GUINEA-BISSAU VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,690	5	907	+ 1,783
Stroke	2	2,578	6	829	+ 1,749
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	1,502	34	69	+ 1,433
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,431	2	1,390	+ 42
Lung Cancers	5	920	50	18	+ 902
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	917	38	50	+ 867
Lung Disease	7	895	20	191	+ 704
Diabetes Mellitus	8	752	14	313	+ 439
Kidney Disease	9	586	15	268	+ 318
Stomach Cancer	10	529	36	55	+ 474
Prostate Cancer	11	444	42	41	+ 403
Breast Cancer	12	417	29	93	+ 324
Other Injuries	13	405	17	234	+ 170
Hypertension	14	393	21	177	+ 215
Pancreas Cancer	15	349	54	14	+ 335
Lymphomas	16	336	45	28	+ 308
Endocrine Disorders	17	323	18	221	+ 102
Liver Cancer	18	265	28	116	+ 149
Suicide	19	245	26	134	+ 111
Bladder Cancer	20	245	51	17	+ 227
Parkinson's Disease	21	238	46	27	+ 211
Liver Disease	22	235	11	405	- 170
Falls	23	216	33	71	+ 145
Leukemia	24	212	61	6	+ 206
Oral Cancer	25	191	56	13	+ 178
Inflammatory/Heart	26	190	37	53	+ 137
Road Traffic Accidents	27	175	10	619	- 444
Other Neoplasms	28	136	65	2	+ 134
Oesophagus Cancer	29	130	49	19	+ 111
Skin Cancers	30	109	52	17	+ 92
Epilepsy	31	87	39	48	+ 38
Uterin Cancer	32	85	59	8	+ 77
Ovary Cancer	33	83	48	19	+ 64
Cervical Cancer	34	69	23	154	- 86
HIV/AIDS	35	67	1	1,445	- 1,378
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	48	4	913	- 865
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	48	32	77	- 29
Tuberculosis	38	44	3	1,387	- 1,342
Skin Disease	39	42	53	16	+ 26
Congenital Anomalies	40	41	12	373	- 332
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	35	43	33	+ 2
Anemia	42	31	86	0	+ 31
Asthma	43	31	24	150	- 119
Drug Use	44	27	55	13	+ 13
Alcohol	45	23	57	12	+ 11
Fires	46	23	35	64	- 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	21	67	2	+ 19
Violence	48	20	22	173	- 153
Hepatitis C	49	18	63	3	+ 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	17	81	0	+ 17
Drownings	51	17	30	89	- 73
Low Birth Weight	52	16	8	705	- 688
Malnutrition	53	16	27	121	- 105
Multiple Sclerosis	54	12	64	2	+ 9
Schizophrenia	55	10	84	0	+ 10
Meningitis	56	9	16	258	- 249
Poisonings	57	6	41	45	- 38
Osteoarthritis	58	6	80	0	+ 6
Hepatitis B	59	5	47	20	- 15
Birth Trauma	60	5	7	790	- 785
Appendicitis	61	4	60	7	- 3
Upper Respiratory	62	3	66	2	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	63	1	13	333	- 332
Syphilis	64	1	31	85	- 84
Oral conditions	65	1	82	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	58	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	68	0	79	0	+ 0
War	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	25	147	- 147
Pertussis	72	0	19	212	- 212
Tetanus	73	0	40	48	- 48
Diphtheria	74	0	68	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	44	30	- 30
Malaria	78	0	9	684	- 684
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	62	4	- 4
Dengue	84	0	72	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

Portugal

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.