GEORGIA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,335	1	16,014	- 12,680
Stroke	2	2,485	2	11,969	- 9,484
Lung Disease	3	2,214	7	1,158	+ 1,055
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,211	6	1,621	+ 590
Tuberculosis	5	1,936	32	153	+ 1,784
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,266	9	886	+ 380
Malaria	7	1,193	71	0	+ 1,193
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,120	50	19	+ 1,101
Asthma	9	899	35	136	+ 763
Low Birth Weight	10	810	37	114	+ 696
Birth Trauma	11	734	46	39	+ 694
Road Traffic Accidents	12	539	13	496	+ 43
Hypertension	13	534	3	4,387	- 3,853
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	523	15	426	+ 96
Violence	15	473	40	90	+ 382
Congenital Anomalies	16	464	28	174	+ 289
Breast Cancer	17	373	11	613	- 240
Kidney Disease	18	335	10	826	- 491
Cervical Cancer	19	324	27	187	+ 137
Other Injuries	20	315	20	346	- 31
Liver Cancer	21	314	17	385	- 70
Liver Disease	22	305	4	1,871	- 1,566
Lung Cancers	23	303	8	1,152	- 848
HIV/AIDS	24	298	42	89	+ 209
Oral Cancer	25	283	31	167	+ 116
Falls	26	245	16	420	- 175
Fires	27	238	34	140	+ 98
Stomach Cancer	28	218	12	533	- 315
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	217	14	444	- 226
Maternal Conditions	30	205	53	13	+ 192
Skin Cancers	31	203	33	149	+ 54
Lymphomas	32	172	25	208	- 36
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	167	5	1,826	- 1,659
Meningitis	34	158	47	25	+ 133
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	147	24	226	- 79
Prostate Cancer	36	139	22	290	- 152
Suicide	37	126	18	367	- 241
Leukemia	38	123	30	171	- 48
Pertussis	39	121	67	0	+ 121
Drownings	40	117	39	95	+ 22
Measles	41	116	68	0	+ 116
Syphilis	42	114	63	0	+ 114
Inflammatory/Heart	43	112	21	346	- 235
Oesophagus Cancer	44	97	43	75	+ 22
Parkinson's Disease	45	90	19	354	- 264
Ovary Cancer	46	87	29	174	- 86
Endocrine Disorders	47	75	38	109	- 34
Malnutrition	48	65	59	5	+ 61
Skin Disease	49	62	51	17	+ 45
Poisonings	50	59	49	23	+ 36
Epilepsy	51	54	44	51	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	52	52	23	227	- 175
Alcohol	53	46	45	49	- 4
Bladder Cancer	54	40	26	205	- 165
Uterin Cancer	55	40	36	115	- 75
Tetanus	56	23	62	0	+ 23
Encephalitis	57	15	48	24	- 9
Hepatitis B	58	13	58	7	+ 6
Appendicitis	59	10	55	10	- 1
Other Neoplasms	60	7	52	15	- 7
Drug Use	61	6	41	90	- 83
Hepatitis C	62	4	64	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	63	3	69	0	+ 3
Dengue	64	3	76	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	57	8	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	54	12	- 10
Diphtheria	67	2	70	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	1	60	1	+ 0
War	69	0	61	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	56	8	- 8
Chagas disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	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 GEORGIA

New Guinea

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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.