ROMANIA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,300	47	219	+ 12,081
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,827	5	9,357	+ 2,470
Tuberculosis	3	11,802	28	1,015	+ 10,787
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	7,770	46	223	+ 7,546
Coronary Heart Disease	5	7,719	1	71,810	- 64,092
Stroke	6	7,057	2	49,707	- 42,650
Birth Trauma	7	6,724	57	38	+ 6,686
Low Birth Weight	8	5,996	41	317	+ 5,679
Malaria	9	5,822	75	0	+ 5,822
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,269	20	1,992	+ 3,277
Liver Disease	11	3,446	6	8,920	- 5,474
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,176	38	367	+ 2,810
Maternal Conditions	13	2,835	58	35	+ 2,800
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,668	18	2,230	+ 437
Kidney Disease	15	2,280	9	5,175	- 2,895
Meningitis	16	2,198	54	76	+ 2,122
Other Injuries	17	1,994	19	2,139	- 146
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,883	48	193	+ 1,691
Pertussis	19	1,804	69	0	+ 1,804
Lung Disease	20	1,626	7	7,359	- 5,733
Hypertension	21	1,510	3	11,007	- 9,498
Violence	22	1,471	44	255	+ 1,216
Cervical Cancer	23	1,313	22	1,870	- 557
Asthma	24	1,277	45	225	+ 1,052
Measles	25	1,251	61	7	+ 1,243
Suicide	26	1,140	21	1,886	- 746
Malnutrition	27	1,029	50	142	+ 888
Liver Cancer	28	989	13	3,114	- 2,124
Breast Cancer	29	790	11	3,851	- 3,061
Drownings	30	762	32	596	+ 166
Syphilis	31	723	66	1	+ 722
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	656	33	531	+ 125
Falls	33	605	24	1,504	- 899
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	587	15	2,839	- 2,252
Fires	35	543	36	421	+ 122
Stomach Cancer	36	470	12	3,457	- 2,987
Inflammatory/Heart	37	447	10	4,433	- 3,986
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	422	8	6,835	- 6,413
Epilepsy	39	412	42	314	+ 98
Tetanus	40	411	67	1	+ 409
Poisonings	41	379	39	366	+ 13
Prostate Cancer	42	346	16	2,449	- 2,103
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	281	35	440	- 159
Schistosomiasis	44	259	74	0	+ 259
Lymphomas	45	234	25	1,385	- 1,150
Parkinson's Disease	46	230	31	741	- 511
Hepatitis B	47	173	59	30	+ 143
Ovary Cancer	48	162	27	1,109	- 947
Oesophagus Cancer	49	161	30	755	- 594
Lung Cancers	50	156	4	10,113	- 9,957
Bladder Cancer	51	147	23	1,715	- 1,568
Skin Cancers	52	147	29	1,003	- 856
Skin Disease	53	138	53	97	+ 41
Pancreas Cancer	54	117	14	2,935	- 2,818
Drug Use	55	115	40	346	- 231
Oral Cancer	56	111	17	2,290	- 2,179
Alcohol	57	105	37	409	- 304
Encephalitis	58	89	62	6	+ 83
Uterin Cancer	59	70	34	522	- 452
Appendicitis	60	59	60	21	+ 38
Leukemia	61	53	26	1,342	- 1,289
Ascariasis	62	35	82	0	+ 35
Hepatitis C	63	23	52	98	- 76
Multiple Sclerosis	64	20	55	66	- 46
Other Neoplasms	65	18	43	289	- 270
Upper Respiratory	66	18	63	3	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	14	85	0	+ 14
Diphtheria	68	11	71	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	69	2	78	0	+ 2
War	70	2	65	2	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	49	143	- 143
Oral conditions	82	0	64	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	51	103	- 103
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	56	59	- 59
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Guinea-Bissau

Romania

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.