ZAMBIA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	14,097	1	17,234	- 3,138
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,555	2	9,517	+ 4,038
Tuberculosis	3	13,526	6	5,941	+ 7,585
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	8,905	5	6,275	+ 2,629
Coronary Heart Disease	5	8,846	10	4,432	+ 4,414
Stroke	6	8,088	3	7,948	+ 140
Birth Trauma	7	7,706	7	5,062	+ 2,644
Low Birth Weight	8	6,872	8	4,857	+ 2,015
Malaria	9	6,672	4	7,882	- 1,210
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,038	11	3,654	+ 2,385
Liver Disease	11	3,950	9	4,501	- 551
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,640	12	3,146	+ 495
Maternal Conditions	13	3,249	22	1,188	+ 2,061
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,057	14	2,395	+ 662
Kidney Disease	15	2,613	18	1,760	+ 853
Meningitis	16	2,519	16	1,976	+ 544
Other Injuries	17	2,285	19	1,729	+ 556
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,158	37	354	+ 1,805
Pertussis	19	2,068	25	743	+ 1,325
Lung Disease	20	1,864	21	1,273	+ 591
Hypertension	21	1,730	13	2,616	- 886
Violence	22	1,686	23	1,153	+ 533
Cervical Cancer	23	1,505	17	1,799	- 294
Asthma	24	1,463	26	741	+ 722
Measles	25	1,433	61	48	+ 1,385
Suicide	26	1,307	20	1,303	+ 4
Malnutrition	27	1,180	15	2,303	- 1,123
Liver Cancer	28	1,134	46	177	+ 957
Breast Cancer	29	905	35	366	+ 539
Drownings	30	873	27	689	+ 184
Syphilis	31	829	24	885	- 56
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	752	40	246	+ 506
Falls	33	693	28	596	+ 97
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	672	29	590	+ 83
Fires	35	622	32	546	+ 76
Stomach Cancer	36	538	42	206	+ 332
Inflammatory/Heart	37	512	33	501	+ 11
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	483	43	203	+ 281
Epilepsy	39	473	38	332	+ 141
Tetanus	40	471	44	190	+ 281
Poisonings	41	435	34	456	- 21
Prostate Cancer	42	397	30	561	- 165
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	322	45	190	+ 133
Schistosomiasis	44	296	51	128	+ 168
Lymphomas	45	269	31	548	- 279
Parkinson's Disease	46	264	47	164	+ 100
Hepatitis B	47	199	55	104	+ 95
Ovary Cancer	48	186	57	82	+ 103
Oesophagus Cancer	49	184	36	359	- 174
Lung Cancers	50	179	41	226	- 47
Bladder Cancer	51	169	50	132	+ 37
Skin Cancers	52	168	54	108	+ 60
Skin Disease	53	158	52	126	+ 33
Pancreas Cancer	54	134	62	42	+ 92
Drug Use	55	131	53	122	+ 9
Oral Cancer	56	127	48	155	- 28
Alcohol	57	120	49	140	- 20
Encephalitis	58	101	59	70	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	59	80	64	30	+ 51
Appendicitis	60	68	56	84	- 16
Leukemia	61	61	39	261	- 201
Ascariasis	62	40	68	9	+ 31
Hepatitis C	63	26	66	18	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	64	23	67	13	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	65	21	65	20	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	21	60	68	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	16	63	30	- 13
Diphtheria	68	12	73	3	+ 10
Chlamydia	69	3	71	3	- 1
War	70	2	69	6	- 4
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
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	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	79	0	58	72	- 72
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Guinea-Bissau

Zambia

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.