GUINEA-BISSAU VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,940	5	907	+ 1,033
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,308	34	69	+ 1,239
Lung Cancers	3	781	50	18	+ 762
Lung Disease	4	780	20	191	+ 589
Stroke	5	721	6	829	- 108
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	529	2	1,390	- 861
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	446	38	50	+ 397
Breast Cancer	8	310	29	93	+ 217
Prostate Cancer	9	238	42	41	+ 198
Kidney Disease	10	231	15	268	- 37
Pancreas Cancer	11	216	54	14	+ 202
Parkinson's Disease	12	216	46	27	+ 189
Lymphomas	13	209	45	28	+ 181
Suicide	14	191	26	134	+ 57
Oesophagus Cancer	15	171	49	19	+ 152
Diabetes Mellitus	16	168	14	313	- 145
Stomach Cancer	17	145	36	55	+ 90
Liver Cancer	18	130	28	116	+ 13
Liver Disease	19	114	11	405	- 291
Leukemia	20	112	61	6	+ 105
Ovary Cancer	21	111	48	19	+ 92
Bladder Cancer	22	104	51	17	+ 87
Skin Cancers	23	103	52	17	+ 85
Endocrine Disorders	24	102	18	221	- 120
Falls	25	101	33	71	+ 29
Inflammatory/Heart	26	98	37	53	+ 45
Other Neoplasms	27	89	65	2	+ 87
Oral Cancer	28	74	56	13	+ 61
Hypertension	29	71	21	177	- 106
Other Injuries	30	70	17	234	- 165
Drug Use	31	68	55	13	+ 54
Congenital Anomalies	32	62	12	373	- 311
Road Traffic Accidents	33	62	10	619	- 557
Uterin Cancer	34	51	59	8	+ 43
Cervical Cancer	35	42	23	154	- 112
Epilepsy	36	35	39	48	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	37	34	64	2	+ 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	27	32	77	- 50
Alcohol	39	26	57	12	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	24	67	2	+ 22
Asthma	41	24	24	150	- 126
Skin Disease	42	24	53	16	+ 7
Drownings	43	23	30	89	- 66
Low Birth Weight	44	23	8	705	- 682
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	21	4	913	- 891
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	20	43	33	- 13
Violence	47	16	22	173	- 157
Fires	48	12	35	64	- 52
Anemia	49	12	86	0	+ 12
Tuberculosis	50	9	3	1,387	- 1,377
Osteoarthritis	51	8	80	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	52	8	63	3	+ 5
Poisonings	53	6	41	45	- 39
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	6	81	0	+ 6
Schizophrenia	55	5	84	0	+ 5
Birth Trauma	56	4	7	790	- 786
HIV/AIDS	57	4	1	1,445	- 1,442
Meningitis	58	3	16	258	- 255
Hepatitis B	59	2	47	20	- 18
Appendicitis	60	1	60	7	- 6
Maternal Conditions	61	1	13	333	- 332
Oral conditions	62	1	82	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	63	1	27	121	- 120
Upper Respiratory	64	0	66	2	- 2
War	65	0	70	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	58	10	- 10
Pertussis	67	0	19	212	- 212
Syphilis	68	0	31	85	- 85
Chlamydia	69	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	44	30	- 30
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	9	684	- 684
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	62	4	- 4
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	40	48	- 48
Diphtheria	82	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	25	147	- 147
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Ireland

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.