SOUTH AFRICA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	40,966	1	71,996	- 31,030
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	39,390	2	39,341	+ 49
Tuberculosis	3	39,308	6	21,965	+ 17,343
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	25,877	8	15,843	+ 10,034
Coronary Heart Disease	5	25,707	3	32,739	- 7,032
Stroke	6	23,503	4	30,693	- 7,190
Birth Trauma	7	22,394	30	3,004	+ 19,390
Low Birth Weight	8	19,970	16	6,250	+ 13,720
Malaria	9	19,389	63	83	+ 19,306
Road Traffic Accidents	10	17,548	11	13,014	+ 4,534
Liver Disease	11	11,478	14	9,013	+ 2,464
Congenital Anomalies	12	10,579	25	4,351	+ 6,229
Maternal Conditions	13	9,442	38	1,700	+ 7,742
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,884	5	30,188	- 21,303
Kidney Disease	15	7,594	9	15,302	- 7,708
Meningitis	16	7,322	26	3,660	+ 3,661
Other Injuries	17	6,640	17	6,014	+ 626
Endocrine Disorders	18	6,272	19	5,890	+ 382
Pertussis	19	6,008	43	1,142	+ 4,866
Lung Disease	20	5,416	13	11,895	- 6,479
Hypertension	21	5,028	12	12,789	- 7,760
Violence	22	4,899	7	21,000	- 16,101
Cervical Cancer	23	4,373	20	5,555	- 1,182
Asthma	24	4,252	18	5,966	- 1,714
Measles	25	4,165	57	270	+ 3,895
Suicide	26	3,798	10	13,774	- 9,976
Malnutrition	27	3,428	34	2,381	+ 1,047
Liver Cancer	28	3,294	33	2,383	+ 911
Breast Cancer	29	2,630	23	4,533	- 1,904
Drownings	30	2,537	32	2,403	+ 133
Syphilis	31	2,409	44	1,130	+ 1,279
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,185	36	1,894	+ 291
Falls	33	2,015	42	1,399	+ 616
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,954	22	4,676	- 2,722
Fires	35	1,809	27	3,618	- 1,809
Stomach Cancer	36	1,565	39	1,535	+ 30
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,488	21	5,408	- 3,920
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,405	28	3,587	- 2,182
Epilepsy	39	1,373	37	1,870	- 496
Tetanus	40	1,368	65	38	+ 1,330
Poisonings	41	1,264	50	975	+ 288
Prostate Cancer	42	1,153	24	4,374	- 3,221
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	937	47	1,015	- 78
Schistosomiasis	44	861	66	35	+ 826
Lymphomas	45	781	31	2,818	- 2,037
Parkinson's Disease	46	766	46	1,077	- 311
Hepatitis B	47	578	61	139	+ 438
Ovary Cancer	48	540	51	951	- 411
Oesophagus Cancer	49	536	29	3,486	- 2,950
Lung Cancers	50	520	15	7,705	- 7,185
Bladder Cancer	51	491	52	829	- 339
Skin Cancers	52	489	48	993	- 503
Skin Disease	53	461	45	1,101	- 641
Pancreas Cancer	54	390	35	2,007	- 1,617
Drug Use	55	381	53	770	- 388
Oral Cancer	56	369	41	1,406	- 1,037
Alcohol	57	349	49	987	- 638
Encephalitis	58	295	59	234	+ 61
Uterin Cancer	59	234	54	512	- 278
Appendicitis	60	197	56	274	- 77
Leukemia	61	176	40	1,464	- 1,287
Ascariasis	62	116	71	3	+ 113
Hepatitis C	63	75	70	8	+ 67
Multiple Sclerosis	64	66	62	113	- 47
Other Neoplasms	65	61	58	267	- 206
Upper Respiratory	66	61	60	223	- 162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	48	55	376	- 328
Diphtheria	68	36	69	16	+ 20
Chlamydia	69	8	68	18	- 10
War	70	6	64	66	- 59
Otitis Media	71	1	67	19	- 18
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Guinea-Bissau

South Africa

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.