GUINEA-BISSAU VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,767	1	1,445	+ 322
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	976	2	1,390	- 414
Stroke	3	815	6	829	- 14
Malaria	4	808	9	684	+ 124
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	643	4	913	- 270
Tuberculosis	6	609	3	1,387	- 778
Birth Trauma	7	519	7	790	- 271
Low Birth Weight	8	498	8	705	- 207
Liver Disease	9	461	11	405	+ 56
Coronary Heart Disease	10	454	5	907	- 453
Road Traffic Accidents	11	375	10	619	- 244
Congenital Anomalies	12	323	12	373	- 51
Hypertension	13	268	21	177	+ 91
Diabetes Mellitus	14	246	14	313	- 68
Malnutrition	15	236	27	121	+ 115
Meningitis	16	203	16	258	- 56
Cervical Cancer	17	184	23	154	+ 30
Kidney Disease	18	180	15	268	- 87
Other Injuries	19	177	17	234	- 57
Suicide	20	134	26	134	- 0
Lung Disease	21	130	20	191	- 61
Maternal Conditions	22	122	13	333	- 211
Violence	23	118	22	173	- 55
Syphilis	24	91	31	85	+ 6
Pertussis	25	76	19	212	- 136
Asthma	26	76	24	150	- 74
Drownings	27	71	30	89	- 19
Falls	28	61	33	71	- 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	60	34	69	- 8
Prostate Cancer	30	58	42	41	+ 17
Lymphomas	31	56	45	28	+ 29
Fires	32	56	35	64	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	33	51	37	53	- 1
Poisonings	34	47	41	45	+ 2
Breast Cancer	35	38	29	93	- 55
Oesophagus Cancer	36	37	49	19	+ 18
Endocrine Disorders	37	36	18	221	- 185
Epilepsy	38	34	39	48	- 14
Leukemia	39	27	61	6	+ 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	25	32	77	- 52
Lung Cancers	41	23	50	18	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	42	21	36	55	- 34
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	21	38	50	- 29
Tetanus	44	19	40	48	- 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	19	43	33	- 14
Liver Cancer	46	18	28	116	- 98
Parkinson's Disease	47	17	46	27	- 10
Oral Cancer	48	16	56	13	+ 3
Alcohol	49	14	57	12	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	50	13	51	17	- 4
Schistosomiasis	51	13	44	30	- 17
Skin Disease	52	13	53	16	- 3
Drug Use	53	13	55	13	- 1
Skin Cancers	54	11	52	17	- 6
Hepatitis B	55	11	47	20	- 10
Appendicitis	56	9	60	7	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	57	8	48	19	- 11
Leishmaniasis	58	7	79	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	59	7	58	10	- 3
Upper Respiratory	60	7	66	2	+ 5
Measles	61	5	25	147	- 142
Pancreas Cancer	62	4	54	14	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	3	67	2	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	64	3	59	8	- 5
Other Neoplasms	65	2	65	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	66	2	63	3	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1	64	2	- 1
Ascariasis	68	1	62	4	- 3
War	69	1	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	1	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Zambia

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.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.