SRI LANKA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	14,899	55	39	+ 14,860
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,326	8	5,117	+ 9,209
Tuberculosis	3	14,296	25	769	+ 13,527
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	9,411	28	605	+ 8,807
Coronary Heart Disease	5	9,349	1	26,304	- 16,955
Stroke	6	8,548	6	6,805	+ 1,743
Birth Trauma	7	8,144	44	193	+ 7,952
Low Birth Weight	8	7,263	29	536	+ 6,727
Malaria	9	7,052	80	0	+ 7,052
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,382	9	4,200	+ 2,182
Liver Disease	11	4,174	17	1,303	+ 2,872
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,848	22	989	+ 2,858
Maternal Conditions	13	3,434	48	96	+ 3,338
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,231	2	12,460	- 9,229
Kidney Disease	15	2,762	5	6,858	- 4,096
Meningitis	16	2,663	46	146	+ 2,517
Other Injuries	17	2,415	14	1,529	+ 885
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,281	32	462	+ 1,819
Pertussis	19	2,185	59	15	+ 2,171
Lung Disease	20	1,970	3	9,456	- 7,487
Hypertension	21	1,829	20	1,055	+ 773
Violence	22	1,782	31	499	+ 1,283
Cervical Cancer	23	1,590	26	762	+ 828
Asthma	24	1,546	7	6,471	- 4,925
Measles	25	1,515	77	0	+ 1,515
Suicide	26	1,381	10	2,977	- 1,596
Malnutrition	27	1,247	54	43	+ 1,203
Liver Cancer	28	1,198	19	1,090	+ 108
Breast Cancer	29	956	15	1,383	- 427
Drownings	30	923	27	731	+ 192
Syphilis	31	876	58	15	+ 861
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	795	56	38	+ 757
Falls	33	733	23	964	- 231
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	711	4	6,939	- 6,228
Fires	35	658	41	239	+ 419
Stomach Cancer	36	569	16	1,321	- 752
Inflammatory/Heart	37	541	35	425	+ 116
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	511	24	911	- 401
Epilepsy	39	500	39	269	+ 230
Tetanus	40	498	57	27	+ 470
Poisonings	41	460	49	93	+ 366
Prostate Cancer	42	419	30	507	- 88
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	341	53	49	+ 291
Schistosomiasis	44	313	81	0	+ 313
Lymphomas	45	284	21	1,027	- 743
Parkinson's Disease	46	279	45	168	+ 111
Hepatitis B	47	210	62	6	+ 204
Ovary Cancer	48	196	37	281	- 85
Oesophagus Cancer	49	195	13	1,544	- 1,349
Lung Cancers	50	189	12	1,775	- 1,586
Bladder Cancer	51	178	34	432	- 253
Skin Cancers	52	178	52	58	+ 120
Skin Disease	53	168	36	293	- 125
Pancreas Cancer	54	142	43	214	- 72
Drug Use	55	139	40	257	- 118
Oral Cancer	56	134	11	2,893	- 2,759
Alcohol	57	127	51	82	+ 45
Encephalitis	58	107	61	10	+ 97
Uterin Cancer	59	85	42	218	- 133
Appendicitis	60	72	64	5	+ 66
Leukemia	61	64	18	1,155	- 1,091
Ascariasis	62	42	72	0	+ 42
Hepatitis C	63	27	75	0	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	64	24	69	2	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	65	22	50	86	- 64
Upper Respiratory	66	22	66	5	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	17	60	11	+ 6
Diphtheria	68	13	74	0	+ 13
Chlamydia	69	3	84	0	+ 3
War	70	2	38	280	- 278
Otitis Media	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	65	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	33	445	- 445
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Guinea-Bissau

Sri Lanka

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.