YEMEN VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,784	46	396	+ 21,388
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,946	4	11,978	+ 8,967
Tuberculosis	3	20,902	18	1,899	+ 19,003
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	13,760	9	4,372	+ 9,388
Coronary Heart Disease	5	13,670	1	30,158	- 16,488
Stroke	6	12,498	2	13,570	- 1,072
Birth Trauma	7	11,908	7	5,939	+ 5,968
Low Birth Weight	8	10,619	5	8,810	+ 1,809
Malaria	9	10,310	20	1,719	+ 8,591
Road Traffic Accidents	10	9,331	6	8,561	+ 770
Liver Disease	11	6,103	13	2,891	+ 3,212
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,626	10	4,291	+ 1,335
Maternal Conditions	13	5,021	32	890	+ 4,131
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,724	19	1,794	+ 2,930
Kidney Disease	15	4,038	15	2,679	+ 1,359
Meningitis	16	3,893	28	1,018	+ 2,875
Other Injuries	17	3,531	16	2,225	+ 1,305
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,335	36	738	+ 2,597
Pertussis	19	3,195	23	1,239	+ 1,956
Lung Disease	20	2,880	11	3,196	- 316
Hypertension	21	2,674	8	5,293	- 2,620
Violence	22	2,605	14	2,839	- 234
Cervical Cancer	23	2,325	57	119	+ 2,206
Asthma	24	2,261	17	2,106	+ 155
Measles	25	2,215	12	3,019	- 804
Suicide	26	2,020	21	1,699	+ 321
Malnutrition	27	1,823	27	1,058	+ 765
Liver Cancer	28	1,752	39	609	+ 1,143
Breast Cancer	29	1,398	26	1,134	+ 265
Drownings	30	1,349	25	1,142	+ 207
Syphilis	31	1,281	53	175	+ 1,105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,162	33	833	+ 329
Falls	33	1,071	24	1,170	- 99
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,039	22	1,405	- 366
Fires	35	962	29	991	- 29
Stomach Cancer	36	832	31	902	- 70
Inflammatory/Heart	37	791	40	585	+ 207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	747	30	913	- 166
Epilepsy	39	730	43	539	+ 191
Tetanus	40	728	47	395	+ 333
Poisonings	41	672	44	532	+ 140
Prostate Cancer	42	613	63	39	+ 574
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	498	37	707	- 209
Schistosomiasis	44	458	56	124	+ 334
Lymphomas	45	415	45	433	- 17
Parkinson's Disease	46	408	49	362	+ 46
Hepatitis B	47	307	50	299	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	48	287	52	188	+ 99
Oesophagus Cancer	49	285	35	765	- 480
Lung Cancers	50	277	41	569	- 292
Bladder Cancer	51	261	55	160	+ 100
Skin Cancers	52	260	58	100	+ 161
Skin Disease	53	245	61	44	+ 201
Pancreas Cancer	54	207	51	283	- 76
Drug Use	55	203	38	613	- 410
Oral Cancer	56	196	42	547	- 351
Alcohol	57	186	59	78	+ 107
Encephalitis	58	157	48	369	- 212
Uterin Cancer	59	124	69	5	+ 119
Appendicitis	60	105	54	162	- 57
Leukemia	61	94	34	776	- 683
Ascariasis	62	62	65	17	+ 45
Hepatitis C	63	40	68	8	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	64	35	62	42	- 6
Other Neoplasms	65	32	64	21	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	66	32	70	5	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	25	66	14	+ 11
Diphtheria	68	19	67	14	+ 5
Chlamydia	69	4	72	1	+ 3
War	70	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Otitis Media	71	1	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	60	71	- 71
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	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 YEMEN

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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.