MALAYSIA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	23,427	13	2,679	+ 20,748
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	22,525	2	23,477	- 952
Tuberculosis	3	22,479	26	1,227	+ 21,252
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	14,798	20	1,773	+ 13,025
Coronary Heart Disease	5	14,701	1	36,729	- 22,028
Stroke	6	13,440	3	21,592	- 8,152
Birth Trauma	7	12,806	42	359	+ 12,448
Low Birth Weight	8	11,420	29	1,020	+ 10,400
Malaria	9	11,088	76	0	+ 11,088
Road Traffic Accidents	10	10,035	4	7,181	+ 2,853
Liver Disease	11	6,564	7	5,125	+ 1,438
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,050	24	1,403	+ 4,647
Maternal Conditions	13	5,399	56	167	+ 5,233
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,081	9	4,107	+ 974
Kidney Disease	15	4,343	6	6,629	- 2,287
Meningitis	16	4,187	46	301	+ 3,886
Other Injuries	17	3,797	14	2,222	+ 1,575
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,586	37	809	+ 2,777
Pertussis	19	3,436	57	80	+ 3,356
Lung Disease	20	3,097	5	6,633	- 3,536
Hypertension	21	2,875	38	649	+ 2,226
Violence	22	2,802	34	869	+ 1,933
Cervical Cancer	23	2,501	31	1,010	+ 1,490
Asthma	24	2,431	30	1,013	+ 1,418
Measles	25	2,382	70	0	+ 2,382
Suicide	26	2,172	19	1,823	+ 349
Malnutrition	27	1,960	49	249	+ 1,711
Liver Cancer	28	1,884	16	1,984	- 100
Breast Cancer	29	1,504	12	3,071	- 1,568
Drownings	30	1,451	36	820	+ 631
Syphilis	31	1,377	62	19	+ 1,358
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,250	22	1,424	- 175
Falls	33	1,152	18	1,855	- 703
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,118	10	3,996	- 2,879
Fires	35	1,034	44	336	+ 698
Stomach Cancer	36	895	21	1,441	- 547
Inflammatory/Heart	37	851	27	1,214	- 363
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	803	11	3,832	- 3,029
Epilepsy	39	785	52	226	+ 560
Tetanus	40	782	61	21	+ 761
Poisonings	41	723	53	211	+ 512
Prostate Cancer	42	659	33	903	- 244
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	536	51	246	+ 290
Schistosomiasis	44	493	75	0	+ 493
Lymphomas	45	446	25	1,321	- 875
Parkinson's Disease	46	438	28	1,106	- 668
Hepatitis B	47	330	54	206	+ 125
Ovary Cancer	48	309	35	827	- 519
Oesophagus Cancer	49	306	41	435	- 128
Lung Cancers	50	298	8	4,319	- 4,021
Bladder Cancer	51	281	39	467	- 187
Skin Cancers	52	280	50	247	+ 33
Skin Disease	53	263	15	2,066	- 1,802
Pancreas Cancer	54	223	32	994	- 771
Drug Use	55	218	45	322	- 104
Oral Cancer	56	211	17	1,865	- 1,654
Alcohol	57	199	55	181	+ 19
Encephalitis	58	169	40	452	- 284
Uterin Cancer	59	134	43	352	- 218
Appendicitis	60	112	58	71	+ 41
Leukemia	61	101	23	1,412	- 1,311
Ascariasis	62	66	67	2	+ 64
Hepatitis C	63	43	64	6	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	64	38	59	30	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	65	35	48	265	- 230
Upper Respiratory	66	35	65	5	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	27	60	27	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	21	69	0	+ 20
Chlamydia	69	5	68	2	+ 3
War	70	4	63	11	- 7
Otitis Media	71	1	66	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Guinea-Bissau

Malaysia

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.