PERU VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	22,095	31	849	+ 21,247
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,245	1	15,326	+ 5,919
Tuberculosis	3	21,201	17	2,377	+ 18,824
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	13,957	27	1,108	+ 12,849
Coronary Heart Disease	5	13,865	2	13,769	+ 96
Stroke	6	12,677	3	7,722	+ 4,955
Birth Trauma	7	12,078	37	537	+ 11,541
Low Birth Weight	8	10,771	24	1,475	+ 9,296
Malaria	9	10,457	61	35	+ 10,422
Road Traffic Accidents	10	9,465	9	4,414	+ 5,050
Liver Disease	11	6,191	5	6,375	- 185
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,706	19	1,997	+ 3,709
Maternal Conditions	13	5,093	43	345	+ 4,748
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,792	8	4,437	+ 355
Kidney Disease	15	4,096	4	7,234	- 3,138
Meningitis	16	3,949	56	118	+ 3,831
Other Injuries	17	3,581	13	2,876	+ 705
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,383	40	474	+ 2,908
Pertussis	19	3,241	48	260	+ 2,980
Lung Disease	20	2,921	15	2,519	+ 402
Hypertension	21	2,712	28	1,061	+ 1,651
Violence	22	2,642	12	3,013	- 370
Cervical Cancer	23	2,359	21	1,924	+ 435
Asthma	24	2,293	50	208	+ 2,085
Measles	25	2,247	73	0	+ 2,247
Suicide	26	2,048	30	903	+ 1,146
Malnutrition	27	1,849	29	1,006	+ 843
Liver Cancer	28	1,777	16	2,476	- 699
Breast Cancer	29	1,418	20	1,969	- 551
Drownings	30	1,368	36	584	+ 784
Syphilis	31	1,299	52	182	+ 1,117
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,179	35	609	+ 570
Falls	33	1,087	25	1,285	- 198
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,054	6	5,811	- 4,757
Fires	35	976	49	239	+ 737
Stomach Cancer	36	844	7	5,072	- 4,228
Inflammatory/Heart	37	803	39	494	+ 309
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	758	14	2,642	- 1,884
Epilepsy	39	741	47	262	+ 479
Tetanus	40	738	60	48	+ 690
Poisonings	41	682	55	126	+ 556
Prostate Cancer	42	622	11	3,167	- 2,546
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	505	51	198	+ 307
Schistosomiasis	44	465	77	0	+ 465
Lymphomas	45	421	18	2,254	- 1,833
Parkinson's Disease	46	413	26	1,270	- 856
Hepatitis B	47	312	64	10	+ 302
Ovary Cancer	48	291	33	713	- 422
Oesophagus Cancer	49	289	42	394	- 105
Lung Cancers	50	281	10	3,169	- 2,888
Bladder Cancer	51	265	41	463	- 198
Skin Cancers	52	264	32	786	- 522
Skin Disease	53	248	54	156	+ 92
Pancreas Cancer	54	210	23	1,607	- 1,397
Drug Use	55	206	34	635	- 430
Oral Cancer	56	199	38	519	- 320
Alcohol	57	188	44	321	- 133
Encephalitis	58	159	46	281	- 121
Uterin Cancer	59	126	45	304	- 178
Appendicitis	60	106	53	170	- 64
Leukemia	61	95	22	1,850	- 1,755
Ascariasis	62	63	69	2	+ 61
Hepatitis C	63	40	65	4	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	64	36	62	35	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	65	33	58	54	- 21
Upper Respiratory	66	33	63	11	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	26	57	107	- 82
Diphtheria	68	19	70	1	+ 18
Chlamydia	69	4	68	3	+ 1
War	70	3	67	3	- 0
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	66	4	- 3
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Guinea-Bissau

Peru

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.