GERMANY VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,233	1	147,055	- 89,821
Stroke	2	42,657	3	49,794	- 7,136
Lung Disease	3	37,996	5	42,797	- 4,801
Diabetes Mellitus	4	37,955	13	15,560	+ 22,395
Tuberculosis	5	33,233	56	281	+ 32,952
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	21,728	9	20,712	+ 1,016
Malaria	7	20,482	79	0	+ 20,482
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	19,216	32	3,830	+ 15,386
Asthma	9	15,423	44	924	+ 14,499
Low Birth Weight	10	13,911	45	770	+ 13,141
Birth Trauma	11	12,590	57	239	+ 12,351
Road Traffic Accidents	12	9,255	34	3,160	+ 6,095
Hypertension	13	9,173	6	26,796	- 17,622
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	8,974	33	3,615	+ 5,359
Violence	15	8,110	46	769	+ 7,341
Congenital Anomalies	16	7,959	36	2,291	+ 5,668
Breast Cancer	17	6,395	10	18,842	- 12,447
Kidney Disease	18	5,750	8	22,770	- 17,020
Cervical Cancer	19	5,565	39	2,131	+ 3,433
Other Injuries	20	5,415	23	8,248	- 2,833
Liver Cancer	21	5,393	25	8,057	- 2,664
Liver Disease	22	5,229	15	15,194	- 9,965
Lung Cancers	23	5,207	4	46,560	- 41,353
HIV/AIDS	24	5,118	54	345	+ 4,772
Oral Cancer	25	4,856	29	6,023	- 1,167
Falls	26	4,201	14	15,325	- 11,124
Fires	27	4,085	53	359	+ 3,727
Stomach Cancer	28	3,743	20	9,658	- 5,915
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	3,726	7	26,026	- 22,300
Maternal Conditions	30	3,522	64	38	+ 3,484
Skin Cancers	31	3,488	31	4,055	- 568
Lymphomas	32	2,953	17	12,249	- 9,295
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,871	2	51,168	- 48,297
Meningitis	34	2,711	60	168	+ 2,544
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,525	38	2,166	+ 358
Prostate Cancer	36	2,385	12	16,487	- 14,102
Suicide	37	2,165	19	10,284	- 8,119
Leukemia	38	2,119	22	8,737	- 6,618
Pertussis	39	2,074	69	2	+ 2,072
Drownings	40	2,006	49	459	+ 1,548
Measles	41	1,990	70	2	+ 1,988
Syphilis	42	1,958	68	6	+ 1,953
Inflammatory/Heart	43	1,915	21	8,891	- 6,976
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,666	27	6,212	- 4,546
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,545	16	12,594	- 11,049
Ovary Cancer	46	1,501	30	5,192	- 3,692
Endocrine Disorders	47	1,282	18	10,677	- 9,395
Malnutrition	48	1,123	50	450	+ 673
Skin Disease	49	1,057	42	1,543	- 486
Poisonings	50	1,017	58	216	+ 800
Epilepsy	51	926	35	3,091	- 2,165
Pancreas Cancer	52	894	11	17,971	- 17,078
Alcohol	53	782	26	6,257	- 5,475
Bladder Cancer	54	691	28	6,193	- 5,502
Uterin Cancer	55	680	37	2,231	- 1,551
Tetanus	56	399	75	1	+ 399
Encephalitis	57	257	67	8	+ 249
Hepatitis B	58	226	59	182	+ 44
Appendicitis	59	169	62	129	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	60	128	24	8,161	- 8,033
Drug Use	61	106	40	1,930	- 1,824
Hepatitis C	62	66	48	507	- 441
Ascariasis	63	58	81	0	+ 58
Dengue	64	54	83	0	+ 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	44	47	543	- 499
Multiple Sclerosis	66	41	41	1,571	- 1,530
Diphtheria	67	27	77	0	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	68	16	61	138	- 123
War	69	7	66	10	- 3
Chlamydia	70	6	85	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	1	65	16	- 15
Leprosy	72	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	73	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	74	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	51	391	- 391
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.