EGYPT VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	75,691	1	173,871	- 98,180
Stroke	2	56,414	3	43,839	+ 12,575
Lung Disease	3	50,249	9	13,393	+ 36,856
Diabetes Mellitus	4	50,195	8	19,131	+ 31,064
Tuberculosis	5	43,950	51	432	+ 43,518
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	28,735	7	20,695	+ 8,041
Malaria	7	27,087	77	0	+ 27,087
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	25,414	23	3,692	+ 21,722
Asthma	9	20,397	15	7,104	+ 13,293
Low Birth Weight	10	18,397	11	11,391	+ 7,006
Birth Trauma	11	16,651	17	6,109	+ 10,542
Road Traffic Accidents	12	12,240	12	10,141	+ 2,100
Hypertension	13	12,132	5	21,094	- 8,963
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	11,868	36	1,248	+ 10,620
Violence	15	10,726	20	4,165	+ 6,561
Congenital Anomalies	16	10,526	10	12,163	- 1,637
Breast Cancer	17	8,457	13	9,180	- 723
Kidney Disease	18	7,604	6	21,087	- 13,483
Cervical Cancer	19	7,359	48	625	+ 6,734
Other Injuries	20	7,161	21	3,819	+ 3,342
Liver Cancer	21	7,132	4	24,512	- 17,380
Liver Disease	22	6,915	2	60,122	- 53,207
Lung Cancers	23	6,887	18	5,677	+ 1,209
HIV/AIDS	24	6,768	53	397	+ 6,371
Oral Cancer	25	6,423	45	793	+ 5,630
Falls	26	5,555	30	2,019	+ 3,537
Fires	27	5,403	33	1,568	+ 3,835
Stomach Cancer	28	4,950	32	1,844	+ 3,105
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	4,928	24	3,083	+ 1,845
Maternal Conditions	30	4,657	44	795	+ 3,863
Skin Cancers	31	4,613	39	1,013	+ 3,599
Lymphomas	32	3,906	14	7,539	- 3,633
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	3,797	16	6,975	- 3,177
Meningitis	34	3,586	43	827	+ 2,759
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3,339	34	1,339	+ 2,000
Prostate Cancer	36	3,154	35	1,282	+ 1,872
Suicide	37	2,863	25	3,022	- 159
Leukemia	38	2,803	22	3,763	- 960
Pertussis	39	2,743	42	906	+ 1,837
Drownings	40	2,653	37	1,122	+ 1,531
Measles	41	2,632	64	43	+ 2,589
Syphilis	42	2,590	58	159	+ 2,430
Inflammatory/Heart	43	2,533	27	2,489	+ 44
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,204	41	951	+ 1,253
Parkinson's Disease	45	2,043	28	2,391	- 348
Ovary Cancer	46	1,985	31	1,944	+ 41
Endocrine Disorders	47	1,695	29	2,372	- 677
Malnutrition	48	1,485	46	759	+ 726
Skin Disease	49	1,397	55	219	+ 1,178
Poisonings	50	1,345	57	195	+ 1,150
Epilepsy	51	1,224	50	451	+ 774
Pancreas Cancer	52	1,182	26	2,906	- 1,724
Alcohol	53	1,034	60	141	+ 893
Bladder Cancer	54	913	19	5,133	- 4,219
Uterin Cancer	55	899	52	422	+ 477
Tetanus	56	528	49	540	- 13
Encephalitis	57	340	38	1,046	- 706
Hepatitis B	58	299	40	988	- 689
Appendicitis	59	224	59	142	+ 81
Other Neoplasms	60	169	61	116	+ 53
Drug Use	61	140	62	116	+ 24
Hepatitis C	62	87	63	97	- 9
Ascariasis	63	76	67	6	+ 71
Dengue	64	71	69	5	+ 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	58	65	26	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	66	54	56	213	- 158
Diphtheria	67	35	70	3	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	68	21	68	5	+ 16
War	69	9	47	714	- 704
Chlamydia	70	8	71	1	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	2	72	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	54	220	- 220
Leishmaniasis	74	0	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

New Guinea

Egypt

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.