ROMANIA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,348	1	71,810	- 59,463
Stroke	2	9,203	2	49,707	- 40,504
Lung Disease	3	8,197	7	7,359	+ 838
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,188	18	2,230	+ 5,958
Tuberculosis	5	7,170	28	1,015	+ 6,154
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,688	5	9,357	- 4,669
Malaria	7	4,419	75	0	+ 4,419
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,146	46	223	+ 3,922
Asthma	9	3,327	45	225	+ 3,102
Low Birth Weight	10	3,001	41	317	+ 2,684
Birth Trauma	11	2,716	57	38	+ 2,678
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,997	20	1,992	+ 5
Hypertension	13	1,979	3	11,007	- 9,028
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,936	35	440	+ 1,496
Violence	15	1,750	44	255	+ 1,494
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,717	38	367	+ 1,350
Breast Cancer	17	1,380	11	3,851	- 2,471
Kidney Disease	18	1,241	9	5,175	- 3,934
Cervical Cancer	19	1,201	22	1,870	- 670
Other Injuries	20	1,168	19	2,139	- 971
Liver Cancer	21	1,163	13	3,114	- 1,950
Liver Disease	22	1,128	6	8,920	- 7,792
Lung Cancers	23	1,123	4	10,113	- 8,990
HIV/AIDS	24	1,104	47	219	+ 885
Oral Cancer	25	1,048	17	2,290	- 1,242
Falls	26	906	24	1,504	- 598
Fires	27	881	36	421	+ 460
Stomach Cancer	28	807	12	3,457	- 2,650
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	804	8	6,835	- 6,031
Maternal Conditions	30	760	58	35	+ 724
Skin Cancers	31	752	29	1,003	- 251
Lymphomas	32	637	25	1,385	- 747
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	619	15	2,839	- 2,220
Meningitis	34	585	54	76	+ 509
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	545	33	531	+ 13
Prostate Cancer	36	515	16	2,449	- 1,934
Suicide	37	467	21	1,886	- 1,419
Leukemia	38	457	26	1,342	- 885
Pertussis	39	447	69	0	+ 447
Drownings	40	433	32	596	- 163
Measles	41	429	61	7	+ 422
Syphilis	42	422	66	1	+ 421
Inflammatory/Heart	43	413	10	4,433	- 4,020
Oesophagus Cancer	44	360	30	755	- 395
Parkinson's Disease	45	333	31	741	- 407
Ovary Cancer	46	324	27	1,109	- 785
Endocrine Disorders	47	277	48	193	+ 84
Malnutrition	48	242	50	142	+ 101
Skin Disease	49	228	53	97	+ 131
Poisonings	50	219	39	366	- 147
Epilepsy	51	200	42	314	- 114
Pancreas Cancer	52	193	14	2,935	- 2,742
Alcohol	53	169	37	409	- 240
Bladder Cancer	54	149	23	1,715	- 1,566
Uterin Cancer	55	147	34	522	- 376
Tetanus	56	86	67	1	+ 85
Encephalitis	57	55	62	6	+ 49
Hepatitis B	58	49	59	30	+ 18
Appendicitis	59	36	60	21	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	60	28	43	289	- 261
Drug Use	61	23	40	346	- 323
Hepatitis C	62	14	52	98	- 84
Ascariasis	63	12	82	0	+ 12
Dengue	64	12	81	0	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	10	85	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	66	9	55	66	- 57
Diphtheria	67	6	71	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	68	3	63	3	+ 1
War	69	2	65	2	- 1
Chlamydia	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	51	103	- 103
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	56	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	49	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	64	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

New Guinea

Romania

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.