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HEALTH PROFILE: Guinea-Bissau

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Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    57.4
    63.0
    177
    175
    Age 5
    62.6
    67.9
    174
    174
    Age 10
    63.2
    68.5
    174
    173
    Age 15
    63.5
    68.7
    174
    173
    Age 20
    64.0
    69.0
    174
    173
    Age 25
    64.6
    69.5
    174
    173
    Age 30
    65.2
    70.0
    174
    173
    Age 35
    66.0
    70.7
    174
    174
    Age 40
    67.0
    71.5
    174
    174
    Age 45
    68.3
    72.5
    174
    175
    Age 50
    69.9
    73.7
    174
    175
    Age 55
    71.8
    75.1
    175
    176
    Age 60
    73.9
    76.7
    175
    175
    Age 65
    76.4
    78.6
    175
    174
    Age 70
    79.2
    80.8
    175
    172
    Age 75
    82.3
    83.4
    168
    168
    Age 80
    85.6
    86.3
    161
    161
    Age 85
    89.2
    89.7
    157
    157
    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. Coronary Heart Disease
    139.46
    57
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    123.23
    10
    3. Stroke
    121.60
    36
    4. Tuberculosis
    117.91
    3
    5. HIV/AIDS
    102.97
    11
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    77.43
    15
    7. Malaria
    53.39
    3
    8. Liver Disease
    45.28
    15
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    44.22
    50
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    40.96
    23
    11. Kidney Disease
    34.24
    40
    12. Cervical Cancer
    30.59
    18
    13. Lung Disease
    29.21
    57
    14. Hypertension
    25.92
    54
    15. Prostate Cancer
    19.86
    68
    16. Maternal Conditions
    19.30
    7
    17. Asthma
    19.10
    23
    18. Breast Cancer
    18.31
    74
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.99
    83
    20. Meningitis
    15.86
    12
    21. Other Injuries
    15.81
    16
    22. Birth Trauma
    14.15
    6
    23. Liver Cancer
    13.32
    18
    24. Low Birth Weight
    12.80
    14
    25. Violence
    12.49
    37
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Suicide
    12.38
    46
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    11.86
    12
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9.83
    14
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    9.17
    17
    30. Falls
    9.15
    29
    31. Malnutrition
    8.65
    35
    32. Stomach Cancer
    7.34
    72
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.32
    130
    34. Pertussis
    6.32
    7
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.15
    65
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    5.62
    28
    37. Measles
    4.43
    16
    38. Fires
    4.32
    21
    39. Drownings
    4.02
    45
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.74
    29
    41. Ovary Cancer
    3.71
    121
    42. Epilepsy
    3.33
    20
    43. Schistosomiasis
    3.32
    7
    44. Lymphomas
    2.89
    153
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.84
    77
    46. Poisonings
    2.66
    27
    47. Skin Cancers
    2.20
    69
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.10
    90
    49. Syphilis
    2.04
    9
    50. Lung Cancers
    2.00
    172
    Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    1,445
    9.71
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,390
    9.34
    3. Tuberculosis
    1,387
    9.32
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    913
    6.14
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    907
    6.10
    6. Stroke
    829
    5.57
    7. Birth Trauma
    790
    5.31
    8. Low Birth Weight
    705
    4.74
    9. Malaria
    684
    4.60
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    619
    4.16
    11. Liver Disease
    405
    2.72
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    373
    2.51
    13. Maternal Conditions
    333
    2.24
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    313
    2.10
    15. Kidney Disease
    268
    1.80
    16. Meningitis
    258
    1.73
    17. Other Injuries
    234
    1.57
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    221
    1.49
    19. Pertussis
    212
    1.42
    20. Lung Disease
    191
    1.28
    21. Hypertension
    177
    1.19
    22. Violence
    173
    1.16
    23. Cervical Cancer
    154
    1.03
    24. Asthma
    150
    1.01
    25. Measles
    147
    0.99
      Deaths %
    26. Suicide
    134
    0.90
    27. Malnutrition
    121
    0.81
    28. Liver Cancer
    116
    0.78
    29. Breast Cancer
    93
    0.63
    30. Drownings
    89
    0.60
    31. Syphilis
    85
    0.57
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    77
    0.52
    33. Falls
    71
    0.48
    34. Alzheimers & Dementia
    69
    0.46
    35. Fires
    64
    0.43
    36. Stomach Cancer
    55
    0.37
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    53
    0.36
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    50
    0.34
    39. Epilepsy
    48
    0.32
    40. Tetanus
    48
    0.32
    41. Poisonings
    45
    0.30
    42. Prostate Cancer
    41
    0.28
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    33
    0.22
    44. Schistosomiasis
    30
    0.20
    45. Lymphomas
    28
    0.19
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    27
    0.18
    47. Hepatitis B
    20
    0.13
    48. Ovary Cancer
    19
    0.13
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    19
    0.13
    50. Lung Cancers
    18
    0.12
    Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    30.59
    18
    2. Prostate Cancer
    19.86
    68
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.31
    74
    4. Liver Cancer
    13.32
    18
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.34
    72
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.32
    130
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.71
    121
    8. Lymphomas
    2.89
    153
      Rate World Rank
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.84
    77
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.20
    69
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.10
    90
    12. Lung Cancers
    2.00
    172
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.76
    123
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    156
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.52
    154
    16. Leukemia
    0.48
    181
    Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    5.5
    96
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    16.5
    1.0
    129
    149
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    5.0
    13.7
    145
    141
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    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
    51.3
    53.0
    52.1
    154
    159
    155
    2010
    55.4
    58.0
    56.7
    166
    166
    166
    2019
    57.4
    63.0
    60.2
    177
    175
    176
    Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    1.976m
    145
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.95
    153
    Population 0-14
    43.2%
    14
    Population 15-64
    53.7%
    181
    Population 65 +
    3.1%
    169
    Birth Rate / 1000
    36.45
    12
    Death Rate / 1000
    7.50
    86
    Fertility Rate
    4.72
    14
    Infant Mortality
    50.44
    22
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    184
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.01
    166
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.92
    181
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.74
    135
    Net Migration
    -3.72
    163
    Population Growth
    2.52%
    19
    Literacy Total
    59.9%
    157
    Literacy Male
    71.8%
    134
    Literacy Female
    48.3%
    141
    Unemployment
    N/D
    N/D
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    60.2
    176
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    52.6
    176
    GDP per Capita USD
    $1,800
    179

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    9,614
    177
    4/1/24
    Guinea-Bissau COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Guinea-Bissau causes.

     
     
    Guinea-Bissau COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Guinea-Bissau COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.