POLAND VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	26,261	54	115	+ 26,146
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	25,250	4	19,998	+ 5,252
Tuberculosis	3	25,198	41	597	+ 24,602
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	16,588	37	839	+ 15,749
Coronary Heart Disease	5	16,479	1	117,700	- 101,220
Stroke	6	15,066	2	32,693	- 17,627
Birth Trauma	7	14,355	57	52	+ 14,304
Low Birth Weight	8	12,801	42	579	+ 12,223
Malaria	9	12,429	78	0	+ 12,429
Road Traffic Accidents	10	11,249	22	3,555	+ 7,694
Liver Disease	11	7,358	10	7,912	- 554
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,782	36	916	+ 5,865
Maternal Conditions	13	6,053	63	10	+ 6,043
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,695	8	8,947	- 3,252
Kidney Disease	15	4,868	20	4,065	+ 803
Meningitis	16	4,693	53	171	+ 4,523
Other Injuries	17	4,256	28	2,527	+ 1,730
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,020	38	831	+ 3,189
Pertussis	19	3,852	71	0	+ 3,851
Lung Disease	20	3,472	6	13,677	- 10,205
Hypertension	21	3,223	15	4,937	- 1,713
Violence	22	3,141	49	294	+ 2,847
Cervical Cancer	23	2,803	32	1,907	+ 897
Asthma	24	2,726	43	540	+ 2,185
Measles	25	2,670	72	0	+ 2,670
Suicide	26	2,435	18	4,282	- 1,847
Malnutrition	27	2,198	50	291	+ 1,907
Liver Cancer	28	2,112	29	2,290	- 178
Breast Cancer	29	1,686	9	7,967	- 6,281
Drownings	30	1,626	39	636	+ 990
Syphilis	31	1,544	69	0	+ 1,544
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,401	26	3,091	- 1,690
Falls	33	1,291	16	4,712	- 3,420
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,253	21	3,701	- 2,449
Fires	35	1,159	45	474	+ 685
Stomach Cancer	36	1,003	12	5,910	- 4,907
Inflammatory/Heart	37	954	23	3,495	- 2,541
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	901	5	14,610	- 13,710
Epilepsy	39	880	35	1,145	- 265
Tetanus	40	877	67	2	+ 875
Poisonings	41	810	51	205	+ 605
Prostate Cancer	42	739	11	6,489	- 5,750
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	601	40	612	- 11
Schistosomiasis	44	552	76	0	+ 552
Lymphomas	45	500	19	4,141	- 3,641
Parkinson's Disease	46	491	34	1,500	- 1,009
Hepatitis B	47	370	56	52	+ 318
Ovary Cancer	48	346	27	2,929	- 2,583
Oesophagus Cancer	49	343	33	1,803	- 1,459
Lung Cancers	50	334	3	25,781	- 25,447
Bladder Cancer	51	314	17	4,700	- 4,386
Skin Cancers	52	314	31	2,155	- 1,841
Skin Disease	53	295	46	469	- 174
Pancreas Cancer	54	250	13	5,430	- 5,180
Drug Use	55	244	48	321	- 76
Oral Cancer	56	236	25	3,377	- 3,140
Alcohol	57	224	14	5,238	- 5,015
Encephalitis	58	189	64	6	+ 183
Uterin Cancer	59	150	30	2,163	- 2,013
Appendicitis	60	126	55	69	+ 58
Leukemia	61	113	24	3,456	- 3,343
Ascariasis	62	74	82	0	+ 74
Hepatitis C	63	48	52	188	- 140
Multiple Sclerosis	64	42	44	502	- 460
Other Neoplasms	65	39	7	9,256	- 9,217
Upper Respiratory	66	39	60	19	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	31	47	369	- 338
Diphtheria	68	23	70	0	+ 23
Chlamydia	69	5	73	0	+ 5
War	70	4	66	4	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	1	68	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	58	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	62	12	- 12
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Guinea-Bissau

Poland

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.