NEW GUINEA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,236	1	6,835	+ 49,400
Stroke	2	17,333	2	5,095	+ 12,239
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	3,733	33	343	+ 3,390
Lung Cancers	4	3,119	23	622	+ 2,497
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,052	29	445	+ 2,607
Alcohol	6	2,919	53	93	+ 2,826
Lung Disease	7	2,335	3	4,538	- 2,203
Liver Disease	8	2,197	22	624	+ 1,572
Suicide	9	2,119	37	259	+ 1,860
Stomach Cancer	10	1,787	28	447	+ 1,340
Inflammatory/Heart	11	1,439	43	229	+ 1,210
Breast Cancer	12	1,301	17	764	+ 537
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,238	52	107	+ 1,131
Other Injuries	14	1,162	20	647	+ 515
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,149	6	2,595	- 1,446
Falls	16	1,006	26	502	+ 505
Prostate Cancer	17	989	36	285	+ 705
Oral Cancer	18	953	25	580	+ 373
Road Traffic Accidents	19	763	12	1,105	- 342
Lymphomas	20	710	32	353	+ 357
Parkinson's Disease	21	657	45	185	+ 473
Fires	22	656	27	488	+ 168
Leukemia	23	586	38	253	+ 333
Drownings	24	574	40	240	+ 335
Oesophagus Cancer	25	521	44	199	+ 322
Kidney Disease	26	507	18	687	- 179
Ovary Cancer	27	453	46	179	+ 274
Uterin Cancer	28	413	55	81	+ 332
Drug Use	29	411	61	13	+ 398
Diabetes Mellitus	30	394	4	4,533	- 4,139
Hypertension	31	388	13	1,096	- 707
Liver Cancer	32	384	21	644	- 260
Poisonings	33	329	50	121	+ 208
Cervical Cancer	34	321	19	665	- 344
Bladder Cancer	35	312	54	82	+ 230
Skin Cancers	36	287	31	417	- 129
Tuberculosis	37	284	5	3,969	- 3,685
Violence	38	270	15	969	- 699
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	253	14	1,072	- 819
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	249	35	302	- 53
Congenital Anomalies	41	214	16	951	- 737
HIV/AIDS	42	177	24	611	- 435
Endocrine Disorders	43	149	47	153	- 4
Asthma	44	129	9	1,842	- 1,713
Epilepsy	45	123	51	111	+ 12
Encephalitis	46	98	57	31	+ 68
Low Birth Weight	47	68	10	1,661	- 1,593
Other Neoplasms	48	55	60	15	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	49	44	66	5	+ 40
Meningitis	50	38	34	324	- 285
Skin Disease	51	33	49	126	- 94
Birth Trauma	52	26	11	1,504	- 1,477
Malnutrition	53	23	48	134	- 111
Appendicitis	54	21	59	20	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	16	65	5	+ 11
Hepatitis B	56	14	58	27	- 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	13	8	2,295	- 2,282
Upper Respiratory	58	5	68	2	+ 3
War	59	4	69	1	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	60	2	30	421	- 418
Chlamydia	61	1	70	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	1	62	8	- 7
Syphilis	63	1	42	234	- 233
Tetanus	64	0	56	48	- 48
Pertussis	65	0	39	248	- 248
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	67	3	- 3
Measles	68	0	41	238	- 238
Hookworm Disease	69	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	63	7	- 7
Dengue	71	0	64	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Belarus

New 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.globallifeexpectancy.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.