BOSNIA/HERZEG. VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,585	1	9,201	- 6,616
Stroke	2	1,926	2	7,871	- 5,945
Lung Disease	3	1,716	5	1,163	+ 553
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,714	3	2,406	- 692
Tuberculosis	5	1,501	32	93	+ 1,408
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	981	17	440	+ 541
Malaria	7	925	79	0	+ 925
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	868	54	8	+ 860
Asthma	9	696	37	60	+ 637
Low Birth Weight	10	628	41	48	+ 580
Birth Trauma	11	569	49	14	+ 555
Road Traffic Accidents	12	418	16	446	- 28
Hypertension	13	414	11	546	- 132
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	405	43	36	+ 369
Violence	15	366	40	49	+ 317
Congenital Anomalies	16	359	35	69	+ 291
Breast Cancer	17	289	13	528	- 239
Kidney Disease	18	260	9	689	- 429
Cervical Cancer	19	251	29	132	+ 119
Other Injuries	20	245	26	157	+ 88
Liver Cancer	21	244	14	480	- 236
Liver Disease	22	236	10	613	- 377
Lung Cancers	23	235	4	2,076	- 1,841
HIV/AIDS	24	231	70	0	+ 231
Oral Cancer	25	219	27	146	+ 73
Falls	26	190	21	267	- 77
Fires	27	184	38	54	+ 130
Stomach Cancer	28	169	12	532	- 363
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	168	7	998	- 830
Maternal Conditions	30	159	58	2	+ 157
Skin Cancers	31	158	28	133	+ 24
Lymphomas	32	133	24	184	- 51
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	130	6	1,144	- 1,014
Meningitis	34	122	53	10	+ 113
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	114	30	121	- 7
Prostate Cancer	36	108	18	413	- 305
Suicide	37	98	19	361	- 263
Leukemia	38	96	23	186	- 90
Pertussis	39	94	59	2	+ 91
Drownings	40	91	42	48	+ 43
Measles	41	90	55	5	+ 85
Syphilis	42	88	61	1	+ 88
Inflammatory/Heart	43	86	8	874	- 787
Oesophagus Cancer	44	75	31	110	- 35
Parkinson's Disease	45	70	20	341	- 271
Ovary Cancer	46	68	25	182	- 115
Endocrine Disorders	47	58	39	53	+ 4
Malnutrition	48	51	57	2	+ 48
Skin Disease	49	48	47	21	+ 27
Poisonings	50	46	50	13	+ 32
Epilepsy	51	42	36	60	- 18
Pancreas Cancer	52	40	15	463	- 423
Alcohol	53	35	34	90	- 55
Bladder Cancer	54	31	22	232	- 201
Uterin Cancer	55	31	33	92	- 61
Tetanus	56	18	60	1	+ 17
Encephalitis	57	12	51	13	- 1
Hepatitis B	58	10	56	3	+ 7
Appendicitis	59	8	52	11	- 3
Other Neoplasms	60	6	45	23	- 17
Drug Use	61	5	44	25	- 21
Hepatitis C	62	3	65	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	63	3	73	0	+ 3
Dengue	64	2	74	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	2	48	19	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	46	22	- 20
Diphtheria	67	1	67	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	63	0	+ 1
War	69	0	62	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	64	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

New Guinea

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.