LIBERIA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,685	6	1,919	+ 1,766
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,543	2	2,693	+ 851
Tuberculosis	3	3,536	1	2,766	+ 770
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	2,328	10	1,592	+ 736
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,313	7	1,885	+ 428
Stroke	6	2,114	11	1,578	+ 536
Birth Trauma	7	2,014	9	1,601	+ 413
Low Birth Weight	8	1,796	8	1,652	+ 145
Malaria	9	1,744	4	2,428	- 684
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,579	5	1,920	- 342
Liver Disease	11	1,033	13	858	+ 174
Congenital Anomalies	12	952	14	833	+ 119
Maternal Conditions	13	849	12	870	- 20
Diabetes Mellitus	14	799	15	650	+ 149
Kidney Disease	15	683	16	609	+ 75
Meningitis	16	659	17	552	+ 107
Other Injuries	17	597	22	380	+ 217
Endocrine Disorders	18	564	28	245	+ 319
Pertussis	19	540	32	197	+ 343
Lung Disease	20	487	26	294	+ 194
Hypertension	21	452	23	371	+ 82
Violence	22	441	18	477	- 36
Cervical Cancer	23	393	19	474	- 80
Asthma	24	382	31	200	+ 183
Measles	25	375	3	2,554	- 2,180
Suicide	26	342	30	220	+ 122
Malnutrition	27	308	24	353	- 45
Liver Cancer	28	296	20	439	- 143
Breast Cancer	29	237	27	246	- 9
Drownings	30	228	35	127	+ 101
Syphilis	31	217	21	394	- 178
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	197	36	126	+ 70
Falls	33	181	33	155	+ 26
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	176	29	235	- 59
Fires	35	163	34	153	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	36	141	37	122	+ 19
Inflammatory/Heart	37	134	38	115	+ 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	126	40	90	+ 37
Epilepsy	39	124	42	81	+ 43
Tetanus	40	123	54	31	+ 92
Poisonings	41	114	41	82	+ 32
Prostate Cancer	42	104	25	297	- 194
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	84	49	50	+ 34
Schistosomiasis	44	77	45	51	+ 26
Lymphomas	45	70	39	93	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	46	69	43	72	- 3
Hepatitis B	47	52	52	39	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	48	49	47	50	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	49	48	60	16	+ 33
Lung Cancers	50	47	44	66	- 19
Bladder Cancer	51	44	59	19	+ 25
Skin Cancers	52	44	46	51	- 7
Skin Disease	53	41	51	41	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	54	35	53	38	- 3
Drug Use	55	34	50	42	- 8
Oral Cancer	56	33	48	50	- 17
Alcohol	57	31	57	25	+ 6
Encephalitis	58	27	56	27	- 1
Uterin Cancer	59	21	55	28	- 7
Appendicitis	60	18	61	12	+ 5
Leukemia	61	16	58	23	- 7
Ascariasis	62	10	66	4	+ 7
Hepatitis C	63	7	65	4	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	64	6	63	4	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	65	5	62	6	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	5	67	3	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	4	64	4	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	3	68	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	69	1	+ 0
War	70	1	70	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Guinea-Bissau

Liberia

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.