SWITZERLAND VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,005	54	29	+ 5,976
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,774	8	1,949	+ 3,825
Tuberculosis	3	5,762	56	21	+ 5,741
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	3,793	35	186	+ 3,608
Coronary Heart Disease	5	3,769	1	10,713	- 6,945
Stroke	6	3,445	3	3,918	- 472
Birth Trauma	7	3,283	52	32	+ 3,251
Low Birth Weight	8	2,927	43	105	+ 2,823
Malaria	9	2,842	77	0	+ 2,842
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,572	34	193	+ 2,379
Liver Disease	11	1,683	21	677	+ 1,005
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,551	31	305	+ 1,246
Maternal Conditions	13	1,384	64	4	+ 1,380
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,302	17	1,022	+ 281
Kidney Disease	15	1,113	13	1,261	- 148
Meningitis	16	1,073	57	20	+ 1,053
Other Injuries	17	973	30	410	+ 564
Endocrine Disorders	18	919	25	593	+ 327
Pertussis	19	881	73	0	+ 881
Lung Disease	20	794	5	2,902	- 2,108
Hypertension	21	737	6	2,471	- 1,734
Violence	22	718	51	42	+ 676
Cervical Cancer	23	641	42	105	+ 536
Asthma	24	623	46	95	+ 529
Measles	25	611	75	0	+ 611
Suicide	26	557	14	1,249	- 692
Malnutrition	27	503	47	84	+ 418
Liver Cancer	28	483	19	805	- 322
Breast Cancer	29	386	11	1,577	- 1,191
Drownings	30	372	50	49	+ 323
Syphilis	31	353	65	2	+ 352
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	320	41	122	+ 198
Falls	33	295	9	1,919	- 1,624
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	286	2	7,192	- 6,906
Fires	35	265	55	21	+ 244
Stomach Cancer	36	229	24	614	- 384
Inflammatory/Heart	37	218	16	1,027	- 809
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	206	7	1,995	- 1,789
Epilepsy	39	201	39	159	+ 43
Tetanus	40	201	70	0	+ 200
Poisonings	41	185	60	13	+ 172
Prostate Cancer	42	169	10	1,579	- 1,410
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	137	48	78	+ 60
Schistosomiasis	44	126	72	0	+ 126
Lymphomas	45	114	15	1,131	- 1,017
Parkinson's Disease	46	112	18	857	- 745
Hepatitis B	47	85	63	5	+ 80
Ovary Cancer	48	79	29	457	- 378
Oesophagus Cancer	49	79	28	491	- 412
Lung Cancers	50	76	4	3,520	- 3,443
Bladder Cancer	51	72	23	669	- 598
Skin Cancers	52	72	27	493	- 421
Skin Disease	53	68	40	129	- 62
Pancreas Cancer	54	57	12	1,486	- 1,429
Drug Use	55	56	36	176	- 120
Oral Cancer	56	54	26	500	- 446
Alcohol	57	51	32	229	- 178
Encephalitis	58	43	68	1	+ 43
Uterin Cancer	59	34	33	224	- 189
Appendicitis	60	29	59	15	+ 14
Leukemia	61	26	22	671	- 645
Ascariasis	62	17	82	0	+ 17
Hepatitis C	63	11	58	15	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	64	10	38	160	- 150
Other Neoplasms	65	9	20	681	- 672
Upper Respiratory	66	9	61	11	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	7	49	68	- 61
Diphtheria	68	5	74	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	69	1	79	0	+ 1
War	70	1	67	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	66	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	32	- 32
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	45	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	44	102	- 102
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Guinea-Bissau

Switzerland

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.