ITALY VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	41,320	46	520	+ 40,800
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	39,730	9	16,339	+ 23,392
Tuberculosis	3	39,648	53	336	+ 39,312
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	26,101	36	1,622	+ 24,479
Coronary Heart Disease	5	25,929	1	97,116	- 71,187
Stroke	6	23,706	2	62,633	- 38,927
Birth Trauma	7	22,587	59	140	+ 22,447
Low Birth Weight	8	20,142	51	357	+ 19,785
Malaria	9	19,556	79	0	+ 19,556
Road Traffic Accidents	10	17,700	30	3,221	+ 14,479
Liver Disease	11	11,577	23	5,559	+ 6,018
Congenital Anomalies	12	10,671	37	1,443	+ 9,228
Maternal Conditions	13	9,523	67	6	+ 9,517
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,961	8	19,836	- 10,875
Kidney Disease	15	7,659	11	12,726	- 5,066
Meningitis	16	7,385	60	128	+ 7,257
Other Injuries	17	6,697	12	12,112	- 5,415
Endocrine Disorders	18	6,326	18	8,431	- 2,105
Pertussis	19	6,060	73	1	+ 6,060
Lung Disease	20	5,462	5	32,382	- 26,920
Hypertension	21	5,072	6	29,931	- 24,859
Violence	22	4,941	50	409	+ 4,533
Cervical Cancer	23	4,411	40	1,154	+ 3,257
Asthma	24	4,288	47	494	+ 3,795
Measles	25	4,201	71	1	+ 4,200
Suicide	26	3,831	26	4,042	- 211
Malnutrition	27	3,458	41	775	+ 2,682
Liver Cancer	28	3,323	17	9,620	- 6,298
Breast Cancer	29	2,652	10	13,868	- 11,216
Drownings	30	2,559	52	344	+ 2,215
Syphilis	31	2,429	69	4	+ 2,425
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,204	43	690	+ 1,514
Falls	33	2,032	25	4,222	- 2,190
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,971	3	41,445	- 39,473
Fires	35	1,824	56	271	+ 1,553
Stomach Cancer	36	1,578	14	10,252	- 8,674
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,501	24	5,531	- 4,030
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,417	7	21,254	- 19,837
Epilepsy	39	1,385	39	1,337	+ 49
Tetanus	40	1,380	63	22	+ 1,359
Poisonings	41	1,275	58	154	+ 1,121
Prostate Cancer	42	1,163	20	8,409	- 7,246
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	945	32	2,216	- 1,271
Schistosomiasis	44	869	78	0	+ 869
Lymphomas	45	787	16	9,670	- 8,883
Parkinson's Disease	46	773	19	8,428	- 7,655
Hepatitis B	47	583	54	334	+ 249
Ovary Cancer	48	544	28	3,282	- 2,737
Oesophagus Cancer	49	540	34	2,045	- 1,505
Lung Cancers	50	525	4	34,152	- 33,628
Bladder Cancer	51	495	22	6,711	- 6,216
Skin Cancers	52	494	29	3,239	- 2,745
Skin Disease	53	465	38	1,440	- 975
Pancreas Cancer	54	393	13	12,095	- 11,702
Drug Use	55	385	45	654	- 269
Oral Cancer	56	372	27	3,343	- 2,971
Alcohol	57	352	55	277	+ 75
Encephalitis	58	297	68	5	+ 293
Uterin Cancer	59	236	33	2,198	- 1,962
Appendicitis	60	198	61	49	+ 150
Leukemia	61	178	21	6,728	- 6,551
Ascariasis	62	117	80	0	+ 117
Hepatitis C	63	76	31	2,451	- 2,375
Multiple Sclerosis	64	67	44	677	- 610
Other Neoplasms	65	61	15	9,984	- 9,923
Upper Respiratory	66	61	64	20	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	48	42	701	- 653
Diphtheria	68	36	76	0	+ 36
Chlamydia	69	8	84	0	+ 8
War	70	6	66	6	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	80	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	49	424	- 424
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Guinea-Bissau

Italy

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.