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Eritrea
COUNTRY #1
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ERITREA VS GUINEA-BISSAU

Compare Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Guinea-Bissau
COUNTRY #2
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Eritrea Population Pyramid
6,005,492
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Guinea-Bissau Population Pyramid
3,557,202
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Eritrea ERITREA   Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU
  Eritrea ERITREA   Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
37.6
41.1
39.3
152
148
150
  
32.6
35.6
34.1
169
166
167
1970
41.5
45.3
43.4
154
147
151
  
34.6
37.6
36.1
172
171
171
1980
42.3
46.2
44.2
165
161
163
  
37.1
40.2
38.6
174
173
174
1990
46.4
50.8
48.6
166
164
165
  
40.9
44.2
42.5
179
177
178
2000
39.5
52.7
45.3
182
161
180
  
51.3
53.0
52.1
154
159
155
2010
59.6
64.6
62.1
146
139
142
  
55.4
58.0
56.7
166
166
166
2019
61.3
67.1
64.1
159
151
154
  
57.4
63.0
60.2
177
175
176
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Eritrea ERITREA   Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
61.3
67.1
159
151
57.4
63.0
177
175
Age
61.3
67.1
159
151
57.4
63.0
177
175
Age 5
64.2
69.5
171
162
62.6
67.9
174
174
Age 10
64.4
69.7
170
166
63.2
68.5
174
173
Age 15
64.7
69.9
170
167
63.5
68.7
174
173
Age 20
65.1
70.1
170
167
64.0
69.0
174
173
Age 25
65.7
70.5
170
168
64.6
69.5
174
173
Age 30
66.3
70.9
170
169
65.2
70.0
174
173
Age 35
67.0
71.4
171
169
66.0
70.7
174
174
Age 40
67.9
72.1
172
169
67.0
71.5
174
174
Age 45
69.0
72.9
173
173
68.3
72.5
174
175
Age 50
70.4
74.0
173
173
69.9
73.7
174
175
Age 55
72.1
75.3
173
173
71.8
75.1
175
176
Age 60
74.1
76.8
174
174
73.9
76.7
175
175
Age 65
76.6
78.6
173
173
76.4
78.6
175
174
Age 70
79.3
80.7
173
173
79.2
80.8
175
172
Age 75
82.3
83.2
170
171
82.3
83.4
168
168
Age 80
85.5
86.2
164
165
85.6
86.3
161
161
Age 85
89.1
89.5
162
167
89.2
89.7
157
157
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Eritrea ERITREA   Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
152.35
5
123.23
10
2. Stroke
139.66
28
121.60
36
3. Coronary Heart Disease
119.40
80
139.46
57
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
102.04
5
77.43
15
5. Liver Disease
61.76
5
45.28
15
6. Road Traffic Accidents
54.13
5
40.96
23
7. Hypertension
52.22
13
25.92
54
8. Diabetes Mellitus
51.06
37
44.22
50
9. Lung Disease
36.46
34
29.21
57
10. Kidney Disease
30.38
57
34.24
40
11. Breast Cancer
28.19
15
18.31
74
12. Malnutrition
26.52
3
8.65
35
13. Tuberculosis
21.74
50
117.91
3
14. Other Injuries
21.49
6
15.81
16
15. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.70
39
17.99
83
16. Maternal Conditions
17.51
10
19.30
7
17. Suicide
17.26
21
12.38
46
18. Asthma
16.35
34
19.10
23
19. Meningitis
15.42
14
15.86
12
20. Malaria
13.87
38
53.39
3
21. Violence
13.64
33
12.49
37
22. Cervical Cancer
12.74
69
30.59
18
23. HIV/AIDS
10.85
57
102.97
11
24. Falls
8.77
36
9.15
29
25. Ovary Cancer
7.50
10
3.71
121
26. Birth Trauma
7.37
46
14.15
6
27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
7.36
28
9.83
14
28. Prostate Cancer
6.95
146
19.86
68
29. Lymphomas
6.91
19
2.89
153
30. Low Birth Weight
6.60
69
12.80
14
31. Congenital Anomalies
6.40
71
9.17
17
32. Leukemia
6.26
4
0.48
181
33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.79
136
6.32
