GUINEA-BISSAU VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	3,057	34	69	+ 2,988
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,234	5	907	+ 1,327
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,263	2	1,390	- 127
Stroke	4	1,172	6	829	+ 343
Lung Cancers	5	1,112	50	18	+ 1,094
Lung Disease	6	1,025	20	191	+ 834
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	575	38	50	+ 525
Prostate Cancer	8	414	42	41	+ 373
Breast Cancer	9	396	29	93	+ 303
Lymphomas	10	291	45	28	+ 264
Pancreas Cancer	11	280	54	14	+ 266
Oesophagus Cancer	12	272	49	19	+ 253
Parkinson's Disease	13	267	46	27	+ 240
Liver Disease	14	239	11	405	- 166
Falls	15	237	33	71	+ 166
Bladder Cancer	16	191	51	17	+ 174
Diabetes Mellitus	17	182	14	313	- 131
Kidney Disease	18	170	15	268	- 97
Other Injuries	19	170	17	234	- 64
Suicide	20	166	26	134	+ 32
Liver Cancer	21	163	28	116	+ 47
Leukemia	22	162	61	6	+ 156
Hypertension	23	162	21	177	- 15
Stomach Cancer	24	156	36	55	+ 100
Ovary Cancer	25	125	48	19	+ 106
Other Neoplasms	26	124	65	2	+ 122
Skin Cancers	27	116	52	17	+ 99
Endocrine Disorders	28	103	18	221	- 119
Inflammatory/Heart	29	97	37	53	+ 45
Oral Cancer	30	97	56	13	+ 84
Drug Use	31	88	55	13	+ 75
Uterin Cancer	32	73	59	8	+ 65
Road Traffic Accidents	33	68	10	619	- 552
Skin Disease	34	66	53	16	+ 50
Congenital Anomalies	35	66	12	373	- 307
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	65	32	77	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	37	58	64	2	+ 55
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	50	4	913	- 863
Alcohol	39	48	57	12	+ 36
Low Birth Weight	40	41	8	705	- 664
Asthma	41	41	24	150	- 109
Epilepsy	42	37	39	48	- 11
Cervical Cancer	43	34	23	154	- 120
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	32	67	2	+ 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	27	43	33	- 6
Violence	46	27	22	173	- 146
Tuberculosis	47	11	3	1,387	- 1,376
Fires	48	10	35	64	- 53
Drownings	49	9	30	89	- 80
Anemia	50	9	86	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	51	8	63	3	+ 6
Meningitis	52	7	16	258	- 251
Poisonings	53	7	41	45	- 38
Birth Trauma	54	6	7	790	- 784
HIV/AIDS	55	6	1	1,445	- 1,439
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	6	81	0	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	57	5	80	0	+ 5
Malnutrition	58	4	27	121	- 117
Appendicitis	59	3	60	7	- 4
Schizophrenia	60	3	84	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	61	2	82	0	+ 2
Syphilis	62	2	31	85	- 83
Upper Respiratory	63	2	66	2	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	13	333	- 332
Hepatitis B	65	1	47	20	- 19
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	+ 0
War	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	58	10	- 10
Pertussis	69	0	19	212	- 212
Leishmaniasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	40	48	- 48
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	25	147	- 147
Malaria	76	0	9	684	- 684
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	44	30	- 30
Chlamydia	79	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	62	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	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

United Kingdom

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.