IRAQ VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	28,523	72	0	+ 28,523
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	27,425	8	5,551	+ 21,874
Tuberculosis	3	27,368	25	821	+ 26,547
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	18,017	18	1,578	+ 16,439
Coronary Heart Disease	5	17,899	1	36,594	- 18,695
Stroke	6	16,364	2	20,793	- 4,428
Birth Trauma	7	15,592	10	4,223	+ 11,369
Low Birth Weight	8	13,904	5	6,573	+ 7,331
Malaria	9	13,499	73	0	+ 13,499
Road Traffic Accidents	10	12,218	3	10,726	+ 1,492
Liver Disease	11	7,991	16	2,127	+ 5,864
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,366	9	4,812	+ 2,554
Maternal Conditions	13	6,574	27	780	+ 5,794
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,186	4	7,395	- 1,209
Kidney Disease	15	5,287	6	6,323	- 1,036
Meningitis	16	5,098	42	372	+ 4,725
Other Injuries	17	4,623	14	2,212	+ 2,411
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,367	37	462	+ 3,904
Pertussis	19	4,183	33	636	+ 3,548
Lung Disease	20	3,771	20	1,329	+ 2,442
Hypertension	21	3,501	12	2,451	+ 1,050
Violence	22	3,411	7	5,658	- 2,247
Cervical Cancer	23	3,045	48	162	+ 2,883
Asthma	24	2,960	23	914	+ 2,047
Measles	25	2,900	55	59	+ 2,841
Suicide	26	2,644	19	1,418	+ 1,227
Malnutrition	27	2,387	53	92	+ 2,295
Liver Cancer	28	2,294	35	555	+ 1,739
Breast Cancer	29	1,831	17	1,783	+ 48
Drownings	30	1,766	32	658	+ 1,108
Syphilis	31	1,677	50	137	+ 1,540
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,521	49	159	+ 1,362
Falls	33	1,403	30	709	+ 694
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,361	13	2,429	- 1,068
Fires	35	1,259	29	742	+ 517
Stomach Cancer	36	1,090	28	771	+ 319
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,036	22	1,190	- 154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	978	24	852	+ 126
Epilepsy	39	956	45	253	+ 704
Tetanus	40	953	51	111	+ 842
Poisonings	41	880	52	95	+ 785
Prostate Cancer	42	803	47	171	+ 632
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	652	44	283	+ 369
Schistosomiasis	44	600	59	37	+ 562
Lymphomas	45	544	26	811	- 268
Parkinson's Disease	46	534	31	658	- 124
Hepatitis B	47	402	56	57	+ 345
Ovary Cancer	48	376	41	376	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	49	373	46	173	+ 200
Lung Cancers	50	362	15	2,162	- 1,800
Bladder Cancer	51	342	34	628	- 286
Skin Cancers	52	341	43	339	+ 2
Skin Disease	53	321	57	49	+ 271
Pancreas Cancer	54	271	36	530	- 259
Drug Use	55	266	38	441	- 175
Oral Cancer	56	257	39	410	- 153
Alcohol	57	243	58	40	+ 203
Encephalitis	58	205	40	378	- 173
Uterin Cancer	59	163	54	61	+ 102
Appendicitis	60	137	64	15	+ 122
Leukemia	61	123	21	1,315	- 1,193
Ascariasis	62	81	67	2	+ 79
Hepatitis C	63	52	68	1	+ 51
Multiple Sclerosis	64	46	60	30	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	65	42	61	26	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	66	42	65	6	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	33	63	21	+ 12
Diphtheria	68	25	66	4	+ 21
Chlamydia	69	5	69	1	+ 5
War	70	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Otitis Media	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	62	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Guinea-Bissau

Iraq

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.