GUINEA-BISSAU VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,363	5	907	+ 1,456
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,731	34	69	+ 1,662
Stroke	3	823	6	829	- 6
Lung Cancers	4	786	50	18	+ 768
Lung Disease	5	754	20	191	+ 563
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	482	2	1,390	- 907
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	430	38	50	+ 381
Prostate Cancer	8	356	42	41	+ 316
Breast Cancer	9	313	29	93	+ 220
Parkinson's Disease	10	310	46	27	+ 283
Other Injuries	11	293	17	234	+ 59
Pancreas Cancer	12	254	54	14	+ 240
Suicide	13	236	26	134	+ 102
Lymphomas	14	215	45	28	+ 188
Kidney Disease	15	195	15	268	- 73
Diabetes Mellitus	16	174	14	313	- 140
Hypertension	17	142	21	177	- 36
Falls	18	139	33	71	+ 68
Oesophagus Cancer	19	132	49	19	+ 113
Liver Cancer	20	131	28	116	+ 15
Bladder Cancer	21	119	51	17	+ 102
Leukemia	22	111	61	6	+ 104
Stomach Cancer	23	103	36	55	+ 48
Drug Use	24	98	55	13	+ 85
Ovary Cancer	25	96	48	19	+ 77
Inflammatory/Heart	26	92	37	53	+ 39
Endocrine Disorders	27	91	18	221	- 130
Alcohol	28	83	57	12	+ 71
Skin Cancers	29	76	52	17	+ 59
Other Neoplasms	30	57	65	2	+ 55
Liver Disease	31	55	11	405	- 350
Cervical Cancer	32	54	23	154	- 100
Oral Cancer	33	50	56	13	+ 37
Congenital Anomalies	34	44	12	373	- 330
Road Traffic Accidents	35	41	10	619	- 578
Uterin Cancer	36	40	59	8	+ 32
Epilepsy	37	32	39	48	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	25	67	2	+ 23
Violence	39	23	22	173	- 149
Anemia	40	21	86	0	+ 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	19	32	77	- 58
Poisonings	42	19	41	45	- 26
Low Birth Weight	43	18	8	705	- 687
Multiple Sclerosis	44	16	64	2	+ 14
Skin Disease	45	15	53	16	- 1
Birth Trauma	46	15	7	790	- 775
Osteoarthritis	47	12	80	0	+ 12
Asthma	48	10	24	150	- 140
Schizophrenia	49	9	84	0	+ 9
Meningitis	50	7	16	258	- 251
Upper Respiratory	51	6	66	2	+ 4
Hepatitis C	52	6	63	3	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	6	81	0	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	6	43	33	- 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	6	4	913	- 907
Drownings	56	5	30	89	- 84
Malnutrition	57	3	27	121	- 118
Fires	58	3	35	64	- 61
HIV/AIDS	59	3	1	1,445	- 1,442
Maternal Conditions	60	2	13	333	- 331
War	61	0	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	19	212	- 212
Hepatitis B	63	0	47	20	- 20
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	67	0	25	147	- 147
Tetanus	68	0	40	48	- 48
Ascariasis	69	0	62	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	9	684	- 684
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	44	30	- 30
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	58	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	31	85	- 85
Chlamydia	81	0	69	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	3	1,387	- 1,387
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	60	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Iceland

Guinea-Bissau

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.