ETHIOPIA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	80,660	4	36,530	+ 44,130
Stroke	2	60,118	3	39,362	+ 20,756
Lung Disease	3	53,548	15	11,870	+ 41,678
Diabetes Mellitus	4	53,490	10	16,258	+ 37,232
Tuberculosis	5	46,835	9	21,455	+ 25,380
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	30,622	1	59,931	- 29,309
Malaria	7	28,865	26	5,626	+ 23,239
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	27,082	2	44,361	- 17,279
Asthma	9	21,736	29	4,484	+ 17,252
Low Birth Weight	10	19,605	7	28,020	- 8,416
Birth Trauma	11	17,744	6	31,107	- 13,363
Road Traffic Accidents	12	13,044	5	31,564	- 18,521
Hypertension	13	12,928	12	13,470	- 542
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	12,647	49	1,339	+ 11,308
Violence	15	11,430	22	8,076	+ 3,354
Congenital Anomalies	16	11,217	11	15,638	- 4,421
Breast Cancer	17	9,012	20	8,485	+ 527
Kidney Disease	18	8,104	13	12,103	- 3,999
Cervical Cancer	19	7,842	27	5,019	+ 2,824
Other Injuries	20	7,631	16	11,735	- 4,103
Liver Cancer	21	7,600	42	1,730	+ 5,870
Liver Disease	22	7,369	8	27,270	- 19,901
Lung Cancers	23	7,339	38	2,202	+ 5,137
HIV/AIDS	24	7,212	17	11,471	- 4,259
Oral Cancer	25	6,844	48	1,477	+ 5,368
Falls	26	5,920	28	4,510	+ 1,410
Fires	27	5,757	34	3,255	+ 2,503
Stomach Cancer	28	5,274	47	1,519	+ 3,756
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	5,251	31	3,755	+ 1,497
Maternal Conditions	30	4,963	18	8,887	- 3,923
Skin Cancers	31	4,915	52	1,006	+ 3,909
Lymphomas	32	4,162	33	3,590	+ 573
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	4,047	21	8,258	- 4,211
Meningitis	34	3,821	14	12,019	- 8,198
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3,558	41	1,758	+ 1,800
Prostate Cancer	36	3,361	50	1,244	+ 2,117
Suicide	37	3,051	25	6,030	- 2,979
Leukemia	38	2,987	30	4,222	- 1,236
Pertussis	39	2,923	23	6,896	- 3,973
Drownings	40	2,828	35	3,133	- 305
Measles	41	2,805	24	6,324	- 3,519
Syphilis	42	2,760	43	1,699	+ 1,060
Inflammatory/Heart	43	2,699	39	2,168	+ 531
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,348	40	1,839	+ 510
Parkinson's Disease	45	2,178	46	1,578	+ 600
Ovary Cancer	46	2,115	36	2,424	- 309
Endocrine Disorders	47	1,807	45	1,623	+ 184
Malnutrition	48	1,582	19	8,643	- 7,061
Skin Disease	49	1,489	53	904	+ 585
Poisonings	50	1,433	32	3,668	- 2,235
Epilepsy	51	1,305	44	1,625	- 320
Pancreas Cancer	52	1,260	61	488	+ 772
Alcohol	53	1,102	55	750	+ 353
Bladder Cancer	54	973	51	1,080	- 106
Uterin Cancer	55	958	62	421	+ 537
Tetanus	56	562	37	2,203	- 1,640
Encephalitis	57	362	63	386	- 24
Hepatitis B	58	319	56	742	- 423
Appendicitis	59	238	58	677	- 439
Other Neoplasms	60	180	66	148	+ 32
Drug Use	61	149	60	513	- 364
Hepatitis C	62	93	69	115	- 21
Ascariasis	63	81	68	130	- 48
Dengue	64	75	73	20	+ 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	62	65	221	- 158
Multiple Sclerosis	66	58	70	61	- 3
Diphtheria	67	38	67	146	- 108
Upper Respiratory	68	22	57	709	- 687
War	69	10	64	281	- 271
Chlamydia	70	9	72	21	- 12
Otitis Media	71	2	71	39	- 37
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	54	839	- 839
Leishmaniasis	74	0	59	579	- 579
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	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 ETHIOPIA

New Guinea

Ethiopia

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.