GUINEA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,646	6	5,665	+ 11,980
Stroke	2	16,908	5	5,777	+ 11,131
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	9,853	30	579	+ 9,274
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,388	1	12,790	- 3,402
Lung Cancers	5	6,037	50	128	+ 5,909
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,015	53	100	+ 5,915
Lung Disease	7	5,873	20	1,373	+ 4,500
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,935	15	2,138	+ 2,797
Kidney Disease	9	3,841	16	1,939	+ 1,902
Stomach Cancer	10	3,470	41	245	+ 3,224
Prostate Cancer	11	2,910	32	525	+ 2,385
Breast Cancer	12	2,736	38	345	+ 2,391
Other Injuries	13	2,654	18	1,504	+ 1,150
Hypertension	14	2,576	21	1,348	+ 1,228
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,287	65	19	+ 2,268
Lymphomas	16	2,203	48	158	+ 2,045
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,119	25	1,140	+ 980
Liver Cancer	18	1,741	23	1,167	+ 573
Suicide	19	1,606	29	892	+ 714
Bladder Cancer	20	1,604	60	32	+ 1,572
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,561	44	212	+ 1,349
Liver Disease	22	1,542	12	2,550	- 1,008
Falls	23	1,415	33	480	+ 935
Leukemia	24	1,391	67	17	+ 1,374
Oral Cancer	25	1,250	52	122	+ 1,128
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,245	35	439	+ 806
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,148	9	3,788	- 2,640
Other Neoplasms	28	894	68	16	+ 878
Oesophagus Cancer	29	853	63	20	+ 833
Skin Cancers	30	717	49	152	+ 565
Epilepsy	31	569	37	350	+ 219
Uterin Cancer	32	556	59	38	+ 518
Ovary Cancer	33	544	54	93	+ 452
Cervical Cancer	34	451	19	1,491	- 1,041
HIV/AIDS	35	438	10	3,020	- 2,582
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	316	3	6,788	- 6,472
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	313	34	448	- 135
Tuberculosis	38	292	13	2,369	- 2,077
Skin Disease	39	277	51	127	+ 150
Congenital Anomalies	40	269	14	2,181	- 1,912
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	231	42	238	- 7
Anemia	42	207	83	0	+ 207
Asthma	43	201	22	1,179	- 978
Drug Use	44	176	46	169	+ 7
Alcohol	45	152	55	83	+ 69
Fires	46	148	36	410	- 262
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	136	70	13	+ 123
Violence	48	132	26	1,128	- 996
Hepatitis C	49	119	61	22	+ 97
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	113	84	0	+ 113
Drownings	51	109	31	528	- 420
Low Birth Weight	52	108	8	4,319	- 4,211
Malnutrition	53	108	28	1,032	- 924
Multiple Sclerosis	54	77	66	18	+ 59
Schizophrenia	55	67	81	0	+ 67
Meningitis	56	58	11	2,633	- 2,574
Poisonings	57	40	40	295	- 255
Osteoarthritis	58	39	85	0	+ 39
Hepatitis B	59	36	47	162	- 126
Birth Trauma	60	33	7	4,797	- 4,764
Appendicitis	61	29	57	41	- 13
Upper Respiratory	62	20	69	15	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	63	10	17	1,793	- 1,783
Syphilis	64	4	39	328	- 324
Oral conditions	65	4	86	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	66	3	72	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	67	2	56	81	- 79
Leishmaniasis	68	2	78	0	+ 2
War	69	1	64	20	- 18
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	4	6,025	- 6,024
Pertussis	72	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Tetanus	73	0	45	170	- 170
Diphtheria	74	0	58	40	- 40
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	71	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	43	232	- 232
Malaria	78	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	62	22	- 22
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Portugal

Guinea

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.