MALAWI VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	14,750	1	12,839	+ 1,912
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,183	2	7,739	+ 6,444
Tuberculosis	3	14,153	11	2,992	+ 11,161
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	9,317	6	5,782	+ 3,536
Coronary Heart Disease	5	9,256	7	4,929	+ 4,327
Stroke	6	8,463	5	5,939	+ 2,524
Birth Trauma	7	8,063	9	3,563	+ 4,500
Low Birth Weight	8	7,190	8	4,339	+ 2,852
Malaria	9	6,981	3	6,308	+ 673
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,318	4	6,221	+ 97
Liver Disease	11	4,133	10	3,259	+ 874
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,809	13	2,509	+ 1,300
Maternal Conditions	13	3,400	15	1,854	+ 1,546
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,199	14	2,267	+ 932
Kidney Disease	15	2,734	19	1,567	+ 1,167
Meningitis	16	2,636	18	1,792	+ 844
Other Injuries	17	2,391	22	1,266	+ 1,125
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,258	42	257	+ 2,002
Pertussis	19	2,163	31	436	+ 1,727
Lung Disease	20	1,950	21	1,340	+ 609
Hypertension	21	1,810	17	1,797	+ 14
Violence	22	1,764	32	406	+ 1,358
Cervical Cancer	23	1,575	12	2,876	- 1,302
Asthma	24	1,531	26	705	+ 826
Measles	25	1,500	67	6	+ 1,494
Suicide	26	1,367	23	1,007	+ 360
Malnutrition	27	1,234	20	1,499	- 265
Liver Cancer	28	1,186	38	317	+ 869
Breast Cancer	29	947	27	600	+ 347
Drownings	30	913	30	458	+ 456
Syphilis	31	867	29	480	+ 387
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	787	39	280	+ 507
Falls	33	725	28	562	+ 164
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	704	25	782	- 79
Fires	35	651	34	380	+ 272
Stomach Cancer	36	563	45	206	+ 358
Inflammatory/Heart	37	536	35	370	+ 165
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	506	44	234	+ 271
Epilepsy	39	495	41	260	+ 235
Tetanus	40	493	47	178	+ 315
Poisonings	41	455	37	325	+ 130
Prostate Cancer	42	415	40	271	+ 144
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	337	49	154	+ 183
Schistosomiasis	44	310	50	143	+ 167
Lymphomas	45	281	24	839	- 557
Parkinson's Disease	46	276	46	200	+ 76
Hepatitis B	47	208	55	88	+ 120
Ovary Cancer	48	194	48	158	+ 37
Oesophagus Cancer	49	193	16	1,842	- 1,649
Lung Cancers	50	187	51	131	+ 57
Bladder Cancer	51	177	33	388	- 211
Skin Cancers	52	176	36	331	- 155
Skin Disease	53	166	53	101	+ 64
Pancreas Cancer	54	140	60	38	+ 102
Drug Use	55	137	59	48	+ 90
Oral Cancer	56	133	43	251	- 118
Alcohol	57	126	52	114	+ 12
Encephalitis	58	106	58	48	+ 58
Uterin Cancer	59	84	62	23	+ 62
Appendicitis	60	71	54	94	- 23
Leukemia	61	63	56	82	- 19
Ascariasis	62	42	69	4	+ 38
Hepatitis C	63	27	64	15	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	64	24	66	9	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	65	22	63	17	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	22	57	60	- 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	17	61	29	- 11
Diphtheria	68	13	72	2	+ 11
Chlamydia	69	3	70	3	+ 0
War	70	2	71	2	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	5	- 5
Dengue	72	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Guinea-Bissau

Malawi

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.