SPAIN VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	32,045	43	538	+ 31,507
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	30,812	7	13,717	+ 17,095
Tuberculosis	3	30,748	50	270	+ 30,478
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	20,242	36	1,064	+ 19,178
Coronary Heart Disease	5	20,109	1	51,684	- 31,575
Stroke	6	18,385	3	29,004	- 10,619
Birth Trauma	7	17,517	60	113	+ 17,404
Low Birth Weight	8	15,621	52	253	+ 15,368
Malaria	9	15,166	83	0	+ 15,166
Road Traffic Accidents	10	13,727	31	1,829	+ 11,897
Liver Disease	11	8,978	23	4,231	+ 4,747
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,275	38	863	+ 7,412
Maternal Conditions	13	7,386	64	14	+ 7,372
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,950	10	7,773	- 824
Kidney Disease	15	5,940	8	9,725	- 3,785
Meningitis	16	5,727	59	129	+ 5,599
Other Injuries	17	5,194	15	5,536	- 342
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,906	21	4,863	+ 43
Pertussis	19	4,700	73	2	+ 4,698
Lung Disease	20	4,236	5	18,926	- 14,690
Hypertension	21	3,933	9	9,115	- 5,181
Violence	22	3,832	51	262	+ 3,571
Cervical Cancer	23	3,421	39	855	+ 2,566
Asthma	24	3,326	35	1,133	+ 2,193
Measles	25	3,258	81	0	+ 3,258
Suicide	26	2,971	25	3,609	- 639
Malnutrition	27	2,682	47	302	+ 2,379
Liver Cancer	28	2,577	18	5,098	- 2,522
Breast Cancer	29	2,057	11	7,067	- 5,010
Drownings	30	1,984	45	446	+ 1,538
Syphilis	31	1,884	67	9	+ 1,875
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,709	44	475	+ 1,234
Falls	33	1,576	26	3,246	- 1,671
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,529	2	42,339	- 40,810
Fires	35	1,415	55	185	+ 1,230
Stomach Cancer	36	1,224	14	5,796	- 4,572
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,164	19	4,984	- 3,820
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,099	6	16,957	- 15,859
Epilepsy	39	1,074	40	824	+ 250
Tetanus	40	1,070	72	2	+ 1,069
Poisonings	41	989	57	170	+ 818
Prostate Cancer	42	902	13	6,420	- 5,518
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	733	33	1,612	- 879
Schistosomiasis	44	674	74	0	+ 673
Lymphomas	45	611	16	5,335	- 4,724
Parkinson's Disease	46	600	20	4,943	- 4,343
Hepatitis B	47	452	58	162	+ 290
Ovary Cancer	48	422	28	2,026	- 1,604
Oesophagus Cancer	49	419	29	2,011	- 1,592
Lung Cancers	50	407	4	22,131	- 21,723
Bladder Cancer	51	384	17	5,222	- 4,839
Skin Cancers	52	383	32	1,803	- 1,420
Skin Disease	53	360	30	1,840	- 1,480
Pancreas Cancer	54	305	12	6,752	- 6,447
Drug Use	55	298	41	776	- 478
Oral Cancer	56	289	27	2,583	- 2,294
Alcohol	57	273	46	333	- 61
Encephalitis	58	231	70	4	+ 227
Uterin Cancer	59	183	34	1,612	- 1,429
Appendicitis	60	154	61	79	+ 75
Leukemia	61	138	24	3,772	- 3,635
Ascariasis	62	91	78	0	+ 91
Hepatitis C	63	59	42	652	- 593
Multiple Sclerosis	64	52	49	287	- 235
Other Neoplasms	65	48	22	4,748	- 4,700
Upper Respiratory	66	48	62	47	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	37	48	294	- 256
Diphtheria	68	28	76	0	+ 28
Chlamydia	69	6	82	0	+ 6
War	70	5	68	6	- 1
Otitis Media	71	1	66	9	- 8
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	4	- 4
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	80	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	37	914	- 914
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Guinea-Bissau

Spain

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.