VENEZUELA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,180	6	7,490	+ 13,690
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,365	7	7,188	+ 13,177
Tuberculosis	3	20,323	31	748	+ 19,576
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	13,379	22	1,359	+ 12,020
Coronary Heart Disease	5	13,291	1	26,905	- 13,614
Stroke	6	12,152	3	12,133	+ 19
Birth Trauma	7	11,578	24	1,087	+ 10,491
Low Birth Weight	8	10,325	12	3,088	+ 7,237
Malaria	9	10,024	42	402	+ 9,622
Road Traffic Accidents	10	9,073	5	11,127	- 2,054
Liver Disease	11	5,934	16	2,340	+ 3,594
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,470	14	2,846	+ 2,624
Maternal Conditions	13	4,882	39	422	+ 4,459
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,593	4	11,176	- 6,583
Kidney Disease	15	3,926	8	5,932	- 2,006
Meningitis	16	3,785	49	251	+ 3,535
Other Injuries	17	3,433	21	1,693	+ 1,740
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,243	30	760	+ 2,483
Pertussis	19	3,106	64	26	+ 3,081
Lung Disease	20	2,800	10	5,150	- 2,350
Hypertension	21	2,600	9	5,195	- 2,595
Violence	22	2,533	2	18,132	- 15,599
Cervical Cancer	23	2,261	20	1,986	+ 275
Asthma	24	2,198	46	311	+ 1,887
Measles	25	2,154	79	0	+ 2,154
Suicide	26	1,964	34	585	+ 1,378
Malnutrition	27	1,772	32	629	+ 1,143
Liver Cancer	28	1,703	26	1,029	+ 674
Breast Cancer	29	1,360	15	2,563	- 1,204
Drownings	30	1,312	43	388	+ 923
Syphilis	31	1,245	67	15	+ 1,230
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,130	40	418	+ 712
Falls	33	1,042	28	865	+ 176
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,010	35	572	+ 438
Fires	35	935	54	144	+ 791
Stomach Cancer	36	809	17	2,175	- 1,366
Inflammatory/Heart	37	769	33	599	+ 170
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	726	19	2,037	- 1,311
Epilepsy	39	710	41	411	+ 300
Tetanus	40	707	68	8	+ 700
Poisonings	41	653	58	68	+ 586
Prostate Cancer	42	596	13	2,848	- 2,252
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	484	57	80	+ 404
Schistosomiasis	44	445	76	1	+ 444
Lymphomas	45	404	23	1,248	- 844
Parkinson's Disease	46	396	48	252	+ 145
Hepatitis B	47	299	63	30	+ 269
Ovary Cancer	48	279	36	563	- 284
Oesophagus Cancer	49	277	44	370	- 93
Lung Cancers	50	269	11	3,900	- 3,631
Bladder Cancer	51	254	45	365	- 111
Skin Cancers	52	253	37	553	- 300
Skin Disease	53	238	66	18	+ 221
Pancreas Cancer	54	201	25	1,082	- 881
Drug Use	55	197	50	225	- 28
Oral Cancer	56	191	38	544	- 353
Alcohol	57	180	62	34	+ 146
Encephalitis	58	152	61	37	+ 115
Uterin Cancer	59	121	47	309	- 188
Appendicitis	60	102	56	98	+ 4
Leukemia	61	91	27	1,007	- 916
Ascariasis	62	60	70	5	+ 55
Hepatitis C	63	39	65	21	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	64	34	60	51	- 16
Other Neoplasms	65	31	18	2,167	- 2,136
Upper Respiratory	66	31	74	1	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	25	52	180	- 155
Diphtheria	68	19	78	0	+ 19
Chlamydia	69	4	82	0	+ 4
War	70	3	51	185	- 182
Otitis Media	71	0	75	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	59	65	- 65
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	29	826	- 826
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	80	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	151	- 151
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	69	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	55	126	- 126
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Guinea-Bissau

Venezuela

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.