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

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	35,299	55	84	+ 35,215
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	33,941	2	26,650	+ 7,291
Tuberculosis	3	33,871	24	1,950	+ 31,920
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	22,298	35	929	+ 21,369
Coronary Heart Disease	5	22,151	1	28,043	- 5,892
Stroke	6	20,252	3	25,596	- 5,344
Birth Trauma	7	19,296	54	88	+ 19,208
Low Birth Weight	8	17,207	45	370	+ 16,837
Malaria	9	16,707	71	1	+ 16,705
Road Traffic Accidents	10	15,121	15	4,399	+ 10,722
Liver Disease	11	9,890	14	6,348	+ 3,542
Congenital Anomalies	12	9,116	41	518	+ 8,598
Maternal Conditions	13	8,136	61	34	+ 8,102
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,655	13	6,812	+ 844
Kidney Disease	15	6,543	9	10,107	- 3,564
Meningitis	16	6,309	58	51	+ 6,258
Other Injuries	17	5,721	18	3,634	+ 2,087
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,404	25	1,891	+ 3,513
Pertussis	19	5,177	67	6	+ 5,171
Lung Disease	20	4,666	11	8,526	- 3,860
Hypertension	21	4,333	17	3,711	+ 622
Violence	22	4,221	44	386	+ 3,835
Cervical Cancer	23	3,768	34	1,065	+ 2,703
Asthma	24	3,664	32	1,150	+ 2,513
Measles	25	3,589	83	0	+ 3,589
Suicide	26	3,273	5	14,636	- 11,363
Malnutrition	27	2,954	53	88	+ 2,865
Liver Cancer	28	2,838	7	11,589	- 8,751
Breast Cancer	29	2,266	21	2,880	- 614
Drownings	30	2,186	42	501	+ 1,685
Syphilis	31	2,075	62	27	+ 2,049
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,883	38	540	+ 1,343
Falls	33	1,736	20	2,934	- 1,198
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,684	6	12,145	- 10,461
Fires	35	1,558	47	263	+ 1,295
Stomach Cancer	36	1,348	10	8,625	- 7,277
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,282	31	1,325	- 43
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,211	8	10,180	- 8,970
Epilepsy	39	1,183	40	524	+ 659
Tetanus	40	1,179	69	5	+ 1,174
Poisonings	41	1,089	52	115	+ 974
Prostate Cancer	42	993	22	2,316	- 1,322
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	807	48	224	+ 583
Schistosomiasis	44	742	72	1	+ 741
Lymphomas	45	673	19	3,477	- 2,804
Parkinson's Disease	46	660	16	3,951	- 3,291
Hepatitis B	47	498	39	526	- 28
Ovary Cancer	48	465	30	1,330	- 865
Oesophagus Cancer	49	462	28	1,733	- 1,271
Lung Cancers	50	448	4	20,293	- 19,845
Bladder Cancer	51	423	27	1,768	- 1,345
Skin Cancers	52	422	37	585	- 163
Skin Disease	53	397	36	704	- 307
Pancreas Cancer	54	336	12	6,994	- 6,658
Drug Use	55	329	50	154	+ 174
Oral Cancer	56	318	29	1,457	- 1,139
Alcohol	57	301	33	1,081	- 780
Encephalitis	58	254	65	19	+ 235
Uterin Cancer	59	202	43	420	- 218
Appendicitis	60	170	57	54	+ 116
Leukemia	61	152	23	2,140	- 1,989
Ascariasis	62	100	74	0	+ 100
Hepatitis C	63	65	49	168	- 103
Multiple Sclerosis	64	57	66	11	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	65	52	26	1,807	- 1,754
Upper Respiratory	66	52	63	26	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	41	51	150	- 109
Diphtheria	68	31	73	0	+ 31
Chlamydia	69	7	84	0	+ 7
War	70	5	68	5	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	1	70	5	- 4
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	329	- 329
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Guinea-Bissau

South Korea

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.