DR CONGO VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	78,519	7	34,713	+ 43,805
Stroke	2	58,522	6	36,596	+ 21,925
Lung Disease	3	52,126	14	13,527	+ 38,600
Diabetes Mellitus	4	52,070	16	12,902	+ 39,168
Tuberculosis	5	45,592	2	43,759	+ 1,833
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	29,809	1	73,546	- 43,737
Malaria	7	28,099	4	41,813	- 13,714
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	26,363	5	41,301	- 14,938
Asthma	9	21,159	24	7,733	+ 13,426
Low Birth Weight	10	19,084	8	34,668	- 15,584
Birth Trauma	11	17,273	9	33,075	- 15,803
Road Traffic Accidents	12	12,697	10	30,256	- 17,559
Hypertension	13	12,585	12	15,743	- 3,158
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	12,312	43	1,728	+ 10,584
Violence	15	11,126	18	11,120	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	16	10,919	11	16,256	- 5,337
Breast Cancer	17	8,773	35	3,416	+ 5,357
Kidney Disease	18	7,888	20	9,077	- 1,188
Cervical Cancer	19	7,634	27	4,823	+ 2,812
Other Injuries	20	7,429	22	8,272	- 843
Liver Cancer	21	7,399	31	3,840	+ 3,559
Liver Disease	22	7,174	13	15,044	- 7,871
Lung Cancers	23	7,144	47	1,158	+ 5,986
HIV/AIDS	24	7,021	15	13,286	- 6,265
Oral Cancer	25	6,663	51	1,003	+ 5,660
Falls	26	5,763	33	3,483	+ 2,280
Fires	27	5,605	39	2,007	+ 3,597
Stomach Cancer	28	5,134	37	2,579	+ 2,555
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	5,112	36	2,966	+ 2,146
Maternal Conditions	30	4,831	19	10,513	- 5,681
Skin Cancers	31	4,785	55	765	+ 4,019
Lymphomas	32	4,052	38	2,061	+ 1,991
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	3,939	28	4,548	- 608
Meningitis	34	3,720	17	11,568	- 7,848
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3,463	40	1,923	+ 1,540
Prostate Cancer	36	3,272	30	3,948	- 676
Suicide	37	2,970	26	5,812	- 2,842
Leukemia	38	2,907	41	1,871	+ 1,036
Pertussis	39	2,845	23	7,921	- 5,076
Drownings	40	2,753	34	3,454	- 701
Measles	41	2,730	3	42,254	- 39,524
Syphilis	42	2,686	32	3,751	- 1,065
Inflammatory/Heart	43	2,628	29	4,045	- 1,417
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,286	53	790	+ 1,496
Parkinson's Disease	45	2,120	49	1,035	+ 1,085
Ovary Cancer	46	2,059	58	656	+ 1,403
Endocrine Disorders	47	1,759	25	7,380	- 5,621
Malnutrition	48	1,540	21	8,910	- 7,370
Skin Disease	49	1,450	54	781	+ 669
Poisonings	50	1,395	42	1,729	- 334
Epilepsy	51	1,270	44	1,727	- 456
Pancreas Cancer	52	1,226	50	1,017	+ 210
Alcohol	53	1,073	60	635	+ 438
Bladder Cancer	54	948	65	270	+ 678
Uterin Cancer	55	932	63	352	+ 580
Tetanus	56	548	46	1,166	- 618
Encephalitis	57	352	57	680	- 328
Hepatitis B	58	310	61	456	- 146
Appendicitis	59	232	56	703	- 471
Other Neoplasms	60	176	67	88	+ 88
Drug Use	61	145	59	638	- 493
Hepatitis C	62	91	69	69	+ 22
Ascariasis	63	79	68	80	- 1
Dengue	64	73	74	1	+ 73
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	61	66	217	- 157
Multiple Sclerosis	66	56	71	44	+ 13
Diphtheria	67	37	70	47	- 10
Upper Respiratory	68	22	62	370	- 348
War	69	10	45	1,658	- 1,649
Chlamydia	70	9	73	15	- 6
Otitis Media	71	2	72	38	- 36
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Leishmaniasis	74	0	52	869	- 869
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	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	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

New Guinea

DR Congo

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.