MALI VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,962	7	5,907	+ 9,055
Stroke	2	11,152	6	6,163	+ 4,989
Lung Disease	3	9,933	19	1,973	+ 7,960
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,922	16	2,289	+ 7,633
Tuberculosis	5	8,688	24	1,491	+ 7,196
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,680	1	14,885	- 9,205
Malaria	7	5,354	3	11,678	- 6,324
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	5,024	2	13,419	- 8,396
Asthma	9	4,032	23	1,492	+ 2,540
Low Birth Weight	10	3,637	4	8,880	- 5,244
Birth Trauma	11	3,291	5	8,310	- 5,019
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,420	11	4,465	- 2,045
Hypertension	13	2,398	25	1,291	+ 1,107
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	2,346	46	283	+ 2,063
Violence	15	2,120	18	2,095	+ 25
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,081	12	3,743	- 1,662
Breast Cancer	17	1,672	30	947	+ 725
Kidney Disease	18	1,503	17	2,185	- 682
Cervical Cancer	19	1,455	20	1,735	- 280
Other Injuries	20	1,416	15	2,310	- 894
Liver Cancer	21	1,410	38	562	+ 848
Liver Disease	22	1,367	14	2,733	- 1,366
Lung Cancers	23	1,361	49	252	+ 1,110
HIV/AIDS	24	1,338	9	5,785	- 4,447
Oral Cancer	25	1,270	48	252	+ 1,018
Falls	26	1,098	31	867	+ 231
Fires	27	1,068	35	750	+ 318
Stomach Cancer	28	978	27	1,063	- 84
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	974	36	703	+ 271
Maternal Conditions	30	921	13	2,858	- 1,937
Skin Cancers	31	912	54	194	+ 718
Lymphomas	32	772	45	316	+ 457
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	751	34	756	- 5
Meningitis	34	709	10	4,531	- 3,822
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	660	37	625	+ 35
Prostate Cancer	36	623	44	362	+ 261
Suicide	37	566	32	806	- 241
Leukemia	38	554	56	192	+ 362
Pertussis	39	542	29	1,006	- 464
Drownings	40	525	28	1,053	- 528
Measles	41	520	22	1,548	- 1,027
Syphilis	42	512	33	770	- 258
Inflammatory/Heart	43	501	40	549	- 48
Oesophagus Cancer	44	436	58	159	+ 276
Parkinson's Disease	45	404	50	236	+ 168
Ovary Cancer	46	392	53	197	+ 195
Endocrine Disorders	47	335	21	1,618	- 1,283
Malnutrition	48	294	8	5,848	- 5,554
Skin Disease	49	276	57	170	+ 106
Poisonings	50	266	39	561	- 296
Epilepsy	51	242	41	485	- 243
Pancreas Cancer	52	234	47	258	- 24
Alcohol	53	204	60	83	+ 122
Bladder Cancer	54	181	42	431	- 250
Uterin Cancer	55	178	61	80	+ 97
Tetanus	56	104	43	427	- 322
Encephalitis	57	67	55	193	- 126
Hepatitis B	58	59	52	207	- 148
Appendicitis	59	44	62	70	- 26
Other Neoplasms	60	33	67	21	+ 13
Drug Use	61	28	59	139	- 111
Hepatitis C	62	17	64	32	- 15
Ascariasis	63	15	63	56	- 41
Dengue	64	14	72	0	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	12	69	16	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	11	68	20	- 9
Diphtheria	67	7	66	22	- 15
Upper Respiratory	68	4	65	31	- 26
War	69	2	26	1,099	- 1,097
Chlamydia	70	2	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	51	220	- 220
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	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 MALI

New Guinea

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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.