HUNGARY VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		HUNGARY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,706	1	36,766	- 30,061
Stroke	2	4,998	2	11,915	- 6,917
Lung Disease	3	4,452	5	6,436	- 1,985
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,447	9	2,515	+ 1,932
Tuberculosis	5	3,894	52	62	+ 3,832
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,546	15	1,528	+ 1,018
Malaria	7	2,400	79	0	+ 2,400
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,251	36	281	+ 1,971
Asthma	9	1,807	41	122	+ 1,685
Low Birth Weight	10	1,630	43	113	+ 1,516
Birth Trauma	11	1,475	60	20	+ 1,455
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,084	24	750	+ 334
Hypertension	13	1,075	4	7,262	- 6,187
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,051	38	243	+ 809
Violence	15	950	39	135	+ 815
Congenital Anomalies	16	933	37	254	+ 678
Breast Cancer	17	749	10	2,259	- 1,509
Kidney Disease	18	674	22	874	- 200
Cervical Cancer	19	652	34	466	+ 186
Other Injuries	20	634	25	703	- 68
Liver Cancer	21	632	23	848	- 216
Liver Disease	22	613	8	3,060	- 2,447
Lung Cancers	23	610	3	8,377	- 7,767
HIV/AIDS	24	600	61	14	+ 586
Oral Cancer	25	569	17	1,342	- 773
Falls	26	492	12	1,746	- 1,254
Fires	27	479	45	103	+ 376
Stomach Cancer	28	438	16	1,360	- 921
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	437	6	5,027	- 4,590
Maternal Conditions	30	413	62	11	+ 402
Skin Cancers	31	409	29	579	- 171
Lymphomas	32	346	21	905	- 559
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	336	7	4,595	- 4,259
Meningitis	34	318	57	39	+ 278
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	296	26	686	- 391
Prostate Cancer	36	279	18	1,324	- 1,044
Suicide	37	254	14	1,612	- 1,359
Leukemia	38	248	20	908	- 660
Pertussis	39	243	70	0	+ 243
Drownings	40	235	46	97	+ 139
Measles	41	233	69	1	+ 233
Syphilis	42	229	74	0	+ 229
Inflammatory/Heart	43	224	13	1,627	- 1,402
Oesophagus Cancer	44	195	31	565	- 370
Parkinson's Disease	45	181	32	489	- 308
Ovary Cancer	46	176	27	656	- 480
Endocrine Disorders	47	150	30	568	- 418
Malnutrition	48	132	59	21	+ 111
Skin Disease	49	124	40	133	- 9
Poisonings	50	119	54	48	+ 71
Epilepsy	51	108	47	93	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	52	105	11	2,098	- 1,993
Alcohol	53	92	33	484	- 392
Bladder Cancer	54	81	19	1,050	- 969
Uterin Cancer	55	80	35	418	- 338
Tetanus	56	47	65	4	+ 43
Encephalitis	57	30	67	2	+ 28
Hepatitis B	58	26	56	39	- 13
Appendicitis	59	20	58	36	- 16
Other Neoplasms	60	15	28	615	- 600
Drug Use	61	12	53	59	- 47
Hepatitis C	62	8	50	64	- 57
Ascariasis	63	7	83	0	+ 7
Dengue	64	6	82	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	5	49	66	- 61
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	44	110	- 106
Diphtheria	67	3	71	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	2	63	8	- 7
War	69	1	68	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	64	8	- 8
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	48	79	- 79
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	55	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	42	121	- 121
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	63	- 63
Oral conditions	86	0	66	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HUNGARY

New Guinea

Hungary

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.