TURKEY VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,234	1	85,905	- 28,671
Stroke	2	42,658	2	44,006	- 1,348
Lung Disease	3	37,996	4	25,088	+ 12,908
Diabetes Mellitus	4	37,955	5	17,900	+ 20,055
Tuberculosis	5	33,233	50	303	+ 32,930
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	21,728	9	12,845	+ 8,883
Malaria	7	20,482	75	0	+ 20,482
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	19,216	40	741	+ 18,476
Asthma	9	15,423	27	2,434	+ 12,989
Low Birth Weight	10	13,911	24	3,478	+ 10,433
Birth Trauma	11	12,590	41	720	+ 11,870
Road Traffic Accidents	12	9,255	16	5,573	+ 3,682
Hypertension	13	9,173	8	14,763	- 5,590
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	8,974	45	452	+ 8,523
Violence	15	8,110	23	4,010	+ 4,100
Congenital Anomalies	16	7,959	17	4,966	+ 2,993
Breast Cancer	17	6,395	14	5,643	+ 752
Kidney Disease	18	5,750	7	17,021	- 11,271
Cervical Cancer	19	5,565	34	1,311	+ 4,254
Other Injuries	20	5,415	30	1,678	+ 3,737
Liver Cancer	21	5,393	20	4,542	+ 851
Liver Disease	22	5,229	13	6,340	- 1,111
Lung Cancers	23	5,207	3	35,070	- 29,863
HIV/AIDS	24	5,118	53	204	+ 4,914
Oral Cancer	25	4,856	35	1,305	+ 3,551
Falls	26	4,201	22	4,373	- 172
Fires	27	4,085	47	343	+ 3,743
Stomach Cancer	28	3,743	11	10,333	- 6,590
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	3,726	10	10,606	- 6,880
Maternal Conditions	30	3,522	57	109	+ 3,413
Skin Cancers	31	3,488	32	1,548	+ 1,940
Lymphomas	32	2,953	19	4,849	- 1,895
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,871	6	17,308	- 14,436
Meningitis	34	2,711	51	274	+ 2,437
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,525	39	789	+ 1,735
Prostate Cancer	36	2,385	15	5,608	- 3,223
Suicide	37	2,165	29	2,003	+ 161
Leukemia	38	2,119	18	4,870	- 2,751
Pertussis	39	2,074	58	103	+ 1,971
Drownings	40	2,006	44	549	+ 1,458
Measles	41	1,990	65	6	+ 1,984
Syphilis	42	1,958	61	50	+ 1,908
Inflammatory/Heart	43	1,915	31	1,632	+ 283
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,666	33	1,321	+ 345
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,545	25	3,439	- 1,894
Ovary Cancer	46	1,501	28	2,287	- 786
Endocrine Disorders	47	1,282	26	2,612	- 1,330
Malnutrition	48	1,123	43	588	+ 535
Skin Disease	49	1,057	48	324	+ 733
Poisonings	50	1,017	46	369	+ 648
Epilepsy	51	926	36	1,147	- 221
Pancreas Cancer	52	894	12	6,882	- 5,988
Alcohol	53	782	55	182	+ 600
Bladder Cancer	54	691	21	4,485	- 3,794
Uterin Cancer	55	680	37	1,090	- 411
Tetanus	56	399	64	12	+ 387
Encephalitis	57	257	54	184	+ 72
Hepatitis B	58	226	60	72	+ 154
Appendicitis	59	169	59	93	+ 76
Other Neoplasms	60	128	42	646	- 518
Drug Use	61	106	38	972	- 866
Hepatitis C	62	66	63	19	+ 47
Ascariasis	63	58	70	1	+ 56
Dengue	64	54	73	0	+ 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	44	52	237	- 193
Multiple Sclerosis	66	41	56	169	- 128
Diphtheria	67	27	71	1	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	68	16	66	5	+ 11
War	69	7	49	318	- 311
Chlamydia	70	6	69	2	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	1	67	3	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	62	33	- 33
Leishmaniasis	74	0	68	2	- 2
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	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 TURKEY

New Guinea

Turkey

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.