GUINEA-BISSAU VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,177	34	69	+ 2,108
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,112	5	907	+ 1,205
Lung Cancers	3	1,317	50	18	+ 1,299
Stroke	4	1,165	6	829	+ 335
Lung Disease	5	1,148	20	191	+ 957
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	699	38	50	+ 650
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	593	2	1,390	- 796
Falls	8	496	33	71	+ 425
Breast Cancer	9	424	29	93	+ 331
Prostate Cancer	10	392	42	41	+ 351
Pancreas Cancer	11	359	54	14	+ 346
Kidney Disease	12	304	15	268	+ 36
Lymphomas	13	301	45	28	+ 274
Diabetes Mellitus	14	286	14	313	- 27
Oesophagus Cancer	15	257	49	19	+ 238
Parkinson's Disease	16	254	46	27	+ 227
Suicide	17	243	26	134	+ 109
Other Neoplasms	18	220	65	2	+ 218
Other Injuries	19	198	17	234	- 36
Leukemia	20	189	61	6	+ 183
Bladder Cancer	21	177	51	17	+ 159
Stomach Cancer	22	163	36	55	+ 108
Inflammatory/Heart	23	144	37	53	+ 92
Liver Cancer	24	140	28	116	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	25	128	48	19	+ 109
Endocrine Disorders	26	127	18	221	- 95
Skin Cancers	27	123	52	17	+ 106
Liver Disease	28	112	11	405	- 293
Hypertension	29	98	21	177	- 79
Oral Cancer	30	92	56	13	+ 79
Road Traffic Accidents	31	82	10	619	- 537
Alcohol	32	73	57	12	+ 61
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	70	4	913	- 843
Uterin Cancer	34	68	59	8	+ 60
Congenital Anomalies	35	65	12	373	- 308
Skin Disease	36	35	53	16	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	37	35	64	2	+ 33
Epilepsy	38	35	39	48	- 14
Cervical Cancer	39	32	23	154	- 122
Anemia	40	30	86	0	+ 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	28	43	33	- 5
Drug Use	42	28	55	13	+ 14
Osteoarthritis	43	26	80	0	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	26	67	2	+ 24
Low Birth Weight	45	20	8	705	- 684
Asthma	46	20	24	150	- 130
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	16	32	77	- 61
Violence	48	13	22	173	- 160
Drownings	49	12	30	89	- 78
Schizophrenia	50	11	84	0	+ 11
Meningitis	51	9	16	258	- 249
Birth Trauma	52	9	7	790	- 781
Fires	53	6	35	64	- 58
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	5	81	0	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	55	4	1	1,445	- 1,441
Tuberculosis	56	3	3	1,387	- 1,383
Upper Respiratory	57	3	66	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	3	60	7	- 4
Oral conditions	59	3	82	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	60	2	63	3	- 0
Poisonings	61	2	41	45	- 42
Hepatitis B	62	2	47	20	- 19
Malnutrition	63	1	27	121	- 119
Otitis Media	64	1	71	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	65	1	13	333	- 332
War	66	0	70	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	19	212	- 212
Encephalitis	68	0	58	10	- 10
Syphilis	69	0	31	85	- 85
Leishmaniasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	1	- 1
Tetanus	72	0	40	48	- 48
Measles	73	0	25	147	- 147
Schistosomiasis	74	0	44	30	- 30
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	9	684	- 684
Chlamydia	78	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	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

Netherlands

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.