SENEGAL VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,774	20	1,186	+ 11,588
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,283	1	7,184	+ 5,099
Tuberculosis	3	12,257	9	2,678	+ 9,579
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	8,069	3	5,343	+ 2,726
Coronary Heart Disease	5	8,016	2	6,224	+ 1,792
Stroke	6	7,329	4	5,342	+ 1,987
Birth Trauma	7	6,983	8	3,448	+ 3,535
Low Birth Weight	8	6,227	7	3,636	+ 2,591
Malaria	9	6,046	5	4,595	+ 1,451
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,472	6	3,832	+ 1,640
Liver Disease	11	3,579	13	2,147	+ 1,432
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,299	11	2,364	+ 934
Maternal Conditions	13	2,944	14	1,669	+ 1,275
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,770	10	2,395	+ 375
Kidney Disease	15	2,368	12	2,210	+ 157
Meningitis	16	2,283	15	1,628	+ 655
Other Injuries	17	2,070	16	1,512	+ 559
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,956	23	1,041	+ 915
Pertussis	19	1,874	28	771	+ 1,102
Lung Disease	20	1,689	18	1,351	+ 338
Hypertension	21	1,568	21	1,095	+ 473
Violence	22	1,528	19	1,247	+ 281
Cervical Cancer	23	1,364	17	1,405	- 41
Asthma	24	1,326	25	936	+ 390
Measles	25	1,299	49	158	+ 1,141
Suicide	26	1,184	24	978	+ 206
Malnutrition	27	1,069	32	494	+ 575
Liver Cancer	28	1,027	22	1,087	- 60
Breast Cancer	29	820	27	861	- 41
Drownings	30	791	33	494	+ 297
Syphilis	31	751	53	122	+ 629
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	681	35	433	+ 248
Falls	33	628	30	622	+ 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	609	26	879	- 269
Fires	35	564	34	448	+ 116
Stomach Cancer	36	488	31	557	- 69
Inflammatory/Heart	37	464	36	426	+ 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	438	37	384	+ 54
Epilepsy	39	428	38	330	+ 98
Tetanus	40	427	58	85	+ 342
Poisonings	41	394	40	315	+ 80
Prostate Cancer	42	359	29	642	- 283
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	292	46	166	+ 126
Schistosomiasis	44	269	45	176	+ 93
Lymphomas	45	243	39	315	- 72
Parkinson's Disease	46	239	41	273	- 34
Hepatitis B	47	180	60	70	+ 110
Ovary Cancer	48	168	42	220	- 52
Oesophagus Cancer	49	167	55	99	+ 68
Lung Cancers	50	162	44	180	- 18
Bladder Cancer	51	153	50	155	- 2
Skin Cancers	52	153	51	147	+ 6
Skin Disease	53	144	47	159	- 16
Pancreas Cancer	54	121	48	159	- 38
Drug Use	55	119	52	138	- 19
Oral Cancer	56	115	43	208	- 93
Alcohol	57	109	59	74	+ 35
Encephalitis	58	92	57	85	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	59	73	56	94	- 21
Appendicitis	60	61	61	38	+ 23
Leukemia	61	55	54	113	- 58
Ascariasis	62	36	65	18	+ 18
Hepatitis C	63	23	68	11	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	64	21	64	20	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	65	19	62	24	- 5
Upper Respiratory	66	19	66	15	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	15	67	15	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	11	70	3	+ 9
Chlamydia	69	2	71	2	+ 1
War	70	2	69	4	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	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	63	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	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 SENEGAL

Guinea-Bissau

Senegal

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.