GUINEA-BISSAU VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,552	5	907	+ 1,645
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1,209	14	313	+ 895
Lung Disease	3	917	20	191	+ 726
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	673	34	69	+ 604
Kidney Disease	5	665	15	268	+ 397
Stroke	6	660	6	829	- 169
Asthma	7	628	24	150	+ 478
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	496	2	1,390	- 893
Road Traffic Accidents	9	407	10	619	- 212
Suicide	10	289	26	134	+ 155
Oral Cancer	11	281	56	13	+ 268
Lung Cancers	12	172	50	18	+ 154
Oesophagus Cancer	13	150	49	19	+ 131
Other Injuries	14	148	17	234	- 86
Breast Cancer	15	134	29	93	+ 41
Stomach Cancer	16	128	36	55	+ 73
Liver Disease	17	126	11	405	- 279
Leukemia	18	112	61	6	+ 106
Liver Cancer	19	106	28	116	- 10
Hypertension	20	102	21	177	- 75
Lymphomas	21	100	45	28	+ 72
Congenital Anomalies	22	96	12	373	- 277
Falls	23	94	33	71	+ 22
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	88	38	50	+ 39
Tuberculosis	25	75	3	1,387	- 1,312
Cervical Cancer	26	74	23	154	- 80
Drownings	27	71	30	89	- 19
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	59	4	913	- 854
Low Birth Weight	29	52	8	705	- 652
Prostate Cancer	30	49	42	41	+ 9
Violence	31	48	22	173	- 124
Endocrine Disorders	32	45	18	221	- 176
Anemia	33	43	86	0	+ 43
Bladder Cancer	34	42	51	17	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	35	41	37	53	- 11
Skin Disease	36	28	53	16	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	37	27	48	19	+ 8
War	38	27	70	0	+ 27
Epilepsy	39	26	39	48	- 22
Drug Use	40	25	55	13	+ 11
Fires	41	23	35	64	- 41
Uterin Cancer	42	21	59	8	+ 13
Pancreas Cancer	43	21	54	14	+ 7
Birth Trauma	44	19	7	790	- 771
Parkinson's Disease	45	16	46	27	- 11
Meningitis	46	14	16	258	- 244
Dengue	47	13	72	0	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	48	9	13	333	- 324
Poisonings	49	9	41	45	- 36
Other Neoplasms	50	8	65	2	+ 6
Alcohol	51	8	57	12	- 4
Skin Cancers	52	6	52	17	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	5	43	33	- 28
Malnutrition	54	4	27	121	- 117
HIV/AIDS	55	4	1	1,445	- 1,441
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	4	32	77	- 73
Tetanus	57	3	40	48	- 46
Syphilis	58	1	31	85	- 84
Pertussis	59	1	19	212	- 211
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	67	2	- 1
Encephalitis	61	1	58	10	- 9
Hepatitis B	62	1	47	20	- 20
Leprosy	63	1	75	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	64	1	60	7	- 6
Schizophrenia	65	0	84	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	67	0	80	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	64	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	62	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	75	0	63	3	- 3
Otitis Media	76	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	25	147	- 147
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	9	684	- 684
Schistosomiasis	81	0	44	30	- 30
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	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

Sri Lanka

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.