PORTUGAL VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,449	35	320	+ 10,129
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,187	4	6,851	- 1,664
Malaria	3	3,794	78	0	+ 3,794
Low Birth Weight	4	2,597	52	79	+ 2,518
Birth Trauma	5	2,506	60	24	+ 2,482
Stroke	6	2,484	2	12,339	- 9,855
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,381	1	12,878	- 10,497
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,094	27	838	+ 1,256
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,983	36	231	+ 1,752
Tuberculosis	10	1,824	38	213	+ 1,611
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,700	8	3,601	- 1,901
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,417	40	196	+ 1,220
Liver Disease	13	1,133	22	1,126	+ 7
Kidney Disease	14	1,128	9	2,803	- 1,676
Measles	15	1,029	71	0	+ 1,029
Hypertension	16	938	14	1,880	- 941
Maternal Conditions	17	788	63	7	+ 781
Syphilis	18	761	64	3	+ 758
Meningitis	19	722	56	43	+ 679
Lung Disease	20	685	7	4,286	- 3,601
Pertussis	21	620	72	0	+ 620
Suicide	22	609	19	1,172	- 563
Other Injuries	23	597	13	1,937	- 1,340
Breast Cancer	24	479	12	1,997	- 1,518
Endocrine Disorders	25	415	17	1,547	- 1,131
Asthma	26	371	43	146	+ 224
Inflammatory/Heart	27	359	26	909	- 550
Cervical Cancer	28	319	34	329	- 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	315	3	7,191	- 6,876
Drug Use	30	286	44	128	+ 157
Malnutrition	31	273	53	79	+ 195
Falls	32	260	23	1,033	- 773
Violence	33	254	48	96	+ 158
Liver Cancer	34	245	18	1,270	- 1,026
Prostate Cancer	35	243	11	2,124	- 1,880
Drownings	36	224	51	79	+ 145
Oral Cancer	37	196	25	912	- 716
Epilepsy	38	184	31	415	- 232
Fires	39	171	46	108	+ 63
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	163	6	4,389	- 4,227
Lung Cancers	41	152	5	4,406	- 4,254
Tetanus	42	132	73	0	+ 132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	124	37	229	- 104
Poisonings	44	120	57	29	+ 90
Lymphomas	45	110	16	1,608	- 1,497
Parkinson's Disease	46	100	21	1,139	- 1,039
Trypanosomiasis	47	94	80	0	+ 94
Skin Cancers	48	92	30	523	- 432
Stomach Cancer	49	89	10	2,532	- 2,443
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	81	41	169	- 88
Skin Disease	51	74	39	202	- 128
Ovary Cancer	52	73	33	397	- 324
Alcohol	53	68	45	111	- 43
Oesophagus Cancer	54	67	29	623	- 555
Pancreas Cancer	55	65	15	1,669	- 1,605
Bladder Cancer	56	48	20	1,171	- 1,122
Encephalitis	57	44	67	1	+ 43
Uterin Cancer	58	44	32	406	- 362
Appendicitis	59	32	61	21	+ 11
Schistosomiasis	60	24	77	0	+ 24
Leukemia	61	21	24	1,015	- 994
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	21	47	99	- 78
Other Neoplasms	63	18	28	652	- 634
Diphtheria	64	18	74	0	+ 18
Hepatitis B	65	17	59	26	- 9
Upper Respiratory	66	10	62	15	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	67	8	54	56	- 48
Chlamydia	68	2	76	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	49	87	- 85
Ascariasis	70	2	83	0	+ 2
War	71	1	69	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	1	66	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	65	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	50	82	- 82
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	42	151	- 151
Schizophrenia	86	0	55	49	- 49
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Equ. Guinea

Portugal

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.