SINGAPORE VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,086	45	18	+ 4,068
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,929	2	5,189	- 1,261
Tuberculosis	3	3,921	40	26	+ 3,895
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	2,581	39	28	+ 2,553
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,564	1	5,292	- 2,728
Stroke	6	2,344	3	1,559	+ 786
Birth Trauma	7	2,234	55	3	+ 2,230
Low Birth Weight	8	1,992	41	25	+ 1,966
Malaria	9	1,934	75	0	+ 1,934
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,750	26	121	+ 1,629
Liver Disease	11	1,145	20	209	+ 936
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,055	31	80	+ 976
Maternal Conditions	13	942	53	3	+ 938
Diabetes Mellitus	14	886	28	108	+ 779
Kidney Disease	15	757	6	1,028	- 271
Meningitis	16	730	48	8	+ 722
Other Injuries	17	662	32	79	+ 583
Endocrine Disorders	18	626	37	30	+ 595
Pertussis	19	599	62	0	+ 599
Lung Disease	20	540	14	383	+ 157
Hypertension	21	502	8	732	- 230
Violence	22	489	46	15	+ 474
Cervical Cancer	23	436	30	85	+ 351
Asthma	24	424	35	37	+ 387
Measles	25	415	72	0	+ 415
Suicide	26	379	9	650	- 272
Malnutrition	27	342	63	0	+ 342
Liver Cancer	28	329	7	746	- 417
Breast Cancer	29	262	10	605	- 343
Drownings	30	253	38	29	+ 224
Syphilis	31	240	65	0	+ 240
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	218	33	69	+ 149
Falls	33	201	18	218	- 17
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	195	36	32	+ 162
Fires	35	180	49	7	+ 173
Stomach Cancer	36	156	12	405	- 249
Inflammatory/Heart	37	148	19	215	- 67
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	140	5	1,203	- 1,062
Epilepsy	39	137	42	25	+ 112
Tetanus	40	136	73	0	+ 136
Poisonings	41	126	60	1	+ 125
Prostate Cancer	42	115	16	303	- 188
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	93	43	22	+ 71
Schistosomiasis	44	86	78	0	+ 86
Lymphomas	45	78	13	397	- 319
Parkinson's Disease	46	76	29	90	- 13
Hepatitis B	47	58	52	4	+ 54
Ovary Cancer	48	54	21	204	- 150
Oesophagus Cancer	49	53	24	137	- 83
Lung Cancers	50	52	4	1,540	- 1,489
Bladder Cancer	51	49	27	120	- 71
Skin Cancers	52	49	34	56	- 7
Skin Disease	53	46	25	136	- 90
Pancreas Cancer	54	39	11	537	- 498
Drug Use	55	38	44	19	+ 19
Oral Cancer	56	37	15	317	- 280
Alcohol	57	35	47	10	+ 25
Encephalitis	58	29	61	0	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	59	23	23	147	- 124
Appendicitis	60	20	50	6	+ 14
Leukemia	61	18	17	249	- 232
Ascariasis	62	12	67	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	63	7	56	3	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	64	7	57	3	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	65	6	22	195	- 189
Upper Respiratory	66	6	54	3	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	5	58	2	+ 3
Diphtheria	68	4	64	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	1	70	0	+ 1
War	70	1	59	2	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	6	- 6
Oral conditions	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Guinea-Bissau

Singapore

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.