INDIA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	958,751	1	1,520,034	- 561,283
Stroke	2	714,577	3	697,038	+ 17,539
Lung Disease	3	636,488	2	879,732	- 243,244
Diabetes Mellitus	4	635,800	7	271,495	+ 364,305
Tuberculosis	5	556,701	5	435,882	+ 120,819
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	363,980	6	392,425	- 28,445
Malaria	7	343,099	57	7,705	+ 335,394
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	321,905	4	670,315	- 348,410
Asthma	9	258,362	13	196,051	+ 62,312
Low Birth Weight	10	233,029	9	238,739	- 5,710
Birth Trauma	11	210,908	20	102,819	+ 108,089
Road Traffic Accidents	12	155,041	12	212,596	- 57,555
Hypertension	13	153,669	19	108,050	+ 45,619
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	150,330	18	126,079	+ 24,251
Violence	15	135,859	27	51,767	+ 84,092
Congenital Anomalies	16	133,328	23	82,769	+ 50,559
Breast Cancer	17	107,118	22	82,821	+ 24,298
Kidney Disease	18	96,322	11	222,903	- 126,580
Cervical Cancer	19	93,218	30	45,319	+ 47,898
Other Injuries	20	90,709	15	149,570	- 58,861
Liver Cancer	21	90,340	39	30,369	+ 59,971
Liver Disease	22	87,594	8	268,580	- 180,985
Lung Cancers	23	87,230	21	88,276	- 1,046
HIV/AIDS	24	85,727	31	44,406	+ 41,321
Oral Cancer	25	81,353	16	134,187	- 52,833
Falls	26	70,369	10	225,755	- 155,386
Fires	27	68,435	42	23,265	+ 45,170
Stomach Cancer	28	62,694	24	81,058	- 18,364
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	62,421	25	77,368	- 14,947
Maternal Conditions	30	58,995	41	25,917	+ 33,078
Skin Cancers	31	58,426	60	5,054	+ 53,372
Lymphomas	32	49,475	33	40,159	+ 9,316
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	48,101	17	126,593	- 78,492
Meningitis	34	45,422	36	33,337	+ 12,085
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	42,290	26	68,108	- 25,818
Prostate Cancer	36	39,953	38	30,945	+ 9,008
Suicide	37	36,265	14	173,347	- 137,082
Leukemia	38	35,501	35	33,383	+ 2,118
Pertussis	39	34,742	54	10,094	+ 24,649
Drownings	40	33,610	28	48,774	- 15,164
Measles	41	33,341	51	11,923	+ 21,418
Syphilis	42	32,802	64	2,007	+ 30,794
Inflammatory/Heart	43	32,085	49	12,651	+ 19,434
Oesophagus Cancer	44	27,914	34	38,898	- 10,984
Parkinson's Disease	45	25,883	32	43,398	- 17,515
Ovary Cancer	46	25,139	44	21,947	+ 3,191
Endocrine Disorders	47	21,473	47	15,264	+ 6,209
Malnutrition	48	18,807	55	8,626	+ 10,181
Skin Disease	49	17,700	45	17,857	- 158
Poisonings	50	17,033	61	3,540	+ 13,493
Epilepsy	51	15,509	40	30,307	- 14,799
Pancreas Cancer	52	14,974	37	32,812	- 17,838
Alcohol	53	13,103	43	23,097	- 9,994
Bladder Cancer	54	11,571	48	14,081	- 2,510
Uterin Cancer	55	11,384	59	6,841	+ 4,543
Tetanus	56	6,685	58	7,093	- 407
Encephalitis	57	4,301	29	48,080	- 43,780
Hepatitis B	58	3,788	56	8,184	- 4,396
Appendicitis	59	2,832	53	11,245	- 8,414
Other Neoplasms	60	2,143	62	2,968	- 826
Drug Use	61	1,772	52	11,747	- 9,975
Hepatitis C	62	1,107	65	1,364	- 257
Ascariasis	63	967	70	126	+ 840
Dengue	64	897	46	17,546	- 16,648
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	740	50	11,931	- 11,191
Multiple Sclerosis	66	688	63	2,328	- 1,641
Diphtheria	67	447	72	65	+ 383
Upper Respiratory	68	266	68	584	- 318
War	69	117	67	890	- 773
Chlamydia	70	105	69	379	- 273
Otitis Media	71	21	71	68	- 47
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	66	973	- 973
Chagas disease	75	0	77	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	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

New Guinea

India

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.