GUINEA-BISSAU VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,950	2	1,390	+ 560
Malaria	2	1,247	9	684	+ 563
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,035	4	913	+ 122
Measles	4	919	25	147	+ 772
Stroke	5	881	6	829	+ 52
Coronary Heart Disease	6	864	5	907	- 43
Birth Trauma	7	731	7	790	- 59
Low Birth Weight	8	658	8	705	- 46
Road Traffic Accidents	9	578	10	619	- 42
HIV/AIDS	10	460	1	1,445	- 985
Meningitis	11	401	16	258	+ 143
Liver Disease	12	389	11	405	- 16
Tuberculosis	13	361	3	1,387	- 1,026
Congenital Anomalies	14	332	12	373	- 41
Diabetes Mellitus	15	326	14	313	+ 12
Kidney Disease	16	296	15	268	+ 28
Maternal Conditions	17	273	13	333	- 60
Other Injuries	18	229	17	234	- 5
Cervical Cancer	19	227	23	154	+ 73
Lung Disease	20	209	20	191	+ 18
Hypertension	21	206	21	177	+ 28
Asthma	22	180	24	150	+ 30
Liver Cancer	23	178	28	116	+ 62
Pertussis	24	178	19	212	- 34
Endocrine Disorders	25	174	18	221	- 48
Violence	26	172	22	173	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	27	163	78	0	+ 163
Malnutrition	28	157	27	121	+ 36
Suicide	29	136	26	134	+ 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	88	34	69	+ 19
Drownings	31	81	30	89	- 9
Prostate Cancer	32	80	42	41	+ 39
Falls	33	73	33	71	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	68	32	77	- 9
Inflammatory/Heart	35	67	37	53	+ 14
Fires	36	63	35	64	- 1
Epilepsy	37	53	39	48	+ 5
Breast Cancer	38	53	29	93	- 40
Syphilis	39	50	31	85	- 35
Poisonings	40	45	41	45	+ 0
Stomach Cancer	41	37	36	55	- 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	36	43	33	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	43	35	44	30	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	44	32	46	27	+ 5
Tetanus	45	26	40	48	- 22
Drug Use	46	26	55	13	+ 12
Hepatitis B	47	25	47	20	+ 4
Lymphomas	48	24	45	28	- 3
Skin Cancers	49	23	52	17	+ 6
Lung Cancers	50	20	50	18	+ 1
Skin Disease	51	19	53	16	+ 3
Oral Cancer	52	19	56	13	+ 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	15	38	50	- 34
Ovary Cancer	54	14	48	19	- 5
Alcohol	55	13	57	12	+ 0
Encephalitis	56	12	58	10	+ 2
Appendicitis	57	6	60	7	- 1
Diphtheria	58	6	68	1	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	59	6	59	8	- 2
Bladder Cancer	60	5	51	17	- 12
Hepatitis C	61	3	63	3	+ 1
Ascariasis	62	3	62	4	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	63	3	49	19	- 16
War	64	3	70	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	65	3	54	14	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	64	2	+ 0
Leukemia	67	3	61	6	- 4
Other Neoplasms	68	2	65	2	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	69	2	66	2	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	2	67	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

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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.