ANGOLA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,312	9	10,020	+ 15,292
Stroke	2	18,865	8	10,687	+ 8,178
Lung Disease	3	16,804	22	2,447	+ 14,357
Diabetes Mellitus	4	16,786	13	4,413	+ 12,373
Tuberculosis	5	14,697	2	16,991	- 2,293
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,609	1	24,897	- 15,288
Malaria	7	9,058	4	13,608	- 4,550
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,499	3	15,245	- 6,747
Asthma	9	6,821	25	1,681	+ 5,140
Low Birth Weight	10	6,152	7	11,184	- 5,032
Birth Trauma	11	5,568	5	12,983	- 7,415
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,093	10	8,317	- 4,223
Hypertension	13	4,057	15	3,667	+ 390
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	3,969	44	436	+ 3,533
Violence	15	3,587	19	2,928	+ 659
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,520	11	7,402	- 3,883
Breast Cancer	17	2,828	31	1,141	+ 1,687
Kidney Disease	18	2,543	20	2,746	- 203
Cervical Cancer	19	2,461	24	1,931	+ 530
Other Injuries	20	2,395	21	2,682	- 287
Liver Cancer	21	2,385	39	579	+ 1,806
Liver Disease	22	2,313	12	6,103	- 3,790
Lung Cancers	23	2,303	45	401	+ 1,902
HIV/AIDS	24	2,263	6	12,805	- 10,542
Oral Cancer	25	2,148	41	507	+ 1,641
Falls	26	1,858	30	1,147	+ 711
Fires	27	1,807	34	839	+ 968
Stomach Cancer	28	1,655	47	349	+ 1,306
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,648	42	477	+ 1,171
Maternal Conditions	30	1,558	18	3,268	- 1,710
Skin Cancers	31	1,542	43	467	+ 1,076
Lymphomas	32	1,306	38	608	+ 699
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,270	29	1,198	+ 72
Meningitis	34	1,199	16	3,564	- 2,365
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,116	35	679	+ 437
Prostate Cancer	36	1,055	33	1,071	- 16
Suicide	37	957	23	1,936	- 979
Leukemia	38	937	46	361	+ 576
Pertussis	39	917	14	4,197	- 3,280
Drownings	40	887	26	1,600	- 712
Measles	41	880	63	95	+ 785
Syphilis	42	866	27	1,316	- 450
Inflammatory/Heart	43	847	28	1,305	- 458
Oesophagus Cancer	44	737	48	310	+ 427
Parkinson's Disease	45	683	49	293	+ 391
Ovary Cancer	46	664	53	210	+ 453
Endocrine Disorders	47	567	32	1,119	- 552
Malnutrition	48	497	17	3,509	- 3,012
Skin Disease	49	467	50	224	+ 243
Poisonings	50	450	37	639	- 189
Epilepsy	51	409	36	647	- 238
Pancreas Cancer	52	395	59	142	+ 253
Alcohol	53	346	51	219	+ 127
Bladder Cancer	54	305	58	162	+ 144
Uterin Cancer	55	301	64	76	+ 224
Tetanus	56	176	40	510	- 334
Encephalitis	57	114	56	190	- 77
Hepatitis B	58	100	61	117	- 17
Appendicitis	59	75	54	207	- 132
Other Neoplasms	60	57	67	40	+ 17
Drug Use	61	47	55	206	- 159
Hepatitis C	62	29	70	15	+ 14
Ascariasis	63	26	66	40	- 15
Dengue	64	24	74	0	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	20	65	61	- 42
Multiple Sclerosis	66	18	69	19	- 1
Diphtheria	67	12	62	111	- 99
Upper Respiratory	68	7	60	130	- 123
War	69	3	68	23	- 20
Chlamydia	70	3	73	5	- 3
Otitis Media	71	1	72	8	- 8
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	52	216	- 216
Leishmaniasis	74	0	57	166	- 166
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

New Guinea

Angola

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.