BELARUS VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,465	1	53,186	- 46,721
Stroke	2	4,818	2	16,393	- 11,575
Lung Disease	3	4,292	7	2,208	+ 2,084
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,287	30	373	+ 3,914
Tuberculosis	5	3,754	37	269	+ 3,485
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,454	15	1,086	+ 1,368
Malaria	7	2,313	76	0	+ 2,313
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,171	57	13	+ 2,158
Asthma	9	1,742	44	122	+ 1,620
Low Birth Weight	10	1,571	47	64	+ 1,507
Birth Trauma	11	1,422	52	25	+ 1,397
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,045	19	722	+ 323
Hypertension	13	1,036	31	367	+ 669
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,014	39	239	+ 774
Violence	15	916	38	255	+ 661
Congenital Anomalies	16	899	41	202	+ 697
Breast Cancer	17	722	12	1,230	- 508
Kidney Disease	18	649	26	480	+ 170
Cervical Cancer	19	629	34	303	+ 325
Other Injuries	20	612	14	1,099	- 487
Liver Cancer	21	609	32	363	+ 246
Liver Disease	22	591	8	2,078	- 1,487
Lung Cancers	23	588	4	2,950	- 2,362
HIV/AIDS	24	578	42	167	+ 411
Oral Cancer	25	549	18	901	- 352
Falls	26	474	16	952	- 477
Fires	27	461	22	620	- 159
Stomach Cancer	28	423	10	1,690	- 1,267
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	421	5	2,886	- 2,465
Maternal Conditions	30	398	60	2	+ 396
Skin Cancers	31	394	36	272	+ 122
Lymphomas	32	334	20	672	- 338
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	324	3	3,530	- 3,206
Meningitis	34	306	50	36	+ 270
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	285	40	235	+ 50
Prostate Cancer	36	269	17	936	- 666
Suicide	37	245	9	2,004	- 1,759
Leukemia	38	239	23	554	- 315
Pertussis	39	234	65	0	+ 234
Drownings	40	227	24	543	- 317
Measles	41	225	68	0	+ 225
Syphilis	42	221	63	1	+ 221
Inflammatory/Heart	43	216	11	1,361	- 1,144
Oesophagus Cancer	44	188	25	493	- 305
Parkinson's Disease	45	175	21	621	- 447
Ovary Cancer	46	170	27	429	- 259
Endocrine Disorders	47	145	43	141	+ 4
Malnutrition	48	127	53	22	+ 105
Skin Disease	49	119	51	31	+ 89
Poisonings	50	115	33	311	- 196
Epilepsy	51	105	45	116	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	52	101	13	1,171	- 1,070
Alcohol	53	88	6	2,761	- 2,673
Bladder Cancer	54	78	35	295	- 217
Uterin Cancer	55	77	28	391	- 314
Tetanus	56	45	64	0	+ 45
Encephalitis	57	29	46	93	- 64
Hepatitis B	58	26	56	14	+ 12
Appendicitis	59	19	54	20	- 1
Other Neoplasms	60	14	48	52	- 38
Drug Use	61	12	29	389	- 377
Hepatitis C	62	7	62	1	+ 7
Ascariasis	63	7	70	0	+ 7
Dengue	64	6	71	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	5	55	15	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	49	42	- 37
Diphtheria	67	3	67	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	2	58	5	- 3
War	69	1	59	3	- 3
Chlamydia	70	1	61	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	69	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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 BELARUS

New Guinea

Belarus

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.