IRAQ VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,633	1	36,594	- 7,961
Stroke	2	21,341	2	20,793	+ 548
Lung Disease	3	19,009	20	1,329	+ 17,680
Diabetes Mellitus	4	18,988	4	7,395	+ 11,593
Tuberculosis	5	16,626	25	821	+ 15,805
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,870	8	5,551	+ 5,319
Malaria	7	10,247	73	0	+ 10,247
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	9,614	18	1,578	+ 8,035
Asthma	9	7,716	23	914	+ 6,802
Low Birth Weight	10	6,959	5	6,573	+ 387
Birth Trauma	11	6,299	10	4,223	+ 2,076
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,630	3	10,726	- 6,096
Hypertension	13	4,589	12	2,451	+ 2,139
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	4,490	44	283	+ 4,207
Violence	15	4,057	7	5,658	- 1,601
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,982	9	4,812	- 830
Breast Cancer	17	3,199	17	1,783	+ 1,416
Kidney Disease	18	2,877	6	6,323	- 3,446
Cervical Cancer	19	2,784	48	162	+ 2,622
Other Injuries	20	2,709	14	2,212	+ 497
Liver Cancer	21	2,698	35	555	+ 2,143
Liver Disease	22	2,616	16	2,127	+ 489
Lung Cancers	23	2,605	15	2,162	+ 443
HIV/AIDS	24	2,560	72	0	+ 2,560
Oral Cancer	25	2,430	39	410	+ 2,019
Falls	26	2,102	30	709	+ 1,393
Fires	27	2,044	29	742	+ 1,302
Stomach Cancer	28	1,872	28	771	+ 1,102
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,864	24	852	+ 1,013
Maternal Conditions	30	1,762	27	780	+ 982
Skin Cancers	31	1,745	43	339	+ 1,406
Lymphomas	32	1,478	26	811	+ 666
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,437	13	2,429	- 993
Meningitis	34	1,357	42	372	+ 984
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,263	49	159	+ 1,104
Prostate Cancer	36	1,193	47	171	+ 1,022
Suicide	37	1,083	19	1,418	- 335
Leukemia	38	1,060	21	1,315	- 255
Pertussis	39	1,038	33	636	+ 402
Drownings	40	1,004	32	658	+ 346
Measles	41	996	55	59	+ 937
Syphilis	42	980	50	137	+ 843
Inflammatory/Heart	43	958	22	1,190	- 232
Oesophagus Cancer	44	834	46	173	+ 661
Parkinson's Disease	45	773	31	658	+ 115
Ovary Cancer	46	751	41	376	+ 375
Endocrine Disorders	47	641	37	462	+ 179
Malnutrition	48	562	53	92	+ 470
Skin Disease	49	529	57	49	+ 479
Poisonings	50	509	52	95	+ 413
Epilepsy	51	463	45	253	+ 210
Pancreas Cancer	52	447	36	530	- 83
Alcohol	53	391	58	40	+ 352
Bladder Cancer	54	346	34	628	- 282
Uterin Cancer	55	340	54	61	+ 279
Tetanus	56	200	51	111	+ 89
Encephalitis	57	128	40	378	- 250
Hepatitis B	58	113	56	57	+ 56
Appendicitis	59	85	64	15	+ 69
Other Neoplasms	60	64	61	26	+ 38
Drug Use	61	53	38	441	- 388
Hepatitis C	62	33	68	1	+ 32
Ascariasis	63	29	67	2	+ 27
Dengue	64	27	77	0	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	22	63	21	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	21	60	30	- 10
Diphtheria	67	13	66	4	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	68	8	65	6	+ 2
War	69	3	11	2,942	- 2,939
Chlamydia	70	3	69	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	59	37	- 37
Leishmaniasis	74	0	62	22	- 22
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

New Guinea

Iraq

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.