RUSSIA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	95,812	1	562,711	- 466,899
Stroke	2	71,411	2	327,199	- 255,788
Lung Disease	3	63,607	9	36,600	+ 27,007
Diabetes Mellitus	4	63,538	18	18,345	+ 45,194
Tuberculosis	5	55,634	30	8,422	+ 47,212
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	36,374	10	32,404	+ 3,970
Malaria	7	34,287	74	0	+ 34,287
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	32,169	55	403	+ 31,766
Asthma	9	25,819	46	1,764	+ 24,055
Low Birth Weight	10	23,288	44	2,153	+ 21,135
Birth Trauma	11	21,077	53	714	+ 20,363
Road Traffic Accidents	12	15,494	19	17,507	- 2,013
Hypertension	13	15,357	17	18,348	- 2,991
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	15,023	42	2,770	+ 12,253
Violence	15	13,577	23	11,450	+ 2,127
Congenital Anomalies	16	13,324	41	4,201	+ 9,123
Breast Cancer	17	10,705	13	23,242	- 12,537
Kidney Disease	18	9,626	22	11,581	- 1,955
Cervical Cancer	19	9,316	34	7,423	+ 1,893
Other Injuries	20	9,065	14	22,517	- 13,452
Liver Cancer	21	9,028	24	11,165	- 2,137
Liver Disease	22	8,754	6	45,463	- 36,709
Lung Cancers	23	8,717	3	54,361	- 45,644
HIV/AIDS	24	8,567	15	21,262	- 12,694
Oral Cancer	25	8,130	25	10,880	- 2,750
Falls	26	7,032	21	11,705	- 4,672
Fires	27	6,839	37	6,387	+ 452
Stomach Cancer	28	6,265	11	29,386	- 23,121
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	6,238	7	42,633	- 36,395
Maternal Conditions	30	5,896	56	267	+ 5,628
Skin Cancers	31	5,839	39	5,612	+ 227
Lymphomas	32	4,944	29	8,919	- 3,975
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	4,807	5	48,522	- 43,715
Meningitis	34	4,539	48	1,037	+ 3,502
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	4,226	28	8,938	- 4,712
Prostate Cancer	36	3,993	20	14,107	- 10,114
Suicide	37	3,624	8	36,625	- 33,001
Leukemia	38	3,548	31	8,238	- 4,690
Pertussis	39	3,472	65	2	+ 3,470
Drownings	40	3,359	36	6,629	- 3,270
Measles	41	3,332	68	0	+ 3,332
Syphilis	42	3,278	62	19	+ 3,259
Inflammatory/Heart	43	3,206	4	54,060	- 50,854
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,790	33	7,431	- 4,642
Parkinson's Disease	45	2,587	26	9,371	- 6,784
Ovary Cancer	46	2,512	32	8,123	- 5,610
Endocrine Disorders	47	2,146	45	2,004	+ 142
Malnutrition	48	1,880	57	242	+ 1,637
Skin Disease	49	1,769	43	2,735	- 967
Poisonings	50	1,702	40	5,565	- 3,863
Epilepsy	51	1,550	52	718	+ 832
Pancreas Cancer	52	1,496	16	20,282	- 18,786
Alcohol	53	1,309	12	27,984	- 26,675
Bladder Cancer	54	1,156	38	6,307	- 5,151
Uterin Cancer	55	1,138	35	6,867	- 5,730
Tetanus	56	668	63	3	+ 665
Encephalitis	57	430	47	1,076	- 646
Hepatitis B	58	379	60	43	+ 335
Appendicitis	59	283	54	409	- 126
Other Neoplasms	60	214	51	729	- 515
Drug Use	61	177	27	9,113	- 8,936
Hepatitis C	62	111	66	2	+ 109
Ascariasis	63	97	77	0	+ 97
Dengue	64	90	79	0	+ 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	74	50	750	- 676
Multiple Sclerosis	66	69	49	827	- 758
Diphtheria	67	45	67	0	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	68	27	58	158	- 132
War	69	12	59	123	- 111
Chlamydia	70	10	61	25	- 15
Otitis Media	71	2	64	3	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

New Guinea

Russia

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.