NIGER VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	17,854	30	1,048	+ 16,806
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,167	1	21,093	- 3,926
Tuberculosis	3	17,132	13	3,703	+ 13,429
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	11,278	3	16,030	- 4,752
Coronary Heart Disease	5	11,204	6	8,229	+ 2,975
Stroke	6	10,243	5	8,717	+ 1,526
Birth Trauma	7	9,760	7	8,030	+ 1,730
Low Birth Weight	8	8,703	4	9,560	- 856
Malaria	9	8,450	2	17,022	- 8,572
Road Traffic Accidents	10	7,648	8	5,946	+ 1,702
Liver Disease	11	5,002	11	4,116	+ 886
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,611	10	4,346	+ 265
Maternal Conditions	13	4,115	14	3,317	+ 798
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,872	17	2,630	+ 1,242
Kidney Disease	15	3,310	16	2,732	+ 577
Meningitis	16	3,191	9	5,237	- 2,046
Other Injuries	17	2,894	12	3,826	- 932
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,733	23	1,806	+ 927
Pertussis	19	2,619	15	2,858	- 239
Lung Disease	20	2,360	20	2,172	+ 188
Hypertension	21	2,191	25	1,356	+ 836
Violence	22	2,135	19	2,244	- 108
Cervical Cancer	23	1,906	38	487	+ 1,419
Asthma	24	1,853	22	1,902	- 49
Measles	25	1,815	18	2,414	- 598
Suicide	26	1,655	27	1,227	+ 428
Malnutrition	27	1,494	21	2,170	- 676
Liver Cancer	28	1,436	35	745	+ 691
Breast Cancer	29	1,146	29	1,075	+ 71
Drownings	30	1,106	24	1,581	- 475
Syphilis	31	1,050	62	110	+ 940
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	952	31	1,044	- 92
Falls	33	878	26	1,297	- 419
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	852	32	858	- 6
Fires	35	788	28	1,120	- 332
Stomach Cancer	36	682	44	300	+ 382
Inflammatory/Heart	37	649	34	769	- 120
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	612	37	522	+ 91
Epilepsy	39	599	36	676	- 78
Tetanus	40	596	42	372	+ 224
Poisonings	41	551	33	771	- 221
Prostate Cancer	42	502	57	128	+ 375
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	408	39	467	- 59
Schistosomiasis	44	375	50	237	+ 138
Lymphomas	45	340	43	350	- 10
Parkinson's Disease	46	334	47	275	+ 59
Hepatitis B	47	252	46	279	- 27
Ovary Cancer	48	235	40	425	- 190
Oesophagus Cancer	49	234	55	132	+ 102
Lung Cancers	50	227	67	42	+ 185
Bladder Cancer	51	214	53	161	+ 53
Skin Cancers	52	213	45	287	- 74
Skin Disease	53	201	52	213	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	54	170	54	138	+ 32
Drug Use	55	166	58	126	+ 40
Oral Cancer	56	161	49	242	- 81
Alcohol	57	152	60	120	+ 32
Encephalitis	58	129	61	112	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	59	102	64	86	+ 16
Appendicitis	60	86	56	128	- 42
Leukemia	61	77	48	258	- 181
Ascariasis	62	51	59	125	- 74
Hepatitis C	63	33	66	46	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	64	29	69	22	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	65	27	68	24	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	27	63	94	- 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	21	70	18	+ 3
Diphtheria	68	16	65	60	- 45
Chlamydia	69	3	71	3	+ 1
War	70	3	41	409	- 407
Otitis Media	71	0	72	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	51	237	- 237
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.