NEW GUINEA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,321	1	6,835	+ 18,486
Hypertension	2	22,724	13	1,096	+ 21,628
Stroke	3	9,391	2	5,095	+ 4,297
Lung Cancers	4	5,530	23	622	+ 4,908
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,434	29	445	+ 3,989
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,935	6	2,595	+ 340
Liver Disease	7	2,764	22	624	+ 2,140
Prostate Cancer	8	2,512	36	285	+ 2,227
Stomach Cancer	9	2,439	28	447	+ 1,992
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,259	52	107	+ 2,152
Breast Cancer	11	2,187	17	764	+ 1,424
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,931	33	343	+ 1,588
Lung Disease	13	1,925	3	4,538	- 2,613
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,826	43	229	+ 1,597
Lymphomas	15	1,792	32	353	+ 1,439
Suicide	16	1,661	37	259	+ 1,403
Kidney Disease	17	1,485	18	687	+ 798
Alcohol	18	1,249	53	93	+ 1,155
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,229	4	4,533	- 3,304
Other Injuries	20	1,188	20	647	+ 542
Bladder Cancer	21	1,058	54	82	+ 976
Leukemia	22	1,057	38	253	+ 804
Other Neoplasms	23	1,038	60	15	+ 1,023
Falls	24	998	26	502	+ 496
Oral Cancer	25	929	25	580	+ 349
Liver Cancer	26	902	21	644	+ 258
Oesophagus Cancer	27	829	44	199	+ 630
Ovary Cancer	28	734	46	179	+ 555
Parkinson's Disease	29	690	45	185	+ 505
Skin Cancers	30	664	31	417	+ 247
Drug Use	31	631	61	13	+ 619
Cervical Cancer	32	569	19	665	- 96
Endocrine Disorders	33	555	47	153	+ 402
Uterin Cancer	34	506	55	81	+ 425
Road Traffic Accidents	35	498	12	1,105	- 607
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	463	35	302	+ 161
Epilepsy	37	375	51	111	+ 264
Fires	38	344	27	488	- 144
HIV/AIDS	39	339	24	611	- 272
Drownings	40	252	40	240	+ 13
Skin Disease	41	240	49	126	+ 114
Violence	42	240	15	969	- 729
Congenital Anomalies	43	211	16	951	- 740
Asthma	44	203	9	1,842	- 1,639
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	181	14	1,072	- 890
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	145	65	5	+ 140
Tuberculosis	47	138	5	3,969	- 3,830
Multiple Sclerosis	48	137	66	5	+ 132
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	102	84	0	+ 102
Osteoarthritis	50	85	85	0	+ 85
Anemia	51	77	82	0	+ 77
Poisonings	52	70	50	121	- 51
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	69	8	2,295	- 2,225
Meningitis	54	62	34	324	- 261
Low Birth Weight	55	57	10	1,661	- 1,604
Schizophrenia	56	51	80	0	+ 51
Birth Trauma	57	42	11	1,504	- 1,461
Hepatitis C	58	34	62	8	+ 26
Appendicitis	59	17	59	20	- 3
Oral conditions	60	17	86	0	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	61	10	30	421	- 411
Syphilis	62	8	42	234	- 225
Encephalitis	63	2	57	31	- 29
War	64	1	69	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	58	27	- 27
Upper Respiratory	66	0	68	2	- 2
Otitis Media	67	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Ascariasis	74	0	63	7	- 7
Dengue	75	0	64	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	1	- 1
Malnutrition	79	0	48	134	- 134
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	56	48	- 48
Diphtheria	82	0	67	3	- 3
Pertussis	83	0	39	248	- 248
Measles	84	0	41	238	- 238
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Estonia

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.