GUINEA-BISSAU VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,937	5	907	+ 2,030
Stroke	2	2,181	6	829	+ 1,352
Diabetes Mellitus	3	1,369	14	313	+ 1,055
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	816	2	1,390	- 573
Prostate Cancer	5	741	42	41	+ 701
Hypertension	6	734	21	177	+ 556
Violence	7	688	22	173	+ 515
Lung Disease	8	532	20	191	+ 341
Kidney Disease	9	462	15	268	+ 194
Breast Cancer	10	438	29	93	+ 345
HIV/AIDS	11	403	1	1,445	- 1,042
Endocrine Disorders	12	293	18	221	+ 72
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	253	38	50	+ 203
Skin Disease	14	247	53	16	+ 231
Other Injuries	15	246	17	234	+ 12
Inflammatory/Heart	16	215	37	53	+ 162
Congenital Anomalies	17	198	12	373	- 175
Stomach Cancer	18	197	36	55	+ 142
Uterin Cancer	19	184	59	8	+ 175
Pancreas Cancer	20	180	54	14	+ 167
Cervical Cancer	21	180	23	154	+ 26
Road Traffic Accidents	22	174	10	619	- 446
Liver Cancer	23	170	28	116	+ 53
Lung Cancers	24	169	50	18	+ 151
Drownings	25	162	30	89	+ 73
Lymphomas	26	158	45	28	+ 130
Oral Cancer	27	133	56	13	+ 120
Falls	28	132	33	71	+ 60
Leukemia	29	127	61	6	+ 121
Liver Disease	30	127	11	405	- 278
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	122	32	77	+ 45
Anemia	32	119	86	0	+ 119
Ovary Cancer	33	97	48	19	+ 78
Low Birth Weight	34	89	8	705	- 616
Asthma	35	79	24	150	- 71
Oesophagus Cancer	36	78	49	19	+ 59
Malnutrition	37	69	27	121	- 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	65	43	33	+ 32
Fires	39	61	35	64	- 3
Other Neoplasms	40	43	65	2	+ 41
Epilepsy	41	43	39	48	- 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	42	34	69	- 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	42	4	913	- 871
Parkinson's Disease	44	40	46	27	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	45	40	51	17	+ 22
Tuberculosis	46	38	3	1,387	- 1,348
Alcohol	47	34	57	12	+ 22
Birth Trauma	48	28	7	790	- 762
Skin Cancers	49	27	52	17	+ 10
Drug Use	50	26	55	13	+ 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	25	81	0	+ 25
Suicide	52	23	26	134	- 111
Maternal Conditions	53	21	13	333	- 312
Otitis Media	54	16	71	0	+ 15
Appendicitis	55	9	60	7	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	8	67	2	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	57	7	80	0	+ 7
War	58	1	70	0	+ 1
Syphilis	59	0	31	85	- 85
Poisonings	60	0	41	45	- 44
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	84	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	64	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	69	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	68	0	75	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	47	20	- 20
Hepatitis C	70	0	63	3	- 3
Meningitis	71	0	16	258	- 258
Encephalitis	72	0	58	10	- 10
Ascariasis	73	0	62	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	68	1	- 1
Pertussis	79	0	19	212	- 212
Tetanus	80	0	40	48	- 48
Measles	81	0	25	147	- 147
Schistosomiasis	82	0	44	30	- 30
Malaria	83	0	9	684	- 684
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Saint Vincent

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.