SYRIA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	16,175	58	15	+ 16,160
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,553	4	2,958	+ 12,594
Tuberculosis	3	15,521	56	23	+ 15,497
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	10,217	7	2,156	+ 8,061
Coronary Heart Disease	5	10,150	1	28,203	- 18,053
Stroke	6	9,280	2	8,088	+ 1,192
Birth Trauma	7	8,842	21	744	+ 8,098
Low Birth Weight	8	7,885	12	1,652	+ 6,233
Malaria	9	7,655	79	0	+ 7,655
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,929	5	2,550	+ 4,379
Liver Disease	11	4,532	11	1,720	+ 2,812
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,177	8	2,077	+ 2,100
Maternal Conditions	13	3,728	45	105	+ 3,623
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,508	15	1,534	+ 1,974
Kidney Disease	15	2,998	6	2,329	+ 669
Meningitis	16	2,891	35	295	+ 2,596
Other Injuries	17	2,622	24	521	+ 2,100
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,476	26	418	+ 2,058
Pertussis	19	2,372	37	289	+ 2,083
Lung Disease	20	2,138	13	1,601	+ 537
Hypertension	21	1,985	23	707	+ 1,278
Violence	22	1,934	25	444	+ 1,490
Cervical Cancer	23	1,727	42	188	+ 1,538
Asthma	24	1,679	17	1,052	+ 626
Measles	25	1,645	70	0	+ 1,644
Suicide	26	1,500	33	333	+ 1,167
Malnutrition	27	1,354	51	73	+ 1,281
Liver Cancer	28	1,301	31	366	+ 934
Breast Cancer	29	1,038	10	1,953	- 914
Drownings	30	1,002	40	215	+ 787
Syphilis	31	951	55	31	+ 920
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	863	49	79	+ 784
Falls	33	795	29	383	+ 413
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	772	14	1,551	- 779
Fires	35	714	43	179	+ 535
Stomach Cancer	36	618	22	725	- 107
Inflammatory/Heart	37	588	32	337	+ 250
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	555	16	1,224	- 669
Epilepsy	39	542	48	92	+ 450
Tetanus	40	540	52	57	+ 483
Poisonings	41	499	46	98	+ 401
Prostate Cancer	42	455	28	404	+ 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	370	41	197	+ 172
Schistosomiasis	44	340	60	11	+ 329
Lymphomas	45	308	18	827	- 519
Parkinson's Disease	46	303	30	367	- 64
Hepatitis B	47	228	63	5	+ 223
Ovary Cancer	48	213	34	328	- 115
Oesophagus Cancer	49	212	47	97	+ 114
Lung Cancers	50	205	9	2,048	- 1,842
Bladder Cancer	51	194	20	757	- 564
Skin Cancers	52	193	38	276	- 83
Skin Disease	53	182	61	8	+ 174
Pancreas Cancer	54	154	27	411	- 257
Drug Use	55	151	39	249	- 99
Oral Cancer	56	146	36	289	- 144
Alcohol	57	138	53	51	+ 87
Encephalitis	58	116	50	77	+ 39
Uterin Cancer	59	92	44	146	- 53
Appendicitis	60	78	54	36	+ 41
Leukemia	61	70	19	796	- 726
Ascariasis	62	46	67	1	+ 45
Hepatitis C	63	30	68	1	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	64	26	59	14	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	65	24	57	21	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	24	66	3	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	19	62	7	+ 12
Diphtheria	68	14	64	5	+ 9
Chlamydia	69	3	69	1	+ 2
War	70	2	3	7,760	- 7,758
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	5	- 5
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Guinea-Bissau

Syria

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.