PORTUGAL VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,918	35	320	+ 6,598
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,652	4	6,851	- 200
Tuberculosis	3	6,638	38	213	+ 6,425
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	4,370	36	231	+ 4,139
Coronary Heart Disease	5	4,341	1	12,878	- 8,537
Stroke	6	3,969	2	12,339	- 8,370
Birth Trauma	7	3,782	60	24	+ 3,758
Low Birth Weight	8	3,372	52	79	+ 3,294
Malaria	9	3,274	78	0	+ 3,274
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,963	27	838	+ 2,125
Liver Disease	11	1,938	22	1,126	+ 813
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,787	40	196	+ 1,590
Maternal Conditions	13	1,594	63	7	+ 1,587
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,500	8	3,601	- 2,101
Kidney Disease	15	1,282	9	2,803	- 1,521
Meningitis	16	1,236	56	43	+ 1,194
Other Injuries	17	1,121	13	1,937	- 816
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,059	17	1,547	- 488
Pertussis	19	1,015	72	0	+ 1,015
Lung Disease	20	915	7	4,286	- 3,371
Hypertension	21	849	14	1,880	- 1,031
Violence	22	827	48	96	+ 731
Cervical Cancer	23	739	34	329	+ 410
Asthma	24	718	43	146	+ 572
Measles	25	703	71	0	+ 703
Suicide	26	641	19	1,172	- 531
Malnutrition	27	579	53	79	+ 500
Liver Cancer	28	556	18	1,270	- 714
Breast Cancer	29	444	12	1,997	- 1,553
Drownings	30	428	51	79	+ 349
Syphilis	31	407	64	3	+ 404
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	369	37	229	+ 140
Falls	33	340	23	1,033	- 692
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	330	3	7,191	- 6,861
Fires	35	305	46	108	+ 197
Stomach Cancer	36	264	10	2,532	- 2,268
Inflammatory/Heart	37	251	26	909	- 657
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	237	6	4,389	- 4,152
Epilepsy	39	232	31	415	- 183
Tetanus	40	231	73	0	+ 231
Poisonings	41	213	57	29	+ 184
Prostate Cancer	42	195	11	2,124	- 1,929
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	158	41	169	- 11
Schistosomiasis	44	145	77	0	+ 145
Lymphomas	45	132	16	1,608	- 1,476
Parkinson's Disease	46	129	21	1,139	- 1,010
Hepatitis B	47	98	59	26	+ 72
Ovary Cancer	48	91	33	397	- 306
Oesophagus Cancer	49	90	29	623	- 532
Lung Cancers	50	88	5	4,406	- 4,318
Bladder Cancer	51	83	20	1,171	- 1,088
Skin Cancers	52	83	30	523	- 441
Skin Disease	53	78	39	202	- 125
Pancreas Cancer	54	66	15	1,669	- 1,603
Drug Use	55	64	44	128	- 64
Oral Cancer	56	62	25	912	- 850
Alcohol	57	59	45	111	- 52
Encephalitis	58	50	67	1	+ 49
Uterin Cancer	59	39	32	406	- 366
Appendicitis	60	33	61	21	+ 12
Leukemia	61	30	24	1,015	- 986
Ascariasis	62	20	83	0	+ 20
Hepatitis C	63	13	49	87	- 74
Multiple Sclerosis	64	11	54	56	- 45
Other Neoplasms	65	10	28	652	- 642
Upper Respiratory	66	10	62	15	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	8	47	99	- 91
Diphtheria	68	6	74	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	69	1	76	0	+ 1
War	70	1	69	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	50	82	- 82
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	55	49	- 49
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	42	151	- 151
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Guinea-Bissau

Portugal

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.