NEPAL VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,094	34	737	+ 20,357
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,282	6	6,237	+ 14,045
Tuberculosis	3	20,240	3	16,535	+ 3,705
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	13,324	7	6,071	+ 7,254
Coronary Heart Disease	5	13,237	2	19,677	- 6,440
Stroke	6	12,102	4	12,909	- 807
Birth Trauma	7	11,531	15	2,676	+ 8,855
Low Birth Weight	8	10,283	11	3,822	+ 6,460
Malaria	9	9,983	72	0	+ 9,983
Road Traffic Accidents	10	9,036	9	4,654	+ 4,381
Liver Disease	11	5,910	5	6,383	- 473
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,447	21	1,949	+ 3,499
Maternal Conditions	13	4,862	28	977	+ 3,885
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,575	14	2,929	+ 1,645
Kidney Disease	15	3,910	10	4,284	- 374
Meningitis	16	3,770	43	377	+ 3,393
Other Injuries	17	3,419	22	1,655	+ 1,764
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,229	45	257	+ 2,972
Pertussis	19	3,094	40	453	+ 2,641
Lung Disease	20	2,789	1	27,027	- 24,238
Hypertension	21	2,589	18	2,092	+ 497
Violence	22	2,523	35	704	+ 1,819
Cervical Cancer	23	2,252	20	1,969	+ 282
Asthma	24	2,189	8	5,930	- 3,741
Measles	25	2,145	59	60	+ 2,085
Suicide	26	1,956	16	2,571	- 616
Malnutrition	27	1,765	31	845	+ 920
Liver Cancer	28	1,696	46	256	+ 1,440
Breast Cancer	29	1,354	27	1,038	+ 316
Drownings	30	1,306	23	1,505	- 199
Syphilis	31	1,240	54	134	+ 1,106
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,125	49	191	+ 934
Falls	33	1,037	13	3,321	- 2,284
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,006	19	2,022	- 1,016
Fires	35	931	50	184	+ 748
Stomach Cancer	36	806	25	1,379	- 574
Inflammatory/Heart	37	766	48	217	+ 549
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	723	26	1,167	- 444
Epilepsy	39	707	30	874	- 167
Tetanus	40	705	53	134	+ 570
Poisonings	41	651	39	474	+ 177
Prostate Cancer	42	594	58	85	+ 508
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	482	17	2,320	- 1,838
Schistosomiasis	44	443	73	0	+ 443
Lymphomas	45	402	32	768	- 366
Parkinson's Disease	46	395	33	760	- 365
Hepatitis B	47	297	56	117	+ 181
Ovary Cancer	48	278	37	585	- 307
Oesophagus Cancer	49	276	38	491	- 215
Lung Cancers	50	268	12	3,586	- 3,318
Bladder Cancer	51	253	44	325	- 72
Skin Cancers	52	252	42	400	- 148
Skin Disease	53	237	67	17	+ 220
Pancreas Cancer	54	201	41	445	- 245
Drug Use	55	196	57	93	+ 103
Oral Cancer	56	190	24	1,389	- 1,199
Alcohol	57	180	52	168	+ 12
Encephalitis	58	152	29	882	- 730
Uterin Cancer	59	120	60	56	+ 64
Appendicitis	60	101	47	220	- 119
Leukemia	61	91	36	668	- 577
Ascariasis	62	60	69	4	+ 56
Hepatitis C	63	39	64	29	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	64	34	63	38	- 4
Other Neoplasms	65	31	61	50	- 18
Upper Respiratory	66	31	66	24	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	25	51	173	- 148
Diphtheria	68	19	71	1	+ 17
Chlamydia	69	4	68	5	- 1
War	70	3	65	24	- 21
Otitis Media	71	0	70	4	- 3
Dengue	72	0	55	120	- 120
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	62	39	- 39
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.