GUINEA-BISSAU VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,080	5	907	+ 1,173
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	946	34	69	+ 877
Lung Cancers	3	825	50	18	+ 807
Stroke	4	816	6	829	- 13
Lung Disease	5	770	20	191	+ 579
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	416	38	50	+ 367
Breast Cancer	7	360	29	93	+ 267
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	353	2	1,390	- 1,037
Kidney Disease	9	289	15	268	+ 21
Other Injuries	10	281	17	234	+ 46
Pancreas Cancer	11	260	54	14	+ 246
Liver Disease	12	238	11	405	- 167
Suicide	13	220	26	134	+ 86
Lymphomas	14	205	45	28	+ 177
Prostate Cancer	15	202	42	41	+ 161
Parkinson's Disease	16	197	46	27	+ 170
Diabetes Mellitus	17	194	14	313	- 119
Falls	18	192	33	71	+ 121
Hypertension	19	170	21	177	- 7
Leukemia	20	168	61	6	+ 162
Endocrine Disorders	21	168	18	221	- 54
Stomach Cancer	22	162	36	55	+ 107
Inflammatory/Heart	23	156	37	53	+ 103
Other Neoplasms	24	155	65	2	+ 153
Liver Cancer	25	154	28	116	+ 38
Bladder Cancer	26	139	51	17	+ 122
Ovary Cancer	27	112	48	19	+ 93
Oesophagus Cancer	28	101	49	19	+ 82
Alcohol	29	80	57	12	+ 68
Road Traffic Accidents	30	80	10	619	- 539
Skin Cancers	31	69	52	17	+ 51
Malnutrition	32	62	27	121	- 59
Oral Cancer	33	60	56	13	+ 47
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	60	43	33	+ 27
Epilepsy	35	53	39	48	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	36	50	59	8	+ 41
Congenital Anomalies	37	33	12	373	- 340
Cervical Cancer	38	30	23	154	- 124
Drug Use	39	30	55	13	+ 16
Anemia	40	27	86	0	+ 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	21	32	77	- 56
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	20	4	913	- 893
Schizophrenia	43	18	84	0	+ 18
Skin Disease	44	17	53	16	+ 1
Asthma	45	15	24	150	- 135
Multiple Sclerosis	46	13	64	2	+ 11
Hepatitis C	47	12	63	3	+ 9
Violence	48	10	22	173	- 163
Low Birth Weight	49	10	8	705	- 695
Osteoarthritis	50	8	80	0	+ 8
Fires	51	8	35	64	- 56
HIV/AIDS	52	8	1	1,445	- 1,437
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	7	67	2	+ 6
Drownings	54	6	30	89	- 83
Tuberculosis	55	6	3	1,387	- 1,381
Poisonings	56	5	41	45	- 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	4	81	0	+ 4
Meningitis	58	2	16	258	- 256
Birth Trauma	59	2	7	790	- 788
Hepatitis B	60	2	47	20	- 19
Upper Respiratory	61	1	66	2	- 1
Appendicitis	62	1	60	7	- 6
Maternal Conditions	63	1	13	333	- 332
Oral conditions	64	1	82	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	65	1	58	10	- 10
Syphilis	66	0	31	85	- 85
War	67	0	70	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	19	212	- 212
Tetanus	69	0	40	48	- 48
Measles	70	0	25	147	- 147
Diphtheria	71	0	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	72	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	62	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	44	30	- 30
Malaria	81	0	9	684	- 684
Chagas disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Luxembourg

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.