GUINEA-BISSAU VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,331	5	907	+ 1,424
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,909	34	69	+ 1,841
Stroke	3	1,308	6	829	+ 479
Lung Cancers	4	998	50	18	+ 980
Lung Disease	5	854	20	191	+ 663
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	765	38	50	+ 715
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	619	2	1,390	- 771
Kidney Disease	8	439	15	268	+ 171
Hypertension	9	411	21	177	+ 234
Diabetes Mellitus	10	351	14	313	+ 37
Breast Cancer	11	319	29	93	+ 226
Pancreas Cancer	12	305	54	14	+ 291
Prostate Cancer	13	290	42	41	+ 249
Stomach Cancer	14	261	36	55	+ 206
Other Injuries	15	250	17	234	+ 15
Lymphomas	16	241	45	28	+ 213
Bladder Cancer	17	236	51	17	+ 218
Liver Cancer	18	230	28	116	+ 114
Inflammatory/Heart	19	225	37	53	+ 172
Parkinson's Disease	20	223	46	27	+ 196
Endocrine Disorders	21	219	18	221	- 2
Other Neoplasms	22	214	65	2	+ 212
Liver Disease	23	191	11	405	- 214
Leukemia	24	170	61	6	+ 164
Suicide	25	163	26	134	+ 29
Falls	26	146	33	71	+ 75
Oral Cancer	27	116	56	13	+ 103
Ovary Cancer	28	91	48	19	+ 72
Oesophagus Cancer	29	91	49	19	+ 72
Skin Disease	30	83	53	16	+ 67
Road Traffic Accidents	31	83	10	619	- 537
Skin Cancers	32	81	52	17	+ 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	73	43	33	+ 40
Uterin Cancer	34	73	59	8	+ 64
Asthma	35	51	24	150	- 99
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	48	4	913	- 865
Anemia	37	41	86	0	+ 41
Congenital Anomalies	38	39	12	373	- 334
Cervical Cancer	39	39	23	154	- 116
Epilepsy	40	37	39	48	- 11
Drug Use	41	35	55	13	+ 22
Hepatitis C	42	29	63	3	+ 27
HIV/AIDS	43	24	1	1,445	- 1,421
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	21	32	77	- 56
Drownings	45	20	30	89	- 69
Alcohol	46	15	57	12	+ 3
Malnutrition	47	14	27	121	- 107
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	13	67	2	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	49	13	64	2	+ 11
Tuberculosis	50	12	3	1,387	- 1,375
Violence	51	12	22	173	- 161
Low Birth Weight	52	11	8	705	- 693
Osteoarthritis	53	10	80	0	+ 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	9	81	0	+ 9
Fires	55	8	35	64	- 55
Schizophrenia	56	8	84	0	+ 8
Poisonings	57	8	41	45	- 37
Hepatitis B	58	7	47	20	- 13
Meningitis	59	6	16	258	- 252
Birth Trauma	60	5	7	790	- 785
Appendicitis	61	4	60	7	- 3
Upper Respiratory	62	2	66	2	- 0
Oral conditions	63	2	82	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	13	333	- 332
Leishmaniasis	65	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	31	85	- 85
War	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	58	10	- 10
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	40	48	- 48
Pertussis	73	0	19	212	- 212
Schistosomiasis	74	0	44	30	- 30
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	62	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	25	147	- 147
Chlamydia	82	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	9	684	- 684
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

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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.