TANZANIA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,900	9	13,215	+ 32,686
Stroke	2	34,210	7	16,894	+ 17,317
Lung Disease	3	30,472	22	3,051	+ 27,421
Diabetes Mellitus	4	30,439	15	6,247	+ 24,192
Tuberculosis	5	26,652	4	20,269	+ 6,383
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,426	2	26,028	- 8,602
Malaria	7	16,426	3	21,758	- 5,332
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	15,411	6	17,587	- 2,176
Asthma	9	12,369	30	1,700	+ 10,669
Low Birth Weight	10	11,156	10	12,173	- 1,016
Birth Trauma	11	10,097	8	15,086	- 4,989
Road Traffic Accidents	12	7,423	5	18,054	- 10,631
Hypertension	13	7,357	17	5,209	+ 2,148
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	7,197	50	401	+ 6,796
Violence	15	6,504	18	4,713	+ 1,791
Congenital Anomalies	16	6,383	11	9,791	- 3,407
Breast Cancer	17	5,128	37	1,285	+ 3,843
Kidney Disease	18	4,611	19	4,547	+ 64
Cervical Cancer	19	4,463	14	6,424	- 1,961
Other Injuries	20	4,343	20	4,270	+ 73
Liver Cancer	21	4,325	36	1,413	+ 2,912
Liver Disease	22	4,194	13	6,586	- 2,392
Lung Cancers	23	4,176	61	159	+ 4,018
HIV/AIDS	24	4,104	1	27,402	- 23,297
Oral Cancer	25	3,895	31	1,646	+ 2,249
Falls	26	3,369	34	1,533	+ 1,836
Fires	27	3,276	35	1,424	+ 1,852
Stomach Cancer	28	3,001	39	1,190	+ 1,811
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	2,988	33	1,567	+ 1,421
Maternal Conditions	30	2,824	12	6,835	- 4,011
Skin Cancers	31	2,797	42	744	+ 2,053
Lymphomas	32	2,369	41	805	+ 1,563
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,303	27	2,048	+ 255
Meningitis	34	2,175	21	3,188	- 1,014
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,025	46	462	+ 1,563
Prostate Cancer	36	1,913	28	1,819	+ 94
Suicide	37	1,736	24	2,474	- 738
Leukemia	38	1,700	47	416	+ 1,284
Pertussis	39	1,663	23	2,774	- 1,111
Drownings	40	1,609	32	1,642	- 33
Measles	41	1,596	55	295	+ 1,302
Syphilis	42	1,570	26	2,115	- 545
Inflammatory/Heart	43	1,536	38	1,227	+ 309
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,336	25	2,247	- 911
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,239	45	513	+ 726
Ovary Cancer	46	1,204	53	337	+ 867
Endocrine Disorders	47	1,028	29	1,778	- 750
Malnutrition	48	900	16	5,574	- 4,674
Skin Disease	49	847	52	359	+ 488
Poisonings	50	815	40	1,170	- 354
Epilepsy	51	742	43	707	+ 36
Pancreas Cancer	52	717	62	158	+ 559
Alcohol	53	627	56	270	+ 357
Bladder Cancer	54	554	44	667	- 113
Uterin Cancer	55	545	57	218	+ 327
Tetanus	56	320	49	402	- 82
Encephalitis	57	206	59	199	+ 7
Hepatitis B	58	181	60	168	+ 13
Appendicitis	59	136	58	218	- 82
Other Neoplasms	60	103	64	58	+ 45
Drug Use	61	85	48	404	- 319
Hepatitis C	62	53	66	40	+ 13
Ascariasis	63	46	65	56	- 9
Dengue	64	43	73	2	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	35	63	81	- 46
Multiple Sclerosis	66	33	68	27	+ 6
Diphtheria	67	21	70	11	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	68	13	54	299	- 286
War	69	6	67	30	- 24
Chlamydia	70	5	71	9	- 4
Otitis Media	71	1	69	17	- 16
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	51	371	- 371
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

New Guinea

Tanzania

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.