PORTUGAL VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,334	4	6,851	+ 2,483
Malaria	2	5,970	78	0	+ 5,970
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,954	36	231	+ 4,723
Measles	4	4,397	71	0	+ 4,397
Stroke	5	4,216	2	12,339	- 8,123
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,135	1	12,878	- 8,743
Birth Trauma	7	3,501	60	24	+ 3,477
Low Birth Weight	8	3,152	52	79	+ 3,073
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,765	27	838	+ 1,927
HIV/AIDS	10	2,204	35	320	+ 1,884
Meningitis	11	1,921	56	43	+ 1,879
Liver Disease	12	1,861	22	1,126	+ 735
Tuberculosis	13	1,729	38	213	+ 1,516
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,592	40	196	+ 1,395
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,560	8	3,601	- 2,041
Kidney Disease	16	1,415	9	2,803	- 1,388
Maternal Conditions	17	1,309	63	7	+ 1,301
Other Injuries	18	1,098	13	1,937	- 839
Cervical Cancer	19	1,088	34	329	+ 760
Lung Disease	20	1,002	7	4,286	- 3,284
Hypertension	21	984	14	1,880	- 896
Asthma	22	860	43	146	+ 714
Liver Cancer	23	852	18	1,270	- 419
Pertussis	24	850	72	0	+ 850
Endocrine Disorders	25	832	17	1,547	- 715
Violence	26	823	48	96	+ 727
Trypanosomiasis	27	782	80	0	+ 782
Malnutrition	28	753	53	79	+ 675
Suicide	29	651	19	1,172	- 521
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	423	3	7,191	- 6,768
Drownings	31	386	51	79	+ 306
Prostate Cancer	32	383	11	2,124	- 1,741
Falls	33	350	23	1,033	- 683
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	327	37	229	+ 98
Inflammatory/Heart	35	321	26	909	- 588
Fires	36	299	46	108	+ 191
Epilepsy	37	255	31	415	- 160
Breast Cancer	38	252	12	1,997	- 1,745
Syphilis	39	239	64	3	+ 236
Poisonings	40	215	57	29	+ 186
Stomach Cancer	41	179	10	2,532	- 2,353
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	174	41	169	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	43	169	77	0	+ 169
Parkinson's Disease	44	155	21	1,139	- 985
Tetanus	45	124	73	0	+ 124
Drug Use	46	123	44	128	- 5
Hepatitis B	47	118	59	26	+ 92
Lymphomas	48	115	16	1,608	- 1,492
Skin Cancers	49	111	30	523	- 412
Lung Cancers	50	93	5	4,406	- 4,313
Skin Disease	51	93	39	202	- 110
Oral Cancer	52	89	25	912	- 823
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	73	6	4,389	- 4,317
Ovary Cancer	54	68	33	397	- 330
Alcohol	55	61	45	111	- 50
Encephalitis	56	59	67	1	+ 58
Appendicitis	57	30	61	21	+ 9
Diphtheria	58	29	74	0	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	59	28	32	406	- 378
Bladder Cancer	60	23	20	1,171	- 1,147
Hepatitis C	61	16	49	87	- 71
Ascariasis	62	16	83	0	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	63	14	29	623	- 608
War	64	14	69	1	+ 13
Pancreas Cancer	65	14	15	1,669	- 1,655
Multiple Sclerosis	66	13	54	56	- 43
Leukemia	67	12	24	1,015	- 1,003
Other Neoplasms	68	12	28	652	- 640
Upper Respiratory	69	11	62	15	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	9	47	99	- 90
Chlamydia	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	66	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	55	49	- 49
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	42	151	- 151
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Guinea

Portugal

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.