GHANA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,534	3	14,103	+ 9,431
Stroke	2	17,540	2	15,163	+ 2,377
Lung Disease	3	15,624	15	3,120	+ 12,504
Diabetes Mellitus	4	15,607	12	5,929	+ 9,677
Tuberculosis	5	13,665	6	10,214	+ 3,451
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,934	1	16,262	- 7,328
Malaria	7	8,422	5	11,162	- 2,740
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,902	9	6,538	+ 1,363
Asthma	9	6,342	23	1,979	+ 4,363
Low Birth Weight	10	5,720	8	6,662	- 942
Birth Trauma	11	5,177	10	6,194	- 1,017
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,806	7	7,808	- 4,002
Hypertension	13	3,772	19	2,231	+ 1,541
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	3,690	52	256	+ 3,434
Violence	15	3,335	27	1,857	+ 1,478
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,273	14	3,935	- 663
Breast Cancer	17	2,629	25	1,937	+ 692
Kidney Disease	18	2,364	13	4,161	- 1,797
Cervical Cancer	19	2,288	20	2,161	+ 127
Other Injuries	20	2,227	18	2,433	- 206
Liver Cancer	21	2,218	17	2,851	- 634
Liver Disease	22	2,150	11	6,053	- 3,903
Lung Cancers	23	2,141	55	237	+ 1,904
HIV/AIDS	24	2,104	4	13,565	- 11,461
Oral Cancer	25	1,997	42	483	+ 1,514
Falls	26	1,727	30	1,168	+ 560
Fires	27	1,680	37	729	+ 950
Stomach Cancer	28	1,539	33	870	+ 669
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,532	34	803	+ 730
Maternal Conditions	30	1,448	22	1,991	- 543
Skin Cancers	31	1,434	58	214	+ 1,220
Lymphomas	32	1,214	32	875	+ 340
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,181	29	1,294	- 113
Meningitis	34	1,115	16	2,983	- 1,868
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,038	48	321	+ 718
Prostate Cancer	36	981	31	1,031	- 50
Suicide	37	890	21	1,993	- 1,103
Leukemia	38	871	45	340	+ 531
Pertussis	39	853	35	744	+ 108
Drownings	40	825	36	740	+ 85
Measles	41	818	60	135	+ 683
Syphilis	42	805	41	483	+ 322
Inflammatory/Heart	43	788	28	1,615	- 827
Oesophagus Cancer	44	685	49	285	+ 400
Parkinson's Disease	45	635	43	387	+ 249
Ovary Cancer	46	617	38	698	- 81
Endocrine Disorders	47	527	24	1,965	- 1,438
Malnutrition	48	462	26	1,868	- 1,407
Skin Disease	49	434	50	264	+ 170
Poisonings	50	418	40	522	- 103
Epilepsy	51	381	47	329	+ 51
Pancreas Cancer	52	368	46	334	+ 33
Alcohol	53	322	54	244	+ 78
Bladder Cancer	54	284	53	245	+ 39
Uterin Cancer	55	279	57	219	+ 61
Tetanus	56	164	56	220	- 56
Encephalitis	57	106	44	357	- 252
Hepatitis B	58	93	62	101	- 8
Appendicitis	59	70	59	146	- 76
Other Neoplasms	60	53	63	48	+ 5
Drug Use	61	43	39	630	- 587
Hepatitis C	62	27	65	28	- 1
Ascariasis	63	24	68	12	+ 11
Dengue	64	22	71	0	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	18	67	16	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	17	61	113	- 96
Diphtheria	67	11	69	4	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	68	7	66	16	- 10
War	69	3	64	29	- 26
Chlamydia	70	3	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	1	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	51	257	- 257
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

New Guinea

Ghana

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.