SUDAN VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,337	1	43,966	- 9,629
Stroke	2	25,592	2	20,582	+ 5,010
Lung Disease	3	22,796	13	4,382	+ 18,414
Diabetes Mellitus	4	22,771	17	3,070	+ 19,701
Tuberculosis	5	19,938	15	4,250	+ 15,688
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,036	4	12,619	+ 417
Malaria	7	12,288	10	5,614	+ 6,674
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	11,529	9	6,277	+ 5,252
Asthma	9	9,253	19	2,636	+ 6,617
Low Birth Weight	10	8,346	3	16,036	- 7,691
Birth Trauma	11	7,554	7	8,526	- 972
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,553	5	11,459	- 5,906
Hypertension	13	5,504	8	7,287	- 1,784
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	5,384	46	684	+ 4,700
Violence	15	4,866	21	2,478	+ 2,388
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,775	11	5,507	- 732
Breast Cancer	17	3,836	16	3,071	+ 766
Kidney Disease	18	3,450	12	5,095	- 1,645
Cervical Cancer	19	3,339	41	770	+ 2,569
Other Injuries	20	3,249	18	2,912	+ 337
Liver Cancer	21	3,235	37	946	+ 2,289
Liver Disease	22	3,137	14	4,348	- 1,211
Lung Cancers	23	3,124	48	545	+ 2,579
HIV/AIDS	24	3,070	22	2,331	+ 739
Oral Cancer	25	2,914	50	493	+ 2,421
Falls	26	2,520	28	1,559	+ 961
Fires	27	2,451	31	1,310	+ 1,141
Stomach Cancer	28	2,245	51	478	+ 1,768
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	2,236	35	1,049	+ 1,187
Maternal Conditions	30	2,113	23	1,961	+ 152
Skin Cancers	31	2,092	55	356	+ 1,736
Lymphomas	32	1,772	29	1,533	+ 239
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,723	20	2,584	- 861
Meningitis	34	1,627	33	1,092	+ 535
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,515	40	775	+ 739
Prostate Cancer	36	1,431	49	523	+ 907
Suicide	37	1,299	27	1,644	- 345
Leukemia	38	1,271	25	1,828	- 557
Pertussis	39	1,244	24	1,899	- 654
Drownings	40	1,204	26	1,684	- 480
Measles	41	1,194	6	9,301	- 8,107
Syphilis	42	1,175	47	603	+ 571
Inflammatory/Heart	43	1,149	38	839	+ 310
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,000	32	1,126	- 126
Parkinson's Disease	45	927	45	705	+ 222
Ovary Cancer	46	900	39	794	+ 107
Endocrine Disorders	47	769	30	1,459	- 690
Malnutrition	48	674	34	1,089	- 415
Skin Disease	49	634	60	112	+ 522
Poisonings	50	610	42	744	- 134
Epilepsy	51	555	43	735	- 179
Pancreas Cancer	52	536	58	272	+ 264
Alcohol	53	469	61	84	+ 385
Bladder Cancer	54	414	54	369	+ 46
Uterin Cancer	55	408	62	71	+ 336
Tetanus	56	239	53	378	- 138
Encephalitis	57	154	57	303	- 149
Hepatitis B	58	136	44	730	- 595
Appendicitis	59	101	59	155	- 53
Other Neoplasms	60	77	65	35	+ 42
Drug Use	61	63	36	1,036	- 972
Hepatitis C	62	40	68	17	+ 23
Ascariasis	63	35	66	21	+ 14
Dengue	64	32	72	0	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	27	67	20	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	25	64	54	- 29
Diphtheria	67	16	69	11	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	68	10	70	5	+ 4
War	69	4	56	336	- 332
Chlamydia	70	4	71	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	63	68	- 68
Leishmaniasis	74	0	52	448	- 448
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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 SUDAN

New Guinea

Sudan

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.