NEW ZEALAND VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,498	57	10	+ 3,488
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,363	7	920	+ 2,443
Tuberculosis	3	3,357	52	17	+ 3,339
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	2,210	37	81	+ 2,129
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,195	1	5,095	- 2,900
Stroke	6	2,007	3	2,378	- 371
Birth Trauma	7	1,912	54	15	+ 1,898
Low Birth Weight	8	1,705	38	78	+ 1,627
Malaria	9	1,656	78	0	+ 1,656
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,498	16	458	+ 1,040
Liver Disease	11	980	32	158	+ 822
Congenital Anomalies	12	903	30	176	+ 728
Maternal Conditions	13	806	63	5	+ 801
Diabetes Mellitus	14	759	8	769	- 10
Kidney Disease	15	648	17	432	+ 216
Meningitis	16	625	59	9	+ 616
Other Injuries	17	567	28	218	+ 349
Endocrine Disorders	18	536	21	325	+ 211
Pertussis	19	513	65	1	+ 512
Lung Disease	20	462	5	1,815	- 1,352
Hypertension	21	429	20	327	+ 103
Violence	22	418	42	57	+ 361
Cervical Cancer	23	373	41	61	+ 313
Asthma	24	363	36	91	+ 272
Measles	25	356	82	0	+ 356
Suicide	26	324	15	528	- 204
Malnutrition	27	293	55	14	+ 279
Liver Cancer	28	281	24	288	- 7
Breast Cancer	29	225	10	737	- 512
Drownings	30	217	44	54	+ 162
Syphilis	31	206	70	0	+ 205
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	187	39	70	+ 116
Falls	33	172	11	627	- 455
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	167	2	3,032	- 2,865
Fires	35	154	53	17	+ 138
Stomach Cancer	36	134	22	323	- 189
Inflammatory/Heart	37	127	23	313	- 186
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	120	6	1,495	- 1,375
Epilepsy	39	117	43	55	+ 62
Tetanus	40	117	69	0	+ 116
Poisonings	41	108	58	9	+ 99
Prostate Cancer	42	98	9	739	- 640
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	80	35	113	- 33
Schistosomiasis	44	74	77	0	+ 74
Lymphomas	45	67	13	608	- 541
Parkinson's Disease	46	65	19	353	- 288
Hepatitis B	47	49	56	14	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	48	46	29	207	- 161
Oesophagus Cancer	49	46	25	279	- 233
Lung Cancers	50	44	4	1,873	- 1,829
Bladder Cancer	51	42	26	267	- 225
Skin Cancers	52	42	12	612	- 570
Skin Disease	53	39	34	118	- 79
Pancreas Cancer	54	33	14	543	- 510
Drug Use	55	33	40	69	- 37
Oral Cancer	56	31	31	164	- 132
Alcohol	57	30	45	51	- 22
Encephalitis	58	25	66	1	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	59	20	33	145	- 125
Appendicitis	60	17	62	6	+ 11
Leukemia	61	15	18	391	- 376
Ascariasis	62	10	76	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	63	6	48	30	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	64	6	47	43	- 38
Other Neoplasms	65	5	27	245	- 240
Upper Respiratory	66	5	64	4	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	4	46	47	- 43
Diphtheria	68	3	83	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	1	71	0	+ 1
War	70	1	68	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	49	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	50	22	- 22
Oral conditions	82	0	61	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	17	- 17
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Guinea-Bissau

New Zealand

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.