NEW GUINEA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,287	1	6,835	+ 13,451
Stroke	2	13,519	2	5,095	+ 8,425
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,954	6	2,595	+ 5,359
Lung Cancers	4	7,064	23	622	+ 6,442
Lung Disease	5	5,307	3	4,538	+ 769
Kidney Disease	6	4,570	18	687	+ 3,883
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	3,783	33	343	+ 3,440
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,134	29	445	+ 2,689
Hypertension	9	2,806	13	1,096	+ 1,711
Parkinson's Disease	10	2,541	45	185	+ 2,356
Breast Cancer	11	2,420	17	764	+ 1,657
Prostate Cancer	12	1,943	36	285	+ 1,658
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,829	52	107	+ 1,722
Liver Cancer	14	1,503	21	644	+ 859
Bladder Cancer	15	1,489	54	82	+ 1,407
Stomach Cancer	16	1,474	28	447	+ 1,028
Other Injuries	17	1,396	20	647	+ 749
Leukemia	18	1,300	38	253	+ 1,047
Lymphomas	19	1,218	32	353	+ 865
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,215	4	4,533	- 3,318
Falls	21	1,196	26	502	+ 694
Road Traffic Accidents	22	836	12	1,105	- 270
Liver Disease	23	777	22	624	+ 153
Inflammatory/Heart	24	696	43	229	+ 467
Other Neoplasms	25	652	60	15	+ 636
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	586	35	302	+ 285
Ovary Cancer	27	535	46	179	+ 356
Suicide	28	512	37	259	+ 253
Endocrine Disorders	29	505	47	153	+ 352
Oral Cancer	30	423	25	580	- 157
Skin Cancers	31	421	31	417	+ 4
Drownings	32	418	40	240	+ 178
Uterin Cancer	33	358	55	81	+ 277
Epilepsy	34	239	51	111	+ 129
Oesophagus Cancer	35	236	44	199	+ 37
Cervical Cancer	36	234	19	665	- 431
Drug Use	37	186	61	13	+ 173
Congenital Anomalies	38	167	16	951	- 783
Fires	39	141	27	488	- 347
Multiple Sclerosis	40	130	66	5	+ 125
Low Birth Weight	41	122	10	1,661	- 1,539
Violence	42	100	15	969	- 869
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	96	14	1,072	- 976
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	91	8	2,295	- 2,204
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	64	65	5	+ 59
Tuberculosis	46	64	5	3,969	- 3,905
Skin Disease	47	54	49	126	- 72
Hepatitis B	48	54	58	27	+ 27
Alcohol	49	48	53	93	- 45
HIV/AIDS	50	45	24	611	- 566
Anemia	51	45	82	0	+ 45
Hepatitis C	52	37	62	8	+ 29
Meningitis	53	32	34	324	- 292
Schizophrenia	54	26	80	0	+ 26
Asthma	55	26	9	1,842	- 1,816
Poisonings	56	19	50	121	- 103
Birth Trauma	57	16	11	1,504	- 1,487
Appendicitis	58	9	59	20	- 11
Upper Respiratory	59	8	68	2	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	60	3	74	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	61	2	30	421	- 418
Tetanus	62	2	56	48	- 46
Oral conditions	63	2	86	0	+ 2
War	64	1	69	1	+ 0
Syphilis	65	1	42	234	- 233
Malnutrition	66	1	48	134	- 133
Encephalitis	67	1	57	31	- 30
Measles	68	0	41	238	- 237
Pertussis	69	0	39	248	- 248
Diphtheria	70	0	67	3	- 3
Dengue	71	0	64	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	63	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	81	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Greece

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.