TANZANIA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	45,723	1	27,402	+ 18,322
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	43,964	2	26,028	+ 17,936
Tuberculosis	3	43,873	4	20,269	+ 23,604
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	28,882	6	17,587	+ 11,295
Coronary Heart Disease	5	28,692	9	13,215	+ 15,478
Stroke	6	26,233	7	16,894	+ 9,339
Birth Trauma	7	24,994	8	15,086	+ 9,909
Low Birth Weight	8	22,289	10	12,173	+ 10,116
Malaria	9	21,640	3	21,758	- 118
Road Traffic Accidents	10	19,586	5	18,054	+ 1,532
Liver Disease	11	12,811	13	6,586	+ 6,225
Congenital Anomalies	12	11,808	11	9,791	+ 2,017
Maternal Conditions	13	10,538	12	6,835	+ 3,703
Diabetes Mellitus	14	9,916	15	6,247	+ 3,669
Kidney Disease	15	8,476	19	4,547	+ 3,929
Meningitis	16	8,172	21	3,188	+ 4,984
Other Injuries	17	7,411	20	4,270	+ 3,141
Endocrine Disorders	18	7,000	29	1,778	+ 5,222
Pertussis	19	6,706	23	2,774	+ 3,932
Lung Disease	20	6,044	22	3,051	+ 2,993
Hypertension	21	5,612	17	5,209	+ 404
Violence	22	5,468	18	4,713	+ 755
Cervical Cancer	23	4,881	14	6,424	- 1,543
Asthma	24	4,745	30	1,700	+ 3,045
Measles	25	4,649	55	295	+ 4,354
Suicide	26	4,239	24	2,474	+ 1,765
Malnutrition	27	3,826	16	5,574	- 1,748
Liver Cancer	28	3,677	36	1,413	+ 2,263
Breast Cancer	29	2,935	37	1,285	+ 1,650
Drownings	30	2,831	32	1,642	+ 1,189
Syphilis	31	2,688	26	2,115	+ 573
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,439	46	462	+ 1,977
Falls	33	2,249	34	1,533	+ 715
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	2,181	27	2,048	+ 133
Fires	35	2,019	35	1,424	+ 594
Stomach Cancer	36	1,747	39	1,190	+ 556
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,661	38	1,227	+ 434
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,568	33	1,567	+ 1
Epilepsy	39	1,533	43	707	+ 826
Tetanus	40	1,527	49	402	+ 1,126
Poisonings	41	1,410	40	1,170	+ 241
Prostate Cancer	42	1,287	28	1,819	- 533
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,046	50	401	+ 645
Schistosomiasis	44	961	51	371	+ 591
Lymphomas	45	871	41	805	+ 66
Parkinson's Disease	46	855	45	513	+ 342
Hepatitis B	47	645	60	168	+ 477
Ovary Cancer	48	602	53	337	+ 265
Oesophagus Cancer	49	598	25	2,247	- 1,649
Lung Cancers	50	581	61	159	+ 422
Bladder Cancer	51	548	44	667	- 119
Skin Cancers	52	546	42	744	- 198
Skin Disease	53	514	52	359	+ 155
Pancreas Cancer	54	435	62	158	+ 277
Drug Use	55	426	48	404	+ 22
Oral Cancer	56	412	31	1,646	- 1,234
Alcohol	57	389	56	270	+ 119
Encephalitis	58	329	59	199	+ 131
Uterin Cancer	59	261	57	218	+ 43
Appendicitis	60	220	58	218	+ 2
Leukemia	61	197	47	416	- 219
Ascariasis	62	129	65	56	+ 74
Hepatitis C	63	84	66	40	+ 44
Multiple Sclerosis	64	74	68	27	+ 47
Other Neoplasms	65	68	64	58	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	68	54	299	- 231
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	53	63	81	- 28
Diphtheria	68	40	70	11	+ 29
Chlamydia	69	9	71	9	- 0
War	70	7	67	30	- 23
Otitis Media	71	1	69	17	- 16
Dengue	72	0	73	2	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Guinea-Bissau

Tanzania

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.