IRAN VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,137	1	93,308	- 33,171
Stroke	2	44,822	2	36,730	+ 8,092
Lung Disease	3	39,923	7	11,409	+ 28,515
Diabetes Mellitus	4	39,880	5	13,910	+ 25,970
Tuberculosis	5	34,919	41	882	+ 34,037
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	22,830	8	11,243	+ 11,587
Malaria	7	21,521	77	0	+ 21,521
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	20,191	33	1,836	+ 18,355
Asthma	9	16,206	22	3,360	+ 12,846
Low Birth Weight	10	14,617	13	4,861	+ 9,756
Birth Trauma	11	13,229	25	2,735	+ 10,494
Road Traffic Accidents	12	9,725	3	17,803	- 8,078
Hypertension	13	9,639	4	16,415	- 6,776
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	9,429	38	996	+ 8,433
Violence	15	8,522	27	2,535	+ 5,986
Congenital Anomalies	16	8,363	14	4,844	+ 3,519
Breast Cancer	17	6,719	19	3,736	+ 2,983
Kidney Disease	18	6,042	6	11,810	- 5,769
Cervical Cancer	19	5,847	48	501	+ 5,346
Other Injuries	20	5,690	17	4,048	+ 1,642
Liver Cancer	21	5,667	20	3,714	+ 1,952
Liver Disease	22	5,494	12	6,637	- 1,143
Lung Cancers	23	5,471	11	6,784	- 1,312
HIV/AIDS	24	5,377	28	2,521	+ 2,857
Oral Cancer	25	5,103	45	655	+ 4,448
Falls	26	4,414	24	2,821	+ 1,593
Fires	27	4,293	34	1,823	+ 2,470
Stomach Cancer	28	3,932	10	9,822	- 5,889
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	3,915	15	4,575	- 660
Maternal Conditions	30	3,700	52	285	+ 3,415
Skin Cancers	31	3,665	47	518	+ 3,146
Lymphomas	32	3,103	23	2,882	+ 222
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	3,017	9	11,046	- 8,029
Meningitis	34	2,849	46	642	+ 2,207
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,653	37	1,246	+ 1,406
Prostate Cancer	36	2,506	21	3,583	- 1,077
Suicide	37	2,275	16	4,334	- 2,059
Leukemia	38	2,227	18	3,966	- 1,739
Pertussis	39	2,179	60	75	+ 2,104
Drownings	40	2,108	40	930	+ 1,178
Measles	41	2,091	68	2	+ 2,089
Syphilis	42	2,057	61	52	+ 2,005
Inflammatory/Heart	43	2,012	35	1,611	+ 402
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,751	30	2,371	- 620
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,624	26	2,545	- 922
Ovary Cancer	46	1,577	39	937	+ 640
Endocrine Disorders	47	1,347	32	2,092	- 745
Malnutrition	48	1,180	56	157	+ 1,023
Skin Disease	49	1,110	55	237	+ 873
Poisonings	50	1,068	43	816	+ 253
Epilepsy	51	973	44	719	+ 254
Pancreas Cancer	52	939	29	2,418	- 1,479
Alcohol	53	822	53	253	+ 569
Bladder Cancer	54	726	36	1,410	- 684
Uterin Cancer	55	714	51	355	+ 359
Tetanus	56	419	62	37	+ 383
Encephalitis	57	270	54	246	+ 24
Hepatitis B	58	238	49	425	- 188
Appendicitis	59	178	57	155	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	60	134	58	112	+ 23
Drug Use	61	111	31	2,242	- 2,131
Hepatitis C	62	69	69	1	+ 68
Ascariasis	63	61	67	3	+ 58
Dengue	64	56	74	0	+ 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	46	59	80	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	66	43	50	405	- 362
Diphtheria	67	28	70	1	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	68	17	63	16	+ 1
War	69	7	42	848	- 840
Chlamydia	70	7	65	4	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	66	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	74	0	64	8	- 8
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	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 IRAN

New Guinea

Iran

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.