JAPAN VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	83,502	63	48	+ 83,454
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	80,289	3	107,899	- 27,609
Tuberculosis	3	80,123	34	3,459	+ 76,664
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	52,746	37	2,731	+ 50,015
Coronary Heart Disease	5	52,399	1	163,905	- 111,506
Stroke	6	47,907	2	121,823	- 73,916
Birth Trauma	7	45,646	61	104	+ 45,541
Low Birth Weight	8	40,705	55	202	+ 40,503
Malaria	9	39,520	79	0	+ 39,520
Road Traffic Accidents	10	35,768	31	4,566	+ 31,203
Liver Disease	11	23,396	17	14,195	+ 9,200
Congenital Anomalies	12	21,564	40	2,473	+ 19,091
Maternal Conditions	13	19,246	64	39	+ 19,207
Diabetes Mellitus	14	18,109	29	5,433	+ 12,676
Kidney Disease	15	15,478	9	44,779	- 29,301
Meningitis	16	14,924	52	308	+ 14,616
Other Injuries	17	13,534	12	22,068	- 8,534
Endocrine Disorders	18	12,784	21	11,486	+ 1,297
Pertussis	19	12,247	71	1	+ 12,246
Lung Disease	20	11,039	5	78,169	- 67,131
Hypertension	21	10,249	28	6,673	+ 3,576
Violence	22	9,986	53	266	+ 9,720
Cervical Cancer	23	8,914	32	3,799	+ 5,115
Asthma	24	8,666	42	1,922	+ 6,744
Measles	25	8,490	75	0	+ 8,490
Suicide	26	7,741	13	19,466	- 11,725
Malnutrition	27	6,988	43	1,910	+ 5,078
Liver Cancer	28	6,714	11	29,384	- 22,670
Breast Cancer	29	5,360	15	15,805	- 10,445
Drownings	30	5,171	25	8,409	- 3,238
Syphilis	31	4,910	65	16	+ 4,894
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	4,454	35	2,922	+ 1,533
Falls	33	4,107	23	9,736	- 5,629
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	3,983	7	56,937	- 52,954
Fires	35	3,687	48	1,007	+ 2,680
Stomach Cancer	36	3,190	8	50,433	- 47,243
Inflammatory/Heart	37	3,033	27	8,232	- 5,199
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	2,864	6	57,340	- 54,477
Epilepsy	39	2,800	45	1,558	+ 1,241
Tetanus	40	2,789	67	9	+ 2,780
Poisonings	41	2,576	54	255	+ 2,321
Prostate Cancer	42	2,350	19	13,515	- 11,166
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,910	39	2,555	- 645
Schistosomiasis	44	1,755	72	0	+ 1,755
Lymphomas	45	1,591	14	19,273	- 17,682
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,562	18	14,007	- 12,445
Hepatitis B	47	1,178	46	1,423	- 245
Ovary Cancer	48	1,100	30	5,061	- 3,961
Oesophagus Cancer	49	1,092	20	12,316	- 11,224
Lung Cancers	50	1,061	4	79,688	- 78,628
Bladder Cancer	51	1,000	22	9,936	- 8,936
Skin Cancers	52	998	44	1,843	- 845
Skin Disease	53	939	36	2,806	- 1,867
Pancreas Cancer	54	794	10	37,027	- 36,233
Drug Use	55	777	50	732	+ 45
Oral Cancer	56	752	26	8,333	- 7,581
Alcohol	57	711	51	576	+ 135
Encephalitis	58	601	69	5	+ 596
Uterin Cancer	59	477	33	3,461	- 2,984
Appendicitis	60	401	58	126	+ 275
Leukemia	61	359	24	9,607	- 9,248
Ascariasis	62	236	82	0	+ 236
Hepatitis C	63	153	41	2,220	- 2,067
Multiple Sclerosis	64	135	59	108	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	65	124	16	15,120	- 14,995
Upper Respiratory	66	124	57	159	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	98	38	2,618	- 2,520
Diphtheria	68	73	74	0	+ 73
Chlamydia	69	16	80	0	+ 16
War	70	13	66	15	- 2
Otitis Media	71	2	68	8	- 6
Dengue	72	1	83	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	70	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	875	- 875
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Guinea-Bissau

Japan

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.