GUINEA-BISSAU VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,301	6	829	+ 471
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,057	2	1,390	- 332
Coronary Heart Disease	3	897	5	907	- 10
Tuberculosis	4	840	3	1,387	- 546
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	803	4	913	- 110
Measles	6	664	25	147	+ 517
Road Traffic Accidents	7	570	10	619	- 49
Hypertension	8	449	21	177	+ 272
Malaria	9	399	9	684	- 285
Low Birth Weight	10	388	8	705	- 317
Birth Trauma	11	387	7	790	- 403
Liver Disease	12	348	11	405	- 57
Malnutrition	13	307	27	121	+ 186
Lung Disease	14	286	20	191	+ 95
Congenital Anomalies	15	245	12	373	- 128
Diabetes Mellitus	16	237	14	313	- 76
Cervical Cancer	17	219	23	154	+ 65
Maternal Conditions	18	201	13	333	- 132
Asthma	19	182	24	150	+ 32
Meningitis	20	173	16	258	- 85
Other Injuries	21	171	17	234	- 63
Kidney Disease	22	159	15	268	- 108
Violence	23	127	22	173	- 46
Suicide	24	107	26	134	- 27
HIV/AIDS	25	97	1	1,445	- 1,348
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	81	34	69	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	27	78	49	19	+ 59
Inflammatory/Heart	28	76	37	53	+ 23
Prostate Cancer	29	72	42	41	+ 31
Liver Cancer	30	68	28	116	- 49
Drownings	31	60	30	89	- 30
Oral Cancer	32	50	56	13	+ 37
Syphilis	33	49	31	85	- 36
Lymphomas	34	49	45	28	+ 21
Fires	35	48	35	64	- 16
Falls	36	47	33	71	- 24
Breast Cancer	37	46	29	93	- 47
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	45	43	33	+ 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	44	38	50	- 6
Poisonings	40	41	41	45	- 3
Pertussis	41	38	19	212	- 174
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	36	32	77	- 41
Skin Cancers	43	34	52	17	+ 17
Endocrine Disorders	44	34	18	221	- 188
Leukemia	45	29	61	6	+ 23
Epilepsy	46	28	39	48	- 21
Stomach Cancer	47	27	36	55	- 29
Bladder Cancer	48	21	51	17	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	49	19	46	27	- 8
Schistosomiasis	50	19	44	30	- 12
Skin Disease	51	14	53	16	- 3
Tetanus	52	13	40	48	- 35
Alcohol	53	12	57	12	- 1
War	54	11	70	0	+ 11
Lung Cancers	55	11	50	18	- 8
Appendicitis	56	11	60	7	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	57	10	48	19	- 9
Hepatitis B	58	7	47	20	- 13
Uterin Cancer	59	7	59	8	- 1
Encephalitis	60	7	58	10	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	61	6	54	14	- 8
Drug Use	62	4	55	13	- 9
Upper Respiratory	63	4	66	2	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	3	67	2	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	65	2	65	2	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	64	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	1	63	3	- 1
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	62	4	- 4
Diphtheria	71	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Madagascar

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.