NEW GUINEA VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,888	1	6,835	+ 10,052
Stroke	2	12,934	2	5,095	+ 7,840
Diabetes Mellitus	3	7,321	4	4,533	+ 2,788
Hypertension	4	4,048	13	1,096	+ 2,953
Suicide	5	3,989	37	259	+ 3,731
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,814	6	2,595	+ 1,219
HIV/AIDS	7	3,241	24	611	+ 2,630
Kidney Disease	8	2,952	18	687	+ 2,266
Liver Disease	9	2,490	22	624	+ 1,866
Violence	10	2,449	15	969	+ 1,480
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,212	12	1,105	+ 1,106
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,207	47	153	+ 2,053
Lung Disease	13	2,201	3	4,538	- 2,337
Other Injuries	14	2,115	20	647	+ 1,468
Drownings	15	1,832	40	240	+ 1,592
Tuberculosis	16	1,733	5	3,969	- 2,236
Prostate Cancer	17	1,560	36	285	+ 1,275
Anemia	18	1,251	82	0	+ 1,251
Breast Cancer	19	1,213	17	764	+ 449
Inflammatory/Heart	20	1,161	43	229	+ 932
Cervical Cancer	21	1,156	19	665	+ 491
Low Birth Weight	22	1,129	10	1,661	- 532
Congenital Anomalies	23	869	16	951	- 81
Birth Trauma	24	815	11	1,504	- 689
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	741	29	445	+ 296
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	687	35	302	+ 386
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	601	8	2,295	- 1,694
Other Neoplasms	28	508	60	15	+ 493
Lung Cancers	29	477	23	622	- 144
Malnutrition	30	472	48	134	+ 338
Stomach Cancer	31	430	28	447	- 17
Lymphomas	32	407	32	353	+ 54
Malaria	33	380	7	2,446	- 2,067
Liver Cancer	34	365	21	644	- 279
Maternal Conditions	35	356	30	421	- 64
Asthma	36	322	9	1,842	- 1,520
Epilepsy	37	298	51	111	+ 188
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	289	33	343	- 54
Leukemia	39	268	38	253	+ 15
Oral Cancer	40	254	25	580	- 326
Fires	41	246	27	488	- 242
Pancreas Cancer	42	240	52	107	+ 134
Ovary Cancer	43	224	46	179	+ 45
Meningitis	44	220	34	324	- 104
Drug Use	45	198	61	13	+ 185
Uterin Cancer	46	164	55	81	+ 83
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	163	14	1,072	- 909
Falls	48	141	26	502	- 361
Parkinson's Disease	49	114	45	185	- 71
Bladder Cancer	50	100	54	82	+ 18
Oesophagus Cancer	51	99	44	199	- 100
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	98	84	0	+ 98
Encephalitis	53	89	57	31	+ 58
Appendicitis	54	76	59	20	+ 56
Skin Cancers	55	61	31	417	- 355
Skin Disease	56	40	49	126	- 86
Alcohol	57	39	53	93	- 54
Osteoarthritis	58	38	85	0	+ 38
Hepatitis B	59	25	58	27	- 2
Dengue	60	23	64	6	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	61	16	66	5	+ 11
Schizophrenia	62	13	80	0	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	13	65	5	+ 7
War	64	8	69	1	+ 7
Poisonings	65	7	50	121	- 114
Upper Respiratory	66	6	68	2	+ 5
Oral conditions	67	5	86	0	+ 5
Leprosy	68	5	72	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	3	62	8	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	3	83	0	+ 3
Syphilis	71	3	42	234	- 231
Tetanus	72	3	56	48	- 45
Pertussis	73	1	39	248	- 247
Ascariasis	74	0	63	7	- 7
Diphtheria	75	0	67	3	- 3
Otitis Media	76	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	41	238	- 238
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Guyana

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.