SENEGAL VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,824	2	6,224	+ 6,599
Stroke	2	9,558	4	5,342	+ 4,215
Lung Disease	3	8,513	18	1,351	+ 7,162
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,504	10	2,395	+ 6,109
Tuberculosis	5	7,446	9	2,678	+ 4,768
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,868	1	7,184	- 2,316
Malaria	7	4,589	5	4,595	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,306	3	5,343	- 1,037
Asthma	9	3,456	25	936	+ 2,519
Low Birth Weight	10	3,117	7	3,636	- 520
Birth Trauma	11	2,821	8	3,448	- 627
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,074	6	3,832	- 1,758
Hypertension	13	2,055	21	1,095	+ 960
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	2,011	46	166	+ 1,845
Violence	15	1,817	19	1,247	+ 571
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,783	11	2,364	- 581
Breast Cancer	17	1,433	27	861	+ 572
Kidney Disease	18	1,288	12	2,210	- 922
Cervical Cancer	19	1,247	17	1,405	- 158
Other Injuries	20	1,213	16	1,512	- 299
Liver Cancer	21	1,208	22	1,087	+ 121
Liver Disease	22	1,172	13	2,147	- 975
Lung Cancers	23	1,167	44	180	+ 986
HIV/AIDS	24	1,147	20	1,186	- 40
Oral Cancer	25	1,088	43	208	+ 881
Falls	26	941	30	622	+ 319
Fires	27	915	34	448	+ 467
Stomach Cancer	28	839	31	557	+ 282
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	835	37	384	+ 450
Maternal Conditions	30	789	14	1,669	- 880
Skin Cancers	31	781	51	147	+ 635
Lymphomas	32	662	39	315	+ 347
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	643	26	879	- 235
Meningitis	34	608	15	1,628	- 1,021
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	566	35	433	+ 133
Prostate Cancer	36	534	29	642	- 108
Suicide	37	485	24	978	- 493
Leukemia	38	475	54	113	+ 362
Pertussis	39	465	28	771	- 307
Drownings	40	450	33	494	- 44
Measles	41	446	49	158	+ 288
Syphilis	42	439	53	122	+ 317
Inflammatory/Heart	43	429	36	426	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	44	373	55	99	+ 274
Parkinson's Disease	45	346	41	273	+ 73
Ovary Cancer	46	336	42	220	+ 116
Endocrine Disorders	47	287	23	1,041	- 754
Malnutrition	48	252	32	494	- 243
Skin Disease	49	237	47	159	+ 77
Poisonings	50	228	40	315	- 87
Epilepsy	51	207	38	330	- 123
Pancreas Cancer	52	200	48	159	+ 41
Alcohol	53	175	59	74	+ 101
Bladder Cancer	54	155	50	155	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	55	152	56	94	+ 58
Tetanus	56	89	58	85	+ 5
Encephalitis	57	58	57	85	- 28
Hepatitis B	58	51	60	70	- 20
Appendicitis	59	38	61	38	- 1
Other Neoplasms	60	29	62	24	+ 5
Drug Use	61	24	52	138	- 115
Hepatitis C	62	15	68	11	+ 4
Ascariasis	63	13	65	18	- 5
Dengue	64	12	73	0	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	10	67	15	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	9	64	20	- 11
Diphtheria	67	6	70	3	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	4	66	15	- 12
War	69	2	69	4	- 3
Chlamydia	70	1	71	2	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	45	176	- 176
Leishmaniasis	74	0	63	21	- 21
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	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	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

New Guinea

Senegal

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.