GUINEA-BISSAU VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	MALTA		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,976	5	907	+ 3,069
Stroke	2	1,323	6	829	+ 494
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	965	2	1,390	- 424
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	941	34	69	+ 872
Lung Cancers	5	894	50	18	+ 876
Diabetes Mellitus	6	738	14	313	+ 425
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	668	38	50	+ 618
Lung Disease	8	575	20	191	+ 384
Pancreas Cancer	9	410	54	14	+ 397
Breast Cancer	10	385	29	93	+ 292
Kidney Disease	11	359	15	268	+ 91
Lymphomas	12	240	45	28	+ 213
Prostate Cancer	13	240	42	41	+ 199
Falls	14	235	33	71	+ 163
Stomach Cancer	15	226	36	55	+ 171
Parkinson's Disease	16	225	46	27	+ 198
Ovary Cancer	17	155	48	19	+ 136
Liver Cancer	18	153	28	116	+ 37
Bladder Cancer	19	150	51	17	+ 133
Hypertension	20	150	21	177	- 27
Leukemia	21	126	61	6	+ 119
Suicide	22	121	26	134	- 13
Oral Cancer	23	113	56	13	+ 100
Liver Disease	24	105	11	405	- 300
Skin Disease	25	104	53	16	+ 88
Other Neoplasms	26	100	65	2	+ 98
Inflammatory/Heart	27	99	37	53	+ 47
Uterin Cancer	28	94	59	8	+ 86
Oesophagus Cancer	29	92	49	19	+ 73
Endocrine Disorders	30	87	18	221	- 135
Road Traffic Accidents	31	82	10	619	- 537
Congenital Anomalies	32	78	12	373	- 295
Other Injuries	33	74	17	234	- 160
Skin Cancers	34	63	52	17	+ 46
Low Birth Weight	35	51	8	705	- 653
Asthma	36	38	24	150	- 112
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	33	32	77	- 44
Drug Use	38	31	55	13	+ 18
Cervical Cancer	39	20	23	154	- 134
Violence	40	20	22	173	- 153
HIV/AIDS	41	17	1	1,445	- 1,429
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	15	81	0	+ 15
Epilepsy	43	15	39	48	- 33
Birth Trauma	44	13	7	790	- 777
Multiple Sclerosis	45	13	64	2	+ 11
Anemia	46	13	86	0	+ 13
Alcohol	47	12	57	12	- 0
Drownings	48	10	30	89	- 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	10	43	33	- 23
Osteoarthritis	50	10	80	0	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	9	67	2	+ 7
Tuberculosis	52	7	3	1,387	- 1,380
Hepatitis C	53	6	63	3	+ 3
War	54	5	70	0	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	5	4	913	- 908
Meningitis	56	4	16	258	- 255
Schizophrenia	57	3	84	0	+ 3
Poisonings	58	2	41	45	- 42
Upper Respiratory	59	2	66	2	- 0
Malnutrition	60	2	27	121	- 119
Hepatitis B	61	2	47	20	- 19
Fires	62	1	35	64	- 62
Appendicitis	63	1	60	7	- 6
Maternal Conditions	64	1	13	333	- 332
Encephalitis	65	0	58	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	66	0	79	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	9	684	- 684
Schistosomiasis	70	0	44	30	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	19	212	- 212
Measles	73	0	25	147	- 147
Tetanus	74	0	40	48	- 48
Diphtheria	75	0	68	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	62	4	- 4
Chlamydia	80	0	69	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	31	85	- 85
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Malta

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.