GUINEA-BISSAU VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,233	5	907	+ 1,326
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1,930	14	313	+ 1,617
Stroke	3	1,245	6	829	+ 415
Violence	4	831	22	173	+ 658
Kidney Disease	5	665	15	268	+ 397
Prostate Cancer	6	499	42	41	+ 459
Breast Cancer	7	391	29	93	+ 298
Lung Cancers	8	329	50	18	+ 310
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	325	34	69	+ 256
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	311	2	1,390	- 1,079
Hypertension	11	305	21	177	+ 127
HIV/AIDS	12	297	1	1,445	- 1,149
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	296	38	50	+ 247
Liver Disease	14	206	11	405	- 199
Road Traffic Accidents	15	197	10	619	- 422
Lung Disease	16	196	20	191	+ 5
Suicide	17	183	26	134	+ 49
Endocrine Disorders	18	181	18	221	- 41
Pancreas Cancer	19	172	54	14	+ 159
Lymphomas	20	169	45	28	+ 141
Cervical Cancer	21	147	23	154	- 8
Congenital Anomalies	22	141	12	373	- 232
Low Birth Weight	23	125	8	705	- 579
Ovary Cancer	24	121	48	19	+ 102
Inflammatory/Heart	25	109	37	53	+ 57
Stomach Cancer	26	105	36	55	+ 49
Uterin Cancer	27	102	59	8	+ 94
Liver Cancer	28	100	28	116	- 16
Leukemia	29	94	61	6	+ 88
Other Injuries	30	92	17	234	- 142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	79	32	77	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	32	78	46	27	+ 51
Falls	33	65	33	71	- 6
Bladder Cancer	34	61	51	17	+ 44
Asthma	35	61	24	150	- 89
Skin Disease	36	59	53	16	+ 43
Epilepsy	37	49	39	48	+ 0
Oral Cancer	38	47	56	13	+ 34
Drownings	39	47	30	89	- 43
Birth Trauma	40	38	7	790	- 752
Oesophagus Cancer	41	37	49	19	+ 18
Alcohol	42	35	57	12	+ 23
Tuberculosis	43	33	3	1,387	- 1,354
Drug Use	44	28	55	13	+ 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	27	4	913	- 886
War	46	26	70	0	+ 25
Malnutrition	47	25	27	121	- 96
Fires	48	25	35	64	- 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	17	43	33	- 16
Maternal Conditions	50	16	13	333	- 317
Other Neoplasms	51	15	65	2	+ 13
Meningitis	52	14	16	258	- 244
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	12	67	2	+ 11
Encephalitis	54	9	58	10	- 1
Dengue	55	8	72	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	56	7	60	7	- 0
Skin Cancers	57	6	52	17	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	58	3	64	2	+ 1
Poisonings	59	2	41	45	- 42
Hepatitis B	60	1	47	20	- 20
Syphilis	61	0	31	85	- 85
Hepatitis C	62	0	63	3	- 2
Chlamydia	63	0	69	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	66	2	- 2
Tetanus	65	0	40	48	- 48
Ascariasis	66	0	62	4	- 4
Pertussis	67	0	19	212	- 212
Diphtheria	68	0	68	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	44	30	- 30
Malaria	72	0	9	684	- 684
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	25	147	- 147
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Trinidad/Tob.

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.