EQU. GUINEA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,217	1	1,838	- 621
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,170	2	913	+ 258
Tuberculosis	3	1,168	10	321	+ 847
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	769	9	349	+ 420
Coronary Heart Disease	5	764	7	419	+ 345
Stroke	6	698	6	437	+ 261
Birth Trauma	7	665	5	441	+ 224
Low Birth Weight	8	593	4	457	+ 136
Malaria	9	576	3	668	- 91
Road Traffic Accidents	10	521	8	368	+ 153
Liver Disease	11	341	13	199	+ 142
Congenital Anomalies	12	314	12	249	+ 65
Maternal Conditions	13	281	17	139	+ 142
Diabetes Mellitus	14	264	11	299	- 35
Kidney Disease	15	226	14	198	+ 27
Meningitis	16	218	19	127	+ 91
Other Injuries	17	197	23	105	+ 92
Endocrine Disorders	18	186	25	73	+ 113
Pertussis	19	179	21	109	+ 69
Lung Disease	20	161	20	120	+ 40
Hypertension	21	149	16	165	- 16
Violence	22	146	33	45	+ 101
Cervical Cancer	23	130	28	56	+ 74
Asthma	24	126	26	65	+ 61
Measles	25	124	15	181	- 57
Suicide	26	113	22	107	+ 6
Malnutrition	27	102	31	48	+ 54
Liver Cancer	28	98	34	43	+ 55
Breast Cancer	29	78	24	84	- 6
Drownings	30	75	36	39	+ 36
Syphilis	31	72	18	134	- 62
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	65	43	22	+ 43
Falls	33	60	32	46	+ 14
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	58	29	55	+ 3
Fires	35	54	39	30	+ 24
Stomach Cancer	36	46	49	16	+ 31
Inflammatory/Heart	37	44	27	63	- 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	42	40	29	+ 13
Epilepsy	39	41	38	32	+ 9
Tetanus	40	41	42	23	+ 17
Poisonings	41	38	44	21	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	42	34	35	43	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	28	50	14	+ 14
Schistosomiasis	44	26	60	4	+ 21
Lymphomas	45	23	45	19	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	46	23	46	18	+ 5
Hepatitis B	47	17	65	3	+ 14
Ovary Cancer	48	16	52	13	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	49	16	54	12	+ 4
Lung Cancers	50	15	41	27	- 11
Bladder Cancer	51	15	56	9	+ 6
Skin Cancers	52	15	48	16	- 2
Skin Disease	53	14	51	13	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	54	12	55	11	+ 0
Drug Use	55	11	30	50	- 39
Oral Cancer	56	11	37	35	- 24
Alcohol	57	10	53	12	- 2
Encephalitis	58	9	57	8	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	59	7	58	8	- 1
Appendicitis	60	6	59	6	+ 0
Leukemia	61	5	61	4	+ 1
Ascariasis	62	3	70	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	63	2	69	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	64	2	67	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	65	2	63	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	2	66	2	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1	62	4	- 2
Diphtheria	68	1	64	3	- 2
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	- 0
War	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	47	16	- 16
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Guinea-Bissau

Equ. Guinea

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.