NIGERIA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	160,458	10	44,124	+ 116,335
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	154,285	1	207,281	- 52,996
Tuberculosis	3	153,965	3	127,335	+ 26,630
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	101,357	2	144,724	- 43,367
Coronary Heart Disease	5	100,691	7	61,374	+ 39,318
Stroke	6	92,059	8	57,744	+ 34,315
Birth Trauma	7	87,714	5	100,186	- 12,472
Low Birth Weight	8	78,219	6	95,959	- 17,740
Malaria	9	75,943	4	100,963	- 25,020
Road Traffic Accidents	10	68,733	12	41,693	+ 27,040
Liver Disease	11	44,957	13	38,326	+ 6,632
Congenital Anomalies	12	41,438	9	49,696	- 8,259
Maternal Conditions	13	36,983	15	23,540	+ 13,443
Diabetes Mellitus	14	34,799	18	22,497	+ 12,302
Kidney Disease	15	29,744	20	18,189	+ 11,555
Meningitis	16	28,678	11	43,651	- 14,973
Other Injuries	17	26,007	17	22,696	+ 3,311
Endocrine Disorders	18	24,565	21	15,799	+ 8,766
Pertussis	19	23,534	16	23,282	+ 252
Lung Disease	20	21,212	22	12,569	+ 8,644
Hypertension	21	19,695	24	10,692	+ 9,003
Violence	22	19,189	19	18,407	+ 782
Cervical Cancer	23	17,129	25	10,574	+ 6,555
Asthma	24	16,653	27	8,192	+ 8,462
Measles	25	16,315	14	29,439	- 13,124
Suicide	26	14,876	30	7,019	+ 7,857
Malnutrition	27	13,427	36	5,896	+ 7,531
Liver Cancer	28	12,903	39	5,289	+ 7,614
Breast Cancer	29	10,300	23	11,884	- 1,584
Drownings	30	9,936	32	6,584	+ 3,352
Syphilis	31	9,434	38	5,449	+ 3,985
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	8,559	37	5,846	+ 2,714
Falls	33	7,891	28	7,528	+ 363
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	7,655	31	6,786	+ 869
Fires	35	7,084	29	7,132	- 47
Stomach Cancer	36	6,129	50	2,129	+ 4,001
Inflammatory/Heart	37	5,829	42	4,826	+ 1,003
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	5,503	43	4,152	+ 1,351
Epilepsy	39	5,380	41	5,001	+ 379
Tetanus	40	5,359	26	8,355	- 2,995
Poisonings	41	4,950	33	6,570	- 1,620
Prostate Cancer	42	4,515	35	5,914	- 1,399
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3,669	52	1,946	+ 1,724
Schistosomiasis	44	3,373	54	1,508	+ 1,866
Lymphomas	45	3,058	40	5,202	- 2,144
Parkinson's Disease	46	3,002	46	2,473	+ 529
Hepatitis B	47	2,263	55	1,488	+ 775
Ovary Cancer	48	2,113	49	2,133	- 19
Oesophagus Cancer	49	2,099	64	560	+ 1,539
Lung Cancers	50	2,038	57	1,295	+ 743
Bladder Cancer	51	1,921	63	670	+ 1,252
Skin Cancers	52	1,917	53	1,933	- 16
Skin Disease	53	1,804	56	1,468	+ 336
Pancreas Cancer	54	1,526	51	1,975	- 449
Drug Use	55	1,494	34	6,273	- 4,779
Oral Cancer	56	1,445	48	2,238	- 794
Alcohol	57	1,366	58	1,031	+ 335
Encephalitis	58	1,155	59	937	+ 218
Uterin Cancer	59	916	62	679	+ 237
Appendicitis	60	771	60	760	+ 10
Leukemia	61	690	47	2,257	- 1,567
Ascariasis	62	454	61	685	- 231
Hepatitis C	63	294	65	304	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	64	259	68	179	+ 80
Other Neoplasms	65	239	66	290	- 51
Upper Respiratory	66	239	67	259	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	188	69	165	+ 23
Diphtheria	68	141	44	3,800	- 3,659
Chlamydia	69	31	71	14	+ 17
War	70	24	45	3,245	- 3,221
Otitis Media	71	4	72	3	+ 1
Dengue	72	2	73	2	- 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	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	23	- 23
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Guinea-Bissau

Nigeria

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.