ZIMBABWE VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,624	1	19,988	- 8,364
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,177	2	10,779	+ 397
Tuberculosis	3	11,153	16	1,999	+ 9,154
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	7,342	6	4,595	+ 2,748
Coronary Heart Disease	5	7,294	3	8,493	- 1,199
Stroke	6	6,669	5	5,126	+ 1,543
Birth Trauma	7	6,354	8	3,405	+ 2,949
Low Birth Weight	8	5,666	7	4,038	+ 1,629
Malaria	9	5,501	15	2,003	+ 3,498
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,979	4	6,037	- 1,058
Liver Disease	11	3,257	17	1,941	+ 1,316
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,002	11	2,217	+ 785
Maternal Conditions	13	2,679	19	1,749	+ 930
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,521	9	3,344	- 823
Kidney Disease	15	2,155	12	2,214	- 59
Meningitis	16	2,077	22	1,325	+ 752
Other Injuries	17	1,884	20	1,656	+ 228
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,780	34	553	+ 1,226
Pertussis	19	1,705	42	419	+ 1,286
Lung Disease	20	1,537	23	1,163	+ 373
Hypertension	21	1,427	24	1,146	+ 281
Violence	22	1,390	18	1,916	- 526
Cervical Cancer	23	1,241	14	2,023	- 782
Asthma	24	1,206	21	1,531	- 324
Measles	25	1,182	63	30	+ 1,151
Suicide	26	1,078	13	2,069	- 991
Malnutrition	27	973	10	2,396	- 1,423
Liver Cancer	28	935	38	510	+ 425
Breast Cancer	29	746	28	839	- 93
Drownings	30	720	27	956	- 236
Syphilis	31	683	55	124	+ 559
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	620	35	548	+ 72
Falls	33	572	41	465	+ 107
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	555	31	768	- 213
Fires	35	513	30	793	- 279
Stomach Cancer	36	444	33	559	- 115
Inflammatory/Heart	37	422	25	1,047	- 625
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	399	40	505	- 106
Epilepsy	39	390	39	508	- 118
Tetanus	40	388	57	102	+ 287
Poisonings	41	359	37	515	- 157
Prostate Cancer	42	327	32	628	- 301
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	266	36	542	- 276
Schistosomiasis	44	244	53	172	+ 72
Lymphomas	45	222	26	960	- 738
Parkinson's Disease	46	217	46	226	- 8
Hepatitis B	47	164	60	57	+ 107
Ovary Cancer	48	153	51	173	- 20
Oesophagus Cancer	49	152	29	801	- 649
Lung Cancers	50	148	43	286	- 138
Bladder Cancer	51	139	54	125	+ 14
Skin Cancers	52	139	44	264	- 125
Skin Disease	53	131	52	173	- 42
Pancreas Cancer	54	111	47	217	- 106
Drug Use	55	108	48	213	- 104
Oral Cancer	56	105	49	208	- 103
Alcohol	57	99	61	48	+ 51
Encephalitis	58	84	56	117	- 34
Uterin Cancer	59	66	50	182	- 116
Appendicitis	60	56	58	66	- 10
Leukemia	61	50	45	244	- 194
Ascariasis	62	33	70	2	+ 31
Hepatitis C	63	21	66	14	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	64	19	67	14	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	65	17	62	37	- 20
Upper Respiratory	66	17	59	65	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	14	64	26	- 13
Diphtheria	68	10	72	2	+ 8
Chlamydia	69	2	69	3	- 1
War	70	2	65	26	- 24
Otitis Media	71	0	68	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
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 ZIMBABWE

Guinea-Bissau

Zimbabwe

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.