UNITED KINGDOM VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	46,399	55	188	+ 46,211
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	44,614	3	40,540	+ 4,074
Tuberculosis	3	44,521	47	351	+ 44,170
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	29,309	38	1,599	+ 27,710
Coronary Heart Disease	5	29,116	2	71,728	- 42,611
Stroke	6	26,620	4	37,626	- 11,006
Birth Trauma	7	25,364	54	190	+ 25,174
Low Birth Weight	8	22,618	40	1,313	+ 21,305
Malaria	9	21,960	76	0	+ 21,960
Road Traffic Accidents	10	19,875	33	2,169	+ 17,706
Liver Disease	11	13,000	14	7,666	+ 5,335
Congenital Anomalies	12	11,982	35	2,127	+ 9,856
Maternal Conditions	13	10,694	64	47	+ 10,647
Diabetes Mellitus	14	10,063	17	5,842	+ 4,220
Kidney Disease	15	8,601	18	5,471	+ 3,130
Meningitis	16	8,293	52	232	+ 8,060
Other Injuries	17	7,520	19	5,464	+ 2,056
Endocrine Disorders	18	7,103	28	3,297	+ 3,806
Pertussis	19	6,805	69	3	+ 6,802
Lung Disease	20	6,134	6	32,896	- 26,762
Hypertension	21	5,695	23	5,208	+ 487
Violence	22	5,549	46	868	+ 4,681
Cervical Cancer	23	4,953	43	1,099	+ 3,854
Asthma	24	4,816	41	1,302	+ 3,513
Measles	25	4,718	75	0	+ 4,718
Suicide	26	4,302	20	5,325	- 1,023
Malnutrition	27	3,883	58	116	+ 3,767
Liver Cancer	28	3,731	21	5,237	- 1,506
Breast Cancer	29	2,978	9	12,718	- 9,740
Drownings	30	2,873	49	301	+ 2,572
Syphilis	31	2,728	62	49	+ 2,679
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,475	36	2,090	+ 385
Falls	33	2,282	15	7,618	- 5,336
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	2,213	1	98,135	- 95,921
Fires	35	2,049	48	334	+ 1,714
Stomach Cancer	36	1,772	24	4,999	- 3,227
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,686	29	3,126	- 1,441
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,591	7	18,446	- 16,855
Epilepsy	39	1,556	42	1,193	+ 362
Tetanus	40	1,550	72	0	+ 1,549
Poisonings	41	1,431	53	221	+ 1,211
Prostate Cancer	42	1,306	8	13,289	- 11,984
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,061	45	876	+ 185
Schistosomiasis	44	975	78	0	+ 975
Lymphomas	45	884	10	9,350	- 8,466
Parkinson's Disease	46	868	13	8,573	- 7,705
Hepatitis B	47	654	65	40	+ 614
Ovary Cancer	48	611	25	4,019	- 3,408
Oesophagus Cancer	49	607	12	8,727	- 8,120
Lung Cancers	50	589	5	35,715	- 35,125
Bladder Cancer	51	556	16	6,133	- 5,578
Skin Cancers	52	554	27	3,727	- 3,173
Skin Disease	53	522	34	2,134	- 1,612
Pancreas Cancer	54	441	11	8,995	- 8,554
Drug Use	55	432	31	2,824	- 2,392
Oral Cancer	56	418	30	3,109	- 2,691
Alcohol	57	395	39	1,555	- 1,160
Encephalitis	58	334	68	6	+ 328
Uterin Cancer	59	265	32	2,346	- 2,081
Appendicitis	60	223	59	105	+ 118
Leukemia	61	200	22	5,211	- 5,011
Ascariasis	62	131	80	0	+ 131
Hepatitis C	63	85	51	267	- 182
Multiple Sclerosis	64	75	37	1,856	- 1,781
Other Neoplasms	65	69	26	3,986	- 3,917
Upper Respiratory	66	69	63	48	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	54	44	1,014	- 959
Diphtheria	68	41	74	0	+ 41
Chlamydia	69	9	79	0	+ 9
War	70	7	67	10	- 3
Otitis Media	71	1	66	16	- 15
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	50	277	- 277
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Guinea-Bissau

United Kingdom

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.