USA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	231,770	42	5,660	+ 226,110
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	222,853	11	60,317	+ 162,536
Tuberculosis	3	222,391	62	546	+ 221,845
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	146,403	37	9,955	+ 136,448
Coronary Heart Disease	5	145,441	1	504,904	- 359,463
Stroke	6	132,972	4	158,520	- 25,548
Birth Trauma	7	126,696	54	1,233	+ 125,463
Low Birth Weight	8	112,982	39	6,924	+ 106,058
Malaria	9	109,694	77	0	+ 109,694
Road Traffic Accidents	10	99,280	17	41,694	+ 57,586
Liver Disease	11	64,938	16	43,402	+ 21,535
Congenital Anomalies	12	59,854	34	11,762	+ 48,092
Maternal Conditions	13	53,419	56	779	+ 52,640
Diabetes Mellitus	14	50,264	10	61,418	- 11,154
Kidney Disease	15	42,962	6	85,861	- 42,898
Meningitis	16	41,423	60	606	+ 40,818
Other Injuries	17	37,565	25	25,997	+ 11,567
Endocrine Disorders	18	35,482	14	46,985	- 11,503
Pertussis	19	33,993	69	16	+ 33,977
Lung Disease	20	30,639	3	195,387	- 164,748
Hypertension	21	28,448	8	65,960	- 37,512
Violence	22	27,717	27	18,976	+ 8,741
Cervical Cancer	23	24,741	38	6,984	+ 17,757
Asthma	24	24,055	46	3,818	+ 20,236
Measles	25	23,565	80	0	+ 23,565
Suicide	26	21,487	12	53,099	- 31,612
Malnutrition	27	19,395	40	6,762	+ 12,633
Liver Cancer	28	18,637	23	27,064	- 8,428
Breast Cancer	29	14,878	13	48,671	- 33,793
Drownings	30	14,352	45	4,070	+ 10,282
Syphilis	31	13,627	66	49	+ 13,578
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	12,363	48	3,461	+ 8,902
Falls	33	11,398	18	40,418	- 29,020
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	11,057	2	287,198	- 276,142
Fires	35	10,233	49	3,183	+ 7,050
Stomach Cancer	36	8,853	33	13,077	- 4,223
Inflammatory/Heart	37	8,419	22	32,529	- 24,110
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	7,948	9	61,827	- 53,879
Epilepsy	39	7,771	50	3,162	+ 4,608
Tetanus	40	7,741	71	2	+ 7,739
Poisonings	41	7,150	53	1,674	+ 5,476
Prostate Cancer	42	6,522	20	35,612	- 29,090
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	5,300	47	3,646	+ 1,654
Schistosomiasis	44	4,873	72	1	+ 4,871
Lymphomas	45	4,417	19	40,281	- 35,864
Parkinson's Disease	46	4,336	21	34,491	- 30,155
Hepatitis B	47	3,269	59	608	+ 2,661
Ovary Cancer	48	3,053	31	14,591	- 11,539
Oesophagus Cancer	49	3,031	28	17,829	- 14,798
Lung Cancers	50	2,944	5	155,533	- 152,589
Bladder Cancer	51	2,775	26	19,622	- 16,847
Skin Cancers	52	2,769	32	14,311	- 11,542
Skin Disease	53	2,606	43	5,409	- 2,803
Pancreas Cancer	54	2,204	15	44,293	- 42,088
Drug Use	55	2,158	7	74,435	- 72,277
Oral Cancer	56	2,087	35	11,555	- 9,468
Alcohol	57	1,974	30	14,659	- 12,686
Encephalitis	58	1,668	68	25	+ 1,643
Uterin Cancer	59	1,323	36	10,063	- 8,740
Appendicitis	60	1,113	63	424	+ 689
Leukemia	61	997	24	26,966	- 25,969
Ascariasis	62	656	82	0	+ 656
Hepatitis C	63	425	41	5,684	- 5,259
Multiple Sclerosis	64	374	44	5,059	- 4,685
Other Neoplasms	65	345	29	17,743	- 17,398
Upper Respiratory	66	345	65	229	+ 115
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	271	52	2,461	- 2,190
Diphtheria	68	204	75	0	+ 203
Chlamydia	69	45	84	0	+ 45
War	70	35	55	1,198	- 1,163
Otitis Media	71	5	67	34	- 29
Dengue	72	2	76	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	723	- 723
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Guinea-Bissau

United States

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.