IRAN VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	59,905	28	2,521	+ 57,385
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	57,601	8	11,243	+ 46,357
Tuberculosis	3	57,481	41	882	+ 56,599
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	37,841	33	1,836	+ 36,005
Coronary Heart Disease	5	37,592	1	93,308	- 55,716
Stroke	6	34,369	2	36,730	- 2,361
Birth Trauma	7	32,747	25	2,735	+ 30,012
Low Birth Weight	8	29,202	13	4,861	+ 24,342
Malaria	9	28,352	77	0	+ 28,352
Road Traffic Accidents	10	25,661	3	17,803	+ 7,858
Liver Disease	11	16,784	12	6,637	+ 10,147
Congenital Anomalies	12	15,470	14	4,844	+ 10,627
Maternal Conditions	13	13,807	52	285	+ 13,522
Diabetes Mellitus	14	12,992	5	13,910	- 918
Kidney Disease	15	11,104	6	11,810	- 706
Meningitis	16	10,707	46	642	+ 10,065
Other Injuries	17	9,709	17	4,048	+ 5,661
Endocrine Disorders	18	9,171	32	2,092	+ 7,079
Pertussis	19	8,786	60	75	+ 8,711
Lung Disease	20	7,919	7	11,409	- 3,489
Hypertension	21	7,353	4	16,415	- 9,062
Violence	22	7,164	27	2,535	+ 4,629
Cervical Cancer	23	6,395	48	501	+ 5,894
Asthma	24	6,217	22	3,360	+ 2,857
Measles	25	6,091	68	2	+ 6,088
Suicide	26	5,554	16	4,334	+ 1,220
Malnutrition	27	5,013	56	157	+ 4,856
Liver Cancer	28	4,817	20	3,714	+ 1,103
Breast Cancer	29	3,845	19	3,736	+ 109
Drownings	30	3,709	40	930	+ 2,779
Syphilis	31	3,522	61	52	+ 3,470
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	3,196	37	1,246	+ 1,949
Falls	33	2,946	24	2,821	+ 125
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	2,858	9	11,046	- 8,189
Fires	35	2,645	34	1,823	+ 822
Stomach Cancer	36	2,288	10	9,822	- 7,534
Inflammatory/Heart	37	2,176	35	1,611	+ 565
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	2,054	15	4,575	- 2,521
Epilepsy	39	2,008	44	719	+ 1,290
Tetanus	40	2,001	62	37	+ 1,964
Poisonings	41	1,848	43	816	+ 1,032
Prostate Cancer	42	1,686	21	3,583	- 1,897
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,370	38	996	+ 374
Schistosomiasis	44	1,259	66	3	+ 1,257
Lymphomas	45	1,142	23	2,882	- 1,740
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,121	26	2,545	- 1,424
Hepatitis B	47	845	49	425	+ 420
Ovary Cancer	48	789	39	937	- 148
Oesophagus Cancer	49	784	30	2,371	- 1,587
Lung Cancers	50	761	11	6,784	- 6,023
Bladder Cancer	51	717	36	1,410	- 692
Skin Cancers	52	716	47	518	+ 197
Skin Disease	53	674	55	237	+ 436
Pancreas Cancer	54	570	29	2,418	- 1,849
Drug Use	55	558	31	2,242	- 1,685
Oral Cancer	56	539	45	655	- 115
Alcohol	57	510	53	253	+ 257
Encephalitis	58	431	54	246	+ 185
Uterin Cancer	59	342	51	355	- 13
Appendicitis	60	288	57	155	+ 133
Leukemia	61	258	18	3,966	- 3,709
Ascariasis	62	170	67	3	+ 167
Hepatitis C	63	110	69	1	+ 109
Multiple Sclerosis	64	97	50	405	- 309
Other Neoplasms	65	89	58	112	- 22
Upper Respiratory	66	89	63	16	+ 73
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	70	59	80	- 10
Diphtheria	68	53	70	1	+ 52
Chlamydia	69	12	65	4	+ 8
War	70	9	42	848	- 839
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	64	8	- 8
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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Guinea-Bissau

Iran

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.