
Lung Disease	20	3,099	15	3,120	- 21
Hypertension	21	2,877	19	2,231	+ 647
Violence	22	2,804	27	1,857	+ 946
Cervical Cancer	23	2,503	20	2,161	+ 342
Asthma	24	2,433	23	1,979	+ 454
Measles	25	2,384	60	135	+ 2,248
Suicide	26	2,173	21	1,993	+ 180
Malnutrition	27	1,962	26	1,868	+ 94
Liver Cancer	28	1,885	17	2,851	- 966
Breast Cancer	29	1,505	25	1,937	- 433
Drownings	30	1,452	36	740	+ 711
Syphilis	31	1,378	41	483	+ 896
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,251	48	321	+ 930
Falls	33	1,153	30	1,168	- 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,118	29	1,294	- 176
Fires	35	1,035	37	729	+ 306
Stomach Cancer	36	895	33	870	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	37	852	28	1,615	- 763
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	804	34	803	+ 1
Epilepsy	39	786	47	329	+ 457
Tetanus	40	783	56	220	+ 563
Poisonings	41	723	40	522	+ 202
Prostate Cancer	42	660	31	1,031	- 371
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	536	52	256	+ 280
Schistosomiasis	44	493	51	257	+ 236
Lymphomas	45	447	32	875	- 428
Parkinson's Disease	46	439	43	387	+ 52
Hepatitis B	47	331	62	101	+ 229
Ovary Cancer	48	309	38	698	- 390
Oesophagus Cancer	49	307	49	285	+ 21
Lung Cancers	50	298	55	237	+ 60
Bladder Cancer	51	281	53	245	+ 35
Skin Cancers	52	280	58	214	+ 66
Skin Disease	53	264	50	264	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	54	223	46	334	- 111
Drug Use	55	218	39	630	- 412
Oral Cancer	56	211	42	483	- 272
Alcohol	57	200	54	244	- 44
Encephalitis	58	169	44	357	- 188
Uterin Cancer	59	134	57	219	- 85
Appendicitis	60	113	59	146	- 33
Leukemia	61	101	45	340	- 239
Ascariasis	62	66	68	12	+ 54
Hepatitis C	63	43	65	28	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	64	38	61	113	- 75
Other Neoplasms	65	35	63	48	- 13
Upper Respiratory	66	35	66	16	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	27	67	16	+ 11
Diphtheria	68	21	69	4	+ 17
Chlamydia	69	5	70	3	+ 1
War	70	4	64	29	- 26
Otitis Media	71	1	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Guinea-Bissau

Ghana

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.