GUINEA-BISSAU VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,578	5	907	+ 1,671
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,731	34	69	+ 1,662
Stroke	3	943	6	829	+ 114
Lung Cancers	4	847	50	18	+ 829
Lung Disease	5	698	20	191	+ 507
Hypertension	6	595	21	177	+ 417
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	480	38	50	+ 430
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	469	2	1,390	- 921
Falls	9	462	33	71	+ 391
Prostate Cancer	10	380	42	41	+ 339
Breast Cancer	11	379	29	93	+ 287
Pancreas Cancer	12	358	54	14	+ 344
Kidney Disease	13	303	15	268	+ 36
Suicide	14	301	26	134	+ 167
Lymphomas	15	272	45	28	+ 245
Inflammatory/Heart	16	247	37	53	+ 195
Diabetes Mellitus	17	246	14	313	- 68
Parkinson's Disease	18	206	46	27	+ 179
Liver Cancer	19	194	28	116	+ 78
Other Neoplasms	20	164	65	2	+ 162
Liver Disease	21	163	11	405	- 242
Leukemia	22	162	61	6	+ 155
Bladder Cancer	23	161	51	17	+ 144
Stomach Cancer	24	148	36	55	+ 92
Endocrine Disorders	25	143	18	221	- 79
Oral Cancer	26	120	56	13	+ 107
Skin Cancers	27	119	52	17	+ 101
Oesophagus Cancer	28	118	49	19	+ 99
Ovary Cancer	29	110	48	19	+ 91
Other Injuries	30	99	17	234	- 136
Congenital Anomalies	31	73	12	373	- 300
Alcohol	32	55	57	12	+ 43
Uterin Cancer	33	54	59	8	+ 46
Road Traffic Accidents	34	46	10	619	- 573
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	45	4	913	- 868
Drug Use	36	42	55	13	+ 29
Osteoarthritis	37	41	80	0	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	38	38	64	2	+ 36
Epilepsy	39	38	39	48	- 10
Skin Disease	40	31	53	16	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	29	32	77	- 48
Cervical Cancer	42	25	23	154	- 129
Low Birth Weight	43	25	8	705	- 679
Anemia	44	24	86	0	+ 24
Schizophrenia	45	23	84	0	+ 23
Asthma	46	23	24	150	- 127
Malnutrition	47	20	27	121	- 101
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	19	43	33	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	16	67	2	+ 15
Drownings	50	12	30	89	- 78
Violence	51	10	22	173	- 163
Birth Trauma	52	8	7	790	- 782
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	8	81	0	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	54	7	1	1,445	- 1,438
Fires	55	5	35	64	- 59
Tuberculosis	56	5	3	1,387	- 1,382
Meningitis	57	5	16	258	- 254
Hepatitis C	58	4	63	3	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	4	60	7	- 3
Poisonings	60	3	41	45	- 41
Upper Respiratory	61	3	66	2	+ 0
Oral conditions	62	2	82	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	1	47	20	- 19
Maternal Conditions	64	1	13	333	- 332
Syphilis	65	0	31	85	- 85
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	76	0	+ 0
War	67	0	70	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	58	10	- 10
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	40	48	- 48
Leishmaniasis	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	44	30	- 30
Pertussis	73	0	19	212	- 212
Diphtheria	74	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	25	147	- 147
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	9	684	- 684
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Switzerland

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.