KENYA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	39,477	2	20,885	+ 18,592
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	37,958	1	22,571	+ 15,387
Tuberculosis	3	37,880	3	19,655	+ 18,224
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	24,937	5	15,420	+ 9,517
Coronary Heart Disease	5	24,773	9	11,972	+ 12,800
Stroke	6	22,649	4	15,895	+ 6,754
Birth Trauma	7	21,580	10	9,957	+ 11,623
Low Birth Weight	8	19,244	11	9,562	+ 9,682
Malaria	9	18,684	8	12,652	+ 6,032
Road Traffic Accidents	10	16,910	6	14,883	+ 2,027
Liver Disease	11	11,061	7	13,405	- 2,344
Congenital Anomalies	12	10,195	12	6,115	+ 4,079
Maternal Conditions	13	9,099	13	5,651	+ 3,447
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,561	14	5,651	+ 2,910
Kidney Disease	15	7,318	16	4,464	+ 2,854
Meningitis	16	7,056	15	5,364	+ 1,692
Other Injuries	17	6,398	19	4,336	+ 2,063
Endocrine Disorders	18	6,044	44	831	+ 5,213
Pertussis	19	5,790	42	1,014	+ 4,776
Lung Disease	20	5,219	20	4,280	+ 939
Hypertension	21	4,846	17	4,418	+ 428
Violence	22	4,721	24	2,942	+ 1,779
Cervical Cancer	23	4,214	22	3,389	+ 825
Asthma	24	4,097	26	2,300	+ 1,797
Measles	25	4,014	63	103	+ 3,911
Suicide	26	3,660	23	3,214	+ 446
Malnutrition	27	3,304	21	4,212	- 909
Liver Cancer	28	3,174	34	1,351	+ 1,824
Breast Cancer	29	2,534	25	2,658	- 124
Drownings	30	2,444	39	1,200	+ 1,244
Syphilis	31	2,321	52	449	+ 1,872
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,106	41	1,089	+ 1,017
Falls	33	1,941	33	1,465	+ 476
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,883	31	1,827	+ 56
Fires	35	1,743	36	1,316	+ 426
Stomach Cancer	36	1,508	28	2,010	- 502
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,434	40	1,121	+ 313
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,354	32	1,477	- 123
Epilepsy	39	1,324	43	832	+ 491
Tetanus	40	1,319	27	2,129	- 810
Poisonings	41	1,218	38	1,269	- 51
Prostate Cancer	42	1,111	37	1,292	- 181
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	903	53	408	+ 495
Schistosomiasis	44	830	54	370	+ 460
Lymphomas	45	752	29	1,931	- 1,179
Parkinson's Disease	46	739	50	470	+ 269
Hepatitis B	47	557	49	522	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	48	520	45	795	- 275
Oesophagus Cancer	49	516	18	4,373	- 3,856
Lung Cancers	50	501	47	669	- 167
Bladder Cancer	51	473	57	318	+ 155
Skin Cancers	52	472	48	638	- 167
Skin Disease	53	444	51	455	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	54	375	46	716	- 341
Drug Use	55	368	62	113	+ 254
Oral Cancer	56	355	30	1,842	- 1,487
Alcohol	57	336	55	355	- 19
Encephalitis	58	284	60	189	+ 95
Uterin Cancer	59	225	56	323	- 97
Appendicitis	60	190	58	240	- 51
Leukemia	61	170	35	1,327	- 1,158
Ascariasis	62	112	71	9	+ 103
Hepatitis C	63	72	61	152	- 80
Multiple Sclerosis	64	64	68	39	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	65	59	67	60	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	59	64	95	- 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	46	66	84	- 38
Diphtheria	68	35	69	13	+ 22
Chlamydia	69	8	70	10	- 3
War	70	6	65	89	- 83
Otitis Media	71	1	72	7	- 6
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	194	- 194
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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

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.