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Guinea-Bissau Population Pyramid
 


Guinea-Bissau
GUINEA-BISSAU LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
        World Rank
  Male Female All M F All
1960
32.6
35.6
34.1
169
166
167
1970
34.6
37.6
36.1
172
171
171
1980
37.1
40.2
38.6
174
173
174
1990
40.9
44.2
42.5
179
177
178
2000
43.5
47.0
45.2
174
173
173
2010
46.4
50.2
48.3
183
178
179
 
 
Guinea-Bissau
GUINEA-BISSAU LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
      World Rank
  Male Female M F
At Birth
46.4
50.2
183
178
Age 5
59.2
61.2
177
181
Age 10
60.3
62.3
175
180
Age 15
60.8
62.9
174
180
Age 20
61.2
63.7
175
180
Age 25
62.0
65.0
175
179
Age 30
63.2
66.4
175
179
Age 35
64.5
67.9
175
180
Age 40
66.0
69.3
174
180
Age 45
67.8
70.7
173
181
Age 50
69.6
72.1
176
182
Age 55
71.4
73.6
177
184
Age 60
73.6
75.3
179
187
Age 65
75.9
77.2
186
188
Age 70
78.5
79.5
191
190
Age 75
81.6
82.3
189
189
Age 80
85.0
85.5
189
190
Age 85
88.7
89.1
190
191
Age 90
92.8
93.1
189
177
Age 95
97.1
97.3
189
179
Age 100
101.6
101.7
190
189
 
 
Guinea-Bissau
GUINEA-BISSAU TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Deaths %
1 Influenza & Pneumonia
3,517
15.35
2 Malaria
3,196
13.95
3 Diarrhoeal diseases
2,766
12.07
4 HIV/AIDS
1,218
5.32
5 Stroke
1,186
5.18
6 Low Birth Weight
972
4.24
7 Coronary Heart Disease
960
4.19
8 Birth Trauma
767
3.35
9 Meningitis
660
2.88
10 Maternal Conditions
658
2.87
11 Diabetes Mellitus
464
2.02
12 Other Injuries
462
2.02
13 Road Traffic Accidents
402
1.75
14 Tuberculosis
396
1.73
15 Lung Disease
341
1.49
16 Measles
295
1.29
17 Violence
294
1.28
18 Asthma
287
1.25
19 Pertussis
284
1.24
20 Kidney Disease
246
1.07
21 Congenital Anomalies
229
1.00
22 Anaemia
204
0.89
23 Hypertension
200
0.87
24 Upper Respiratory
192
0.84
25 Endocrine Disorders
192
0.84
  Deaths %
26 Malnutrition
167
0.73
27 Liver Cancer
165
0.72
28 Inflammatory/Heart
149
0.65
29 Vitamin A Deficiency
144
0.63
30 Syphilis
136
0.59
31 Epilepsy
134
0.58
32 Cervical Cancer
130
0.57
33 Schistosomiasis
113
0.49
34 Trypanosomiasis
111
0.48
35 Suicide
91
0.40
36 Fires
88
0.38
37 Liver Disease
79
0.34
38 Breast Cancer
75
0.33
39 Peptic Ulcer Disease
74
0.32
40 Drownings
63
0.27
41 Stomach Cancer
57
0.25
42 Hepatitis B
56
0.24
43 Poisonings
55
0.24
44 Alzheimers/Dementia
55
0.24
45 Prostate Cancer
52
0.23
46 Other Neoplasms
50
0.22
47 Lymphomas
42
0.18
48 Skin Disease
41
0.18
49 Falls
37
0.16
50 Colon-Rectum Cancers
35
0.15
 
 
Guinea-Bissau
GUINEA-BISSAU TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
1 Influenza & Pneumonia
238.34
1
2 Stroke
167.79
12
3 Diarrhoeal diseases
144.01
7
4 Coronary Heart Disease
136.54
62
5 Malaria
108.72
4
6 HIV/AIDS
84.64
27
7 Diabetes Mellitus
62.61
23
8 Lung Disease
47.33
25
9 Maternal Conditions
46.64
5
10 Asthma
32.65
3
11 Tuberculosis
32.65
50
12 Meningitis
32.61
1
13 Low Birth Weight
32.32
4
14 Other Injuries
31.55
14
15 Road Traffic Accidents
31.40
27
16 Kidney Disease
29.70
24
17 Hypertension
28.83
79
18 Birth Trauma
25.51
7
19 Violence
22.61
33
20 Endocrine Disorders
21.40
9
21 Liver Cancer
17.85
15
22 Inflammatory/Heart
17.40
16
23 Breast Cancer
15.47
108
24 Cervical Cancer
14.55
21
25 Anaemia
13.93
4
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
26 Epilepsy
11.81
5
27 Malnutrition
11.03
24
28 Schistosomiasis
10.97
9
29 Alzheimers/Dementia
9.94
33
30 Measles
9.86
7
31 Pertussis
9.46
9
32 Peptic Ulcer Disease
8.97
17
33 Liver Disease
8.94
99
34 Congenital Anomalies
8.57
27
35 Suicide
8.26
84
36 Prostate Cancer
8.10
61
37 Upper Respiratory
7.95
4
38 Trypanosomiasis
7.76
14
39 Stomach Cancer
6.74
96
40 Skin Disease
5.57
19
41 Syphilis
5.30
7
42 Other Neoplasms
5.24
24
43 Vitamin A Deficiency
4.80
2
44 Fires
4.75
44
45 Poisonings
4.60
49
46 Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.90
155
47 Falls
3.68
101
48 Drownings
3.60
94
49 Lymphomas
3.33
151
50 Hepatitis B
3.10
23
 
 
Guinea-Bissau
GUINEA-BISSAU CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate World Rank
1 Liver Cancer
17.85
15
2 Breast Cancer
15.47
108
3 Cervical Cancer
14.55
21
4 Prostate Cancer
8.10
61
5 Stomach Cancer
6.74
96
6 Other Neoplasms
5.24
24
7 Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.90
155
8 Lymphomas
3.33
151
9 Lung Cancers
2.48
164
  Rate World Rank
10 Bladder Cancer
2.21
95
11 Leukemia
2.03
160
12 Pancreas Cancer
1.66
135
13 Ovary Cancer
1.53
155
14 Oesophagus Cancer
1.35
150
15 Oral Cancer
0.90
189
16 Skin Cancers
0.85
120
17 Uterin Cancer
0.50
145
 
 
Guinea-Bissau
GUINEA-BISSAU HEALTH RISK FACTORS
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS
Total Rank
3.6
119
SMOKING PERCENT
M F Rank
N/A
N/A
OBESITY PERCENT
M F Rank
0.7
4.1
169
163
HAPPINESS SCORE
Total Rank
180
126

 
Guinea-Bissau
GUINEA-BISSAU DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Value World Rank
Population Total
1,533,964
143
Sex Ratio M / F
0.95
168
Population 0-14
40.8 %
41
Population 15-64
56.1 %
153
Population 65 +
3.1 %
156
Birth Rate / 1000
35.97
30
Death Rate / 1000
15.79
19
Fertulity Rate
4.65
33
Infant Mortality
99.82
10
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.03
185
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.00
191
  Value World Rank
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
0.93
178
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.68
154
Net Migrattion
N/A
67
Population Growth
2.02
49
Literacy Total
42.4
179
Literacy Male
58.1
167
Literacy Female
27.4
173
Unemployment
N/A
N/A
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
48.3
179
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
42.0
182
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$600
188
 
 
 

Latest WHO data (2010), Death Rates are age-standardized, total deaths are % of population

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