GUINEA-BISSAU VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,823	6	829	+ 994
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1,568	14	313	+ 1,255
Coronary Heart Disease	3	1,303	5	907	+ 396
Violence	4	1,121	22	173	+ 948
Prostate Cancer	5	667	42	41	+ 626
Kidney Disease	6	599	15	268	+ 331
HIV/AIDS	7	572	1	1,445	- 873
Hypertension	8	491	21	177	+ 314
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	443	34	69	+ 375
Lung Cancers	10	357	50	18	+ 338
Lung Disease	11	341	20	191	+ 150
Road Traffic Accidents	12	335	10	619	- 284
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	330	38	50	+ 280
Breast Cancer	14	312	29	93	+ 219
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	297	2	1,390	- 1,093
Cervical Cancer	16	270	23	154	+ 116
Lymphomas	17	189	45	28	+ 162
Low Birth Weight	18	182	8	705	- 523
Stomach Cancer	19	174	36	55	+ 119
Endocrine Disorders	20	133	18	221	- 88
Liver Disease	21	117	11	405	- 288
Skin Disease	22	110	53	16	+ 93
Congenital Anomalies	23	105	12	373	- 268
Inflammatory/Heart	24	101	37	53	+ 48
Parkinson's Disease	25	100	46	27	+ 73
Leukemia	26	97	61	6	+ 91
Pancreas Cancer	27	90	54	14	+ 76
Uterin Cancer	28	80	59	8	+ 72
Liver Cancer	29	76	28	116	- 40
Ovary Cancer	30	73	48	19	+ 54
Other Injuries	31	69	17	234	- 166
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	62	32	77	- 15
Falls	33	62	33	71	- 9
Oesophagus Cancer	34	56	49	19	+ 37
Suicide	35	53	26	134	- 81
Asthma	36	49	24	150	- 101
Birth Trauma	37	49	7	790	- 741
Bladder Cancer	38	45	51	17	+ 28
Oral Cancer	39	44	56	13	+ 31
Malnutrition	40	36	27	121	- 85
Epilepsy	41	35	39	48	- 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	26	4	913	- 887
Maternal Conditions	43	26	13	333	- 307
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	20	43	33	- 13
Other Neoplasms	45	14	65	2	+ 12
Fires	46	12	35	64	- 52
Meningitis	47	12	16	258	- 247
Drug Use	48	10	55	13	- 4
Encephalitis	49	10	58	10	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	9	67	2	+ 7
Drownings	51	8	30	89	- 82
Skin Cancers	52	8	52	17	- 10
Appendicitis	53	7	60	7	- 0
Tuberculosis	54	6	3	1,387	- 1,381
Alcohol	55	6	57	12	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	56	3	64	2	+ 0
Poisonings	57	2	41	45	- 43
Dengue	58	1	72	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	59	1	47	20	- 20
Syphilis	60	1	31	85	- 84
War	61	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	62	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	40	48	- 48
Hepatitis C	64	0	63	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	65	0	66	2	- 2
Ascariasis	66	0	62	4	- 4
Pertussis	67	0	19	212	- 212
Diphtheria	68	0	68	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	9	684	- 684
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	44	30	- 30
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	25	147	- 147
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Jamaica

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.