UGANDA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	33,402	1	21,188	+ 12,214
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	32,117	2	18,865	+ 13,252
Tuberculosis	3	32,051	10	7,255	+ 24,796
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	21,099	5	12,103	+ 8,996
Coronary Heart Disease	5	20,961	9	8,784	+ 12,176
Stroke	6	19,164	6	11,181	+ 7,982
Birth Trauma	7	18,259	7	10,405	+ 7,854
Low Birth Weight	8	16,283	8	9,673	+ 6,609
Malaria	9	15,809	3	13,576	+ 2,233
Road Traffic Accidents	10	14,308	4	13,012	+ 1,296
Liver Disease	11	9,359	13	5,122	+ 4,237
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,626	11	6,641	+ 1,985
Maternal Conditions	13	7,699	17	3,641	+ 4,057
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,244	14	4,794	+ 2,450
Kidney Disease	15	6,192	19	3,168	+ 3,024
Meningitis	16	5,970	16	3,718	+ 2,252
Other Injuries	17	5,414	20	3,130	+ 2,284
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,114	38	761	+ 4,353
Pertussis	19	4,899	25	1,909	+ 2,990
Lung Disease	20	4,416	22	3,051	+ 1,365
Hypertension	21	4,100	21	3,120	+ 980
Violence	22	3,995	12	6,175	- 2,180
Cervical Cancer	23	3,566	15	4,378	- 812
Asthma	24	3,467	27	1,745	+ 1,721
Measles	25	3,396	51	343	+ 3,053
Suicide	26	3,097	24	2,033	+ 1,064
Malnutrition	27	2,795	18	3,317	- 522
Liver Cancer	28	2,686	29	1,522	+ 1,164
Breast Cancer	29	2,144	32	1,128	+ 1,016
Drownings	30	2,068	31	1,238	+ 831
Syphilis	31	1,964	23	2,235	- 272
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,782	41	687	+ 1,095
Falls	33	1,643	33	1,127	+ 516
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,593	30	1,286	+ 307
Fires	35	1,475	36	872	+ 603
Stomach Cancer	36	1,276	45	515	+ 761
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,213	37	859	+ 354
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,145	35	919	+ 227
Epilepsy	39	1,120	43	599	+ 521
Tetanus	40	1,116	53	271	+ 845
Poisonings	41	1,030	39	745	+ 285
Prostate Cancer	42	940	34	950	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	764	50	348	+ 416
Schistosomiasis	44	702	52	286	+ 417
Lymphomas	45	637	26	1,762	- 1,125
Parkinson's Disease	46	625	48	351	+ 273
Hepatitis B	47	471	61	123	+ 348
Ovary Cancer	48	440	44	519	- 79
Oesophagus Cancer	49	437	28	1,674	- 1,238
Lung Cancers	50	424	46	441	- 16
Bladder Cancer	51	400	59	181	+ 219
Skin Cancers	52	399	49	349	+ 50
Skin Disease	53	376	55	242	+ 133
Pancreas Cancer	54	318	47	358	- 41
Drug Use	55	311	57	233	+ 78
Oral Cancer	56	301	40	731	- 430
Alcohol	57	284	54	256	+ 28
Encephalitis	58	240	62	122	+ 118
Uterin Cancer	59	191	56	234	- 43
Appendicitis	60	160	58	211	- 51
Leukemia	61	144	42	599	- 455
Ascariasis	62	95	70	16	+ 79
Hepatitis C	63	61	67	30	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	64	54	69	16	+ 38
Other Neoplasms	65	50	66	37	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	66	50	60	144	- 94
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	39	64	55	- 16
Diphtheria	68	29	72	11	+ 18
Chlamydia	69	6	73	6	+ 0
War	70	5	63	88	- 83
Otitis Media	71	1	71	11	- 11
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	28	- 28
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Guinea-Bissau

Uganda

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.