GUINEA-BISSAU VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,735	2	1,390	+ 345
Malaria	2	1,595	9	684	+ 911
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,233	4	913	+ 320
Coronary Heart Disease	4	941	5	907	+ 35
Stroke	5	881	6	829	+ 52
Birth Trauma	6	675	7	790	- 115
Low Birth Weight	7	652	8	705	- 52
Road Traffic Accidents	8	604	10	619	- 16
HIV/AIDS	9	595	1	1,445	- 850
Tuberculosis	10	564	3	1,387	- 822
Congenital Anomalies	11	358	12	373	- 15
Meningitis	12	331	16	258	+ 72
Liver Disease	13	307	11	405	- 98
Diabetes Mellitus	14	278	14	313	- 35
Kidney Disease	15	253	15	268	- 15
Other Injuries	16	243	17	234	+ 9
Malnutrition	17	216	27	121	+ 95
Maternal Conditions	18	206	13	333	- 127
Endocrine Disorders	19	187	18	221	- 35
Lung Disease	20	185	20	191	- 6
Hypertension	21	146	21	177	- 32
Violence	22	144	22	173	- 28
Breast Cancer	23	144	29	93	+ 51
Asthma	24	143	24	150	- 7
Suicide	25	122	26	134	- 12
Pertussis	26	110	19	212	- 102
Liver Cancer	27	94	28	116	- 23
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	87	34	69	+ 18
Drownings	29	86	30	89	- 4
Falls	30	76	33	71	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	72	32	77	- 5
Inflammatory/Heart	32	67	37	53	+ 15
Fires	33	64	35	64	+ 1
Prostate Cancer	34	64	42	41	+ 23
Cervical Cancer	35	62	23	154	- 93
Stomach Cancer	36	54	36	55	- 1
Epilepsy	37	54	39	48	+ 5
Poisonings	38	51	41	45	+ 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	45	38	50	- 5
Drug Use	40	43	55	13	+ 30
Syphilis	41	42	31	85	- 43
Lymphomas	42	31	45	28	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	30	43	33	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	44	27	46	27	+ 0
Tetanus	45	24	40	48	- 24
Schistosomiasis	46	24	44	30	- 7
Hepatitis B	47	21	47	20	+ 1
Skin Cancers	48	20	52	17	+ 3
Lung Cancers	49	20	50	18	+ 2
Oral Cancer	50	19	56	13	+ 6
Skin Disease	51	19	53	16	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	52	18	51	17	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	53	18	48	19	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	54	14	54	14	+ 1
Alcohol	55	12	57	12	- 0
Encephalitis	56	12	58	10	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	57	9	49	19	- 10
Measles	58	9	25	147	- 138
Leukemia	59	9	61	6	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	60	7	59	8	- 1
Appendicitis	61	6	60	7	- 1
Ascariasis	62	3	62	4	- 1
Hepatitis C	63	3	63	3	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	2	66	2	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	65	2	64	2	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	66	2	65	2	+ 0
War	67	2	70	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	2	67	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	68	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Sierra Leone

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.