130
34. Inflammatory/Heart
5.74
71
6.15
65
35. Fires
5.00
10
4.32
21
36. Parkinson's Disease
4.91
52
5.62
28
37. Poisonings
4.38
6
2.66
27
38. Oesophagus Cancer
4.30
43
2.84
77
39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3.69
30
3.74
29
40. Schistosomiasis
3.64
6
3.32
7
41. Oral Cancer
3.62
63
1.55
156
42. Liver Cancer
3.56
151
13.32
18
43. Drownings
3.38
64
4.02
45
44. Lung Cancers
3.27
154
2.00
172
45. Epilepsy
3.11
27
3.33
20
46. Endocrine Disorders
3.00
111
11.86
12
47. Stomach Cancer
2.50
170
7.34
72
48. Alcohol
2.33
52
1.35
96
49. Bladder Cancer
2.26
78
2.10
90
50. Skin Disease
2.17
55
1.99
69
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Eritrea ERITREA   Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
3,277
12.90
1,390
9.34
2. Stroke
2,564
10.09
829
5.57
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
2,292
9.02
913
6.14
4. Coronary Heart Disease
2,154
8.48
907
6.10
5. Road Traffic Accidents
1,326
5.22
619
4.16
6. Liver Disease
1,215
4.78
405
2.72
7. Diabetes Mellitus
944
3.71
313
2.10
8. Hypertension
926
3.64
177
1.19
9. Lung Disease
662
2.61
191
1.28
10. Malnutrition
660
2.60
121
0.81
11. Birth Trauma
616
2.42
790
5.31
12. Kidney Disease
578
2.27
268
1.80
13. Maternal Conditions
544
2.14
333
2.24
14. Tuberculosis
543
2.14
1,387
9.32
15. Other Injuries
540
2.13
234
1.57
16. Low Birth Weight
531
2.09
705
4.74
17. Malaria
437
1.72
684
4.60
18. Congenital Anomalies
432
1.70
373
2.51
19. Meningitis
404
1.59
258
1.73
20. Violence
384
1.51
173
1.16
21. Suicide
382
1.50
134
0.90
22. Asthma
326
1.28
150
1.01
23. Breast Cancer
311
1.22
93
0.63
24. Alzheimers & Dementia
310
1.22
69
0.46
25. HIV/AIDS
308
1.21
1,445
9.71
26. Falls
168
0.66
71
0.48
27. Lymphomas
147
0.58
28
0.19
28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
147
0.58
77
0.52
29. Leukemia
144
0.57
6
0.04
30. Cervical Cancer
132
0.52
154
1.03
31. Fires
132
0.52
64
0.43
32. Inflammatory/Heart
123
0.48
53
0.36
33. Drownings
118
0.46
89
0.60
34. Poisonings
114
0.45
45
0.30
35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
113
0.44
50
0.34
36. Pertussis
90
0.35
212
1.42
37. Parkinson's Disease
85
0.33
27
0.18
38. Oesophagus Cancer
81
0.32
19
0.13
39. Epilepsy
81
0.32
48
0.32
40. Ovary Cancer
79
0.31
19
0.13
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
77
0.30
33
0.22
42. Schistosomiasis
73
0.29
30
0.20
43. Oral Cancer
71
0.28
13
0.09
44. Endocrine Disorders
71
0.28
221
1.49
45. Liver Cancer
69
0.27
116
0.78
46. Lung Cancers
62
0.24
18
0.12
47. Prostate Cancer
54
0.21
41
0.28
48. Stomach Cancer
48
0.19
55
0.37
49. Alcohol
45
0.18
12
0.08
50. Skin Disease
45
0.18
16
0.11
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Eritrea ERITREA   Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
28.19
15
18.31
74
2. Cervical Cancer
12.74
69
30.59
18
3. Ovary Cancer
7.50
10
3.71
121
4. Prostate Cancer
6.95
146
19.86
68
5. Lymphomas
6.91
19
2.89
153
6. Leukemia
6.26
4
0.48
181
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.79
136
6.32
130
8. Oesophagus Cancer
4.30
43
2.84
77
9. Oral Cancer
3.62
63
1.55
156
10. Liver Cancer
3.56
151
13.32
18
11. Lung Cancers
3.27
154
2.00
172
12. Stomach Cancer
2.50
170
7.34
72
13. Bladder Cancer
2.26
78
2.10
90
14. Uterin Cancer
1.73
126
1.76
123
15. Skin Cancers
1.58
112
2.20
69
16. Pancreas Cancer
1.05
166
1.52
154
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.