NIGER VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,923	6	8,229	+ 9,694
Stroke	2	13,359	5	8,717	+ 4,642
Lung Disease	3	11,899	20	2,172	+ 9,727
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,886	17	2,630	+ 9,256
Tuberculosis	5	10,407	13	3,703	+ 6,704
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,804	1	21,093	- 14,289
Malaria	7	6,414	2	17,022	- 10,608
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,018	3	16,030	- 10,013
Asthma	9	4,830	22	1,902	+ 2,928
Low Birth Weight	10	4,356	4	9,560	- 5,203
Birth Trauma	11	3,943	7	8,030	- 4,088
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,898	8	5,946	- 3,048
Hypertension	13	2,873	25	1,356	+ 1,517
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	2,810	39	467	+ 2,343
Violence	15	2,540	19	2,244	+ 296
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,492	10	4,346	- 1,853
Breast Cancer	17	2,003	29	1,075	+ 927
Kidney Disease	18	1,801	16	2,732	- 932
Cervical Cancer	19	1,743	38	487	+ 1,256
Other Injuries	20	1,696	12	3,826	- 2,130
Liver Cancer	21	1,689	35	745	+ 944
Liver Disease	22	1,638	11	4,116	- 2,479
Lung Cancers	23	1,631	67	42	+ 1,589
HIV/AIDS	24	1,603	30	1,048	+ 555
Oral Cancer	25	1,521	49	242	+ 1,279
Falls	26	1,316	26	1,297	+ 18
Fires	27	1,279	28	1,120	+ 159
Stomach Cancer	28	1,172	44	300	+ 872
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,167	37	522	+ 645
Maternal Conditions	30	1,103	14	3,317	- 2,214
Skin Cancers	31	1,092	45	287	+ 805
Lymphomas	32	925	43	350	+ 575
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	899	32	858	+ 41
Meningitis	34	849	9	5,237	- 4,388
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	791	31	1,044	- 254
Prostate Cancer	36	747	57	128	+ 619
Suicide	37	678	27	1,227	- 549
Leukemia	38	664	48	258	+ 406
Pertussis	39	649	15	2,858	- 2,208
Drownings	40	628	24	1,581	- 953
Measles	41	623	18	2,414	- 1,790
Syphilis	42	613	62	110	+ 504
Inflammatory/Heart	43	600	34	769	- 169
Oesophagus Cancer	44	522	55	132	+ 390
Parkinson's Disease	45	484	47	275	+ 208
Ovary Cancer	46	470	40	425	+ 45
Endocrine Disorders	47	401	23	1,806	- 1,405
Malnutrition	48	352	21	2,170	- 1,818
Skin Disease	49	331	52	213	+ 118
Poisonings	50	318	33	771	- 453
Epilepsy	51	290	36	676	- 386
Pancreas Cancer	52	280	54	138	+ 142
Alcohol	53	245	60	120	+ 125
Bladder Cancer	54	216	53	161	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	55	213	64	86	+ 127
Tetanus	56	125	42	372	- 247
Encephalitis	57	80	61	112	- 32
Hepatitis B	58	71	46	279	- 208
Appendicitis	59	53	56	128	- 75
Other Neoplasms	60	40	68	24	+ 16
Drug Use	61	33	58	126	- 93
Hepatitis C	62	21	66	46	- 25
Ascariasis	63	18	59	125	- 107
Dengue	64	17	73	0	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	14	70	18	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	13	69	22	- 9
Diphtheria	67	8	65	60	- 52
Upper Respiratory	68	5	63	94	- 89
War	69	2	41	409	- 407
Chlamydia	70	2	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	72	1	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	50	237	- 237
Leishmaniasis	74	0	51	237	- 237
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	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 NIGER

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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.