SYRIA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,238	1	28,203	- 11,965
Stroke	2	12,102	2	8,088	+ 4,014
Lung Disease	3	10,780	13	1,601	+ 9,179
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,768	15	1,534	+ 9,234
Tuberculosis	5	9,428	56	23	+ 9,405
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,164	4	2,958	+ 3,206
Malaria	7	5,811	79	0	+ 5,811
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	5,452	7	2,156	+ 3,296
Asthma	9	4,376	17	1,052	+ 3,323
Low Birth Weight	10	3,947	12	1,652	+ 2,295
Birth Trauma	11	3,572	21	744	+ 2,828
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,626	5	2,550	+ 76
Hypertension	13	2,603	23	707	+ 1,895
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	2,546	41	197	+ 2,349
Violence	15	2,301	25	444	+ 1,857
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,258	8	2,077	+ 181
Breast Cancer	17	1,814	10	1,953	- 139
Kidney Disease	18	1,631	6	2,329	- 698
Cervical Cancer	19	1,579	42	188	+ 1,391
Other Injuries	20	1,536	24	521	+ 1,015
Liver Cancer	21	1,530	31	366	+ 1,164
Liver Disease	22	1,484	11	1,720	- 236
Lung Cancers	23	1,477	9	2,048	- 570
HIV/AIDS	24	1,452	58	15	+ 1,437
Oral Cancer	25	1,378	36	289	+ 1,089
Falls	26	1,192	29	383	+ 809
Fires	27	1,159	43	179	+ 980
Stomach Cancer	28	1,062	22	725	+ 337
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,057	16	1,224	- 166
Maternal Conditions	30	999	45	105	+ 894
Skin Cancers	31	990	38	276	+ 713
Lymphomas	32	838	18	827	+ 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	815	14	1,551	- 736
Meningitis	34	769	35	295	+ 474
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	716	49	79	+ 637
Prostate Cancer	36	677	28	404	+ 273
Suicide	37	614	33	333	+ 282
Leukemia	38	601	19	796	- 195
Pertussis	39	588	37	289	+ 300
Drownings	40	569	40	215	+ 354
Measles	41	565	70	0	+ 564
Syphilis	42	556	55	31	+ 525
Inflammatory/Heart	43	543	32	337	+ 206
Oesophagus Cancer	44	473	47	97	+ 375
Parkinson's Disease	45	438	30	367	+ 71
Ovary Cancer	46	426	34	328	+ 98
Endocrine Disorders	47	364	26	418	- 54
Malnutrition	48	319	51	73	+ 246
Skin Disease	49	300	61	8	+ 292
Poisonings	50	288	46	98	+ 191
Epilepsy	51	263	48	92	+ 170
Pancreas Cancer	52	254	27	411	- 157
Alcohol	53	222	53	51	+ 171
Bladder Cancer	54	196	20	757	- 561
Uterin Cancer	55	193	44	146	+ 47
Tetanus	56	113	52	57	+ 56
Encephalitis	57	73	50	77	- 4
Hepatitis B	58	64	63	5	+ 59
Appendicitis	59	48	54	36	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	60	36	57	21	+ 15
Drug Use	61	30	39	249	- 219
Hepatitis C	62	19	68	1	+ 18
Ascariasis	63	16	67	1	+ 15
Dengue	64	15	72	0	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	13	62	7	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	66	12	59	14	- 3
Diphtheria	67	8	64	5	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	4	66	3	+ 1
War	69	2	3	7,760	- 7,758
Chlamydia	70	2	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	60	11	- 11
Leishmaniasis	74	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	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 SYRIA

New Guinea

Syria

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.