GUINEA-BISSAU VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	813	2	1,390	- 577
Coronary Heart Disease	2	704	5	907	- 203
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	604	4	913	- 308
Stroke	4	604	6	829	- 225
Malaria	5	520	9	684	- 164
Road Traffic Accidents	6	433	10	619	- 186
Low Birth Weight	7	411	8	705	- 293
Birth Trauma	8	390	7	790	- 400
Tuberculosis	9	303	3	1,387	- 1,084
Diabetes Mellitus	10	271	14	313	- 42
Congenital Anomalies	11	268	12	373	- 106
Kidney Disease	12	250	15	268	- 18
Liver Disease	13	243	11	405	- 162
Maternal Conditions	14	189	13	333	- 144
Meningitis	15	184	16	258	- 74
Other Injuries	16	171	17	234	- 63
Cervical Cancer	17	159	23	154	+ 5
Lung Disease	18	153	20	191	- 38
Violence	19	141	22	173	- 32
HIV/AIDS	20	134	1	1,445	- 1,311
Hypertension	21	124	21	177	- 54
Liver Cancer	22	123	28	116	+ 7
Endocrine Disorders	23	118	18	221	- 103
Suicide	24	111	26	134	- 23
Asthma	25	106	24	150	- 44
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	99	34	69	+ 30
Breast Cancer	27	97	29	93	+ 5
Pertussis	28	87	19	212	- 125
Prostate Cancer	29	73	42	41	+ 32
Falls	30	70	33	71	- 1
Stomach Cancer	31	63	36	55	+ 8
Malnutrition	32	56	27	121	- 65
Drownings	33	56	30	89	- 34
Fires	34	51	35	64	- 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	49	32	77	- 28
Inflammatory/Heart	36	48	37	53	- 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	43	38	50	- 6
Epilepsy	38	37	39	48	- 11
Lymphomas	39	36	45	28	+ 8
Poisonings	40	36	41	45	- 9
Parkinson's Disease	41	31	46	27	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	42	25	48	19	+ 6
Oral Cancer	43	23	56	13	+ 10
Lung Cancers	44	20	50	18	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	45	20	44	30	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	19	43	33	- 14
Skin Disease	47	18	53	16	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	48	18	54	14	+ 4
Measles	49	18	25	147	- 129
Bladder Cancer	50	18	51	17	+ 0
Skin Cancers	51	17	52	17	- 1
Drug Use	52	16	55	13	+ 2
Syphilis	53	14	31	85	- 71
Leukemia	54	13	61	6	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	55	11	49	19	- 8
Uterin Cancer	56	11	59	8	+ 2
Encephalitis	57	10	58	10	- 1
Tetanus	58	10	40	48	- 39
Alcohol	59	8	57	12	- 4
Hepatitis B	60	8	47	20	- 12
Appendicitis	61	4	60	7	- 3
Other Neoplasms	62	3	65	2	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	63	2	79	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	64	2	64	2	- 0
Ascariasis	65	2	62	4	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	66	2	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	2	67	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	68	1	63	3	- 1
War	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Senegal

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.