SWEDEN VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,177	61	13	+ 7,165
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,901	7	2,659	+ 4,242
Tuberculosis	3	6,887	56	24	+ 6,863
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	4,534	36	289	+ 4,244
Coronary Heart Disease	5	4,504	1	15,136	- 10,632
Stroke	6	4,118	3	6,035	- 1,917
Birth Trauma	7	3,923	55	34	+ 3,890
Low Birth Weight	8	3,499	51	50	+ 3,448
Malaria	9	3,397	74	0	+ 3,397
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,074	34	315	+ 2,759
Liver Disease	11	2,011	23	723	+ 1,287
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,854	35	308	+ 1,546
Maternal Conditions	13	1,654	64	5	+ 1,649
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,557	11	1,834	- 278
Kidney Disease	15	1,330	12	1,629	- 299
Meningitis	16	1,283	54	35	+ 1,248
Other Injuries	17	1,163	15	1,374	- 210
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,099	24	702	+ 397
Pertussis	19	1,053	67	0	+ 1,052
Lung Disease	20	949	4	4,344	- 3,396
Hypertension	21	881	10	1,838	- 957
Violence	22	858	47	113	+ 745
Cervical Cancer	23	766	38	228	+ 539
Asthma	24	745	42	158	+ 587
Measles	25	730	83	0	+ 730
Suicide	26	665	14	1,479	- 814
Malnutrition	27	601	45	117	+ 484
Liver Cancer	28	577	22	752	- 175
Breast Cancer	29	461	13	1,582	- 1,122
Drownings	30	444	46	114	+ 330
Syphilis	31	422	72	0	+ 422
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	383	37	277	+ 106
Falls	33	353	17	1,109	- 756
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	342	2	10,917	- 10,574
Fires	35	317	49	65	+ 252
Stomach Cancer	36	274	26	612	- 338
Inflammatory/Heart	37	261	28	547	- 286
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	246	6	3,049	- 2,803
Epilepsy	39	241	44	121	+ 120
Tetanus	40	240	68	0	+ 239
Poisonings	41	221	60	18	+ 204
Prostate Cancer	42	202	8	2,622	- 2,420
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	164	48	110	+ 54
Schistosomiasis	44	151	69	0	+ 151
Lymphomas	45	137	16	1,357	- 1,220
Parkinson's Disease	46	134	19	943	- 809
Hepatitis B	47	101	62	9	+ 92
Ovary Cancer	48	95	27	553	- 458
Oesophagus Cancer	49	94	29	538	- 444
Lung Cancers	50	91	5	3,722	- 3,631
Bladder Cancer	51	86	21	760	- 674
Skin Cancers	52	86	25	650	- 565
Skin Disease	53	81	39	220	- 139
Pancreas Cancer	54	68	9	1,849	- 1,780
Drug Use	55	67	30	423	- 357
Oral Cancer	56	65	31	379	- 315
Alcohol	57	61	32	359	- 298
Encephalitis	58	52	71	0	+ 51
Uterin Cancer	59	41	33	345	- 304
Appendicitis	60	34	59	18	+ 16
Leukemia	61	31	20	825	- 795
Ascariasis	62	20	81	0	+ 20
Hepatitis C	63	13	53	44	- 31
Multiple Sclerosis	64	12	41	170	- 159
Other Neoplasms	65	11	18	1,036	- 1,025
Upper Respiratory	66	11	58	20	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	8	43	129	- 120
Diphtheria	68	6	70	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	69	1	73	0	+ 1
War	70	1	65	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	50	63	- 63
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	175	- 175
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Guinea-Bissau

Sweden

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.