NIGERIA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	161,079	7	61,374	+ 99,706
Stroke	2	120,056	8	57,744	+ 62,312
Lung Disease	3	106,936	22	12,569	+ 94,368
Diabetes Mellitus	4	106,820	18	22,497	+ 84,324
Tuberculosis	5	93,531	3	127,335	- 33,804
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	61,152	1	207,281	- 146,129
Malaria	7	57,644	4	100,963	- 43,319
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	54,083	2	144,724	- 90,641
Asthma	9	43,407	27	8,192	+ 35,216
Low Birth Weight	10	39,151	6	95,959	- 56,808
Birth Trauma	11	35,435	5	100,186	- 64,752
Road Traffic Accidents	12	26,048	12	41,693	- 15,645
Hypertension	13	25,818	24	10,692	+ 15,126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	25,257	52	1,946	+ 23,311
Violence	15	22,826	19	18,407	+ 4,418
Congenital Anomalies	16	22,400	9	49,696	- 27,296
Breast Cancer	17	17,997	23	11,884	+ 6,113
Kidney Disease	18	16,183	20	18,189	- 2,006
Cervical Cancer	19	15,661	25	10,574	+ 5,088
Other Injuries	20	15,240	17	22,696	- 7,456
Liver Cancer	21	15,178	39	5,289	+ 9,889
Liver Disease	22	14,717	13	38,326	- 23,609
Lung Cancers	23	14,655	57	1,295	+ 13,360
HIV/AIDS	24	14,403	10	44,124	- 29,721
Oral Cancer	25	13,668	48	2,238	+ 11,430
Falls	26	11,823	28	7,528	+ 4,295
Fires	27	11,498	29	7,132	+ 4,366
Stomach Cancer	28	10,533	50	2,129	+ 8,404
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	10,487	43	4,152	+ 6,335
Maternal Conditions	30	9,912	15	23,540	- 13,628
Skin Cancers	31	9,816	53	1,933	+ 7,883
Lymphomas	32	8,312	40	5,202	+ 3,111
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	8,081	31	6,786	+ 1,296
Meningitis	34	7,631	11	43,651	- 36,020
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	7,105	37	5,846	+ 1,259
Prostate Cancer	36	6,712	35	5,914	+ 798
Suicide	37	6,093	30	7,019	- 926
Leukemia	38	5,965	47	2,257	+ 3,708
Pertussis	39	5,837	16	23,282	- 17,445
Drownings	40	5,647	32	6,584	- 938
Measles	41	5,602	14	29,439	- 23,837
Syphilis	42	5,511	38	5,449	+ 62
Inflammatory/Heart	43	5,391	42	4,826	+ 564
Oesophagus Cancer	44	4,690	64	560	+ 4,130
Parkinson's Disease	45	4,349	46	2,473	+ 1,875
Ovary Cancer	46	4,224	49	2,133	+ 2,091
Endocrine Disorders	47	3,608	21	15,799	- 12,191
Malnutrition	48	3,160	36	5,896	- 2,736
Skin Disease	49	2,974	56	1,468	+ 1,505
Poisonings	50	2,862	33	6,570	- 3,708
Epilepsy	51	2,606	41	5,001	- 2,396
Pancreas Cancer	52	2,516	51	1,975	+ 541
Alcohol	53	2,201	58	1,031	+ 1,170
Bladder Cancer	54	1,944	63	670	+ 1,274
Uterin Cancer	55	1,913	62	679	+ 1,234
Tetanus	56	1,123	26	8,355	- 7,232
Encephalitis	57	723	59	937	- 214
Hepatitis B	58	636	55	1,488	- 852
Appendicitis	59	476	60	760	- 284
Other Neoplasms	60	360	66	290	+ 70
Drug Use	61	298	34	6,273	- 5,975
Hepatitis C	62	186	65	304	- 118
Ascariasis	63	162	61	685	- 523
Dengue	64	151	73	2	+ 149
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	124	69	165	- 40
Multiple Sclerosis	66	116	68	179	- 64
Diphtheria	67	75	44	3,800	- 3,724
Upper Respiratory	68	45	67	259	- 214
War	69	20	45	3,245	- 3,225
Chlamydia	70	18	71	14	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	4	72	3	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	23	- 23
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

New Guinea

Nigeria

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.