USA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	232,667	1	504,904	- 272,237
Stroke	2	173,412	4	158,520	+ 14,892
Lung Disease	3	154,461	3	195,387	- 40,926
Diabetes Mellitus	4	154,294	10	61,418	+ 92,876
Tuberculosis	5	135,099	62	546	+ 134,552
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	88,330	11	60,317	+ 28,012
Malaria	7	83,262	77	0	+ 83,262
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	78,119	37	9,955	+ 68,164
Asthma	9	62,699	46	3,818	+ 58,881
Low Birth Weight	10	56,551	39	6,924	+ 49,627
Birth Trauma	11	51,183	54	1,233	+ 49,949
Road Traffic Accidents	12	37,625	17	41,694	- 4,069
Hypertension	13	37,292	8	65,960	- 28,669
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	36,482	47	3,646	+ 32,836
Violence	15	32,970	27	18,976	+ 13,994
Congenital Anomalies	16	32,356	34	11,762	+ 20,594
Breast Cancer	17	25,995	13	48,671	- 22,676
Kidney Disease	18	23,375	6	85,861	- 62,486
Cervical Cancer	19	22,622	38	6,984	+ 15,638
Other Injuries	20	22,013	25	25,997	- 3,984
Liver Cancer	21	21,923	23	27,064	- 5,141
Liver Disease	22	21,257	16	43,402	- 22,145
Lung Cancers	23	21,169	5	155,533	- 134,364
HIV/AIDS	24	20,804	42	5,660	+ 15,144
Oral Cancer	25	19,743	35	11,555	+ 8,188
Falls	26	17,077	18	40,418	- 23,341
Fires	27	16,608	49	3,183	+ 13,425
Stomach Cancer	28	15,214	33	13,077	+ 2,138
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	15,148	9	61,827	- 46,679
Maternal Conditions	30	14,317	56	779	+ 13,538
Skin Cancers	31	14,179	32	14,311	- 132
Lymphomas	32	12,006	19	40,281	- 28,274
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	11,673	2	287,198	- 275,525
Meningitis	34	11,023	60	606	+ 10,417
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	10,263	48	3,461	+ 6,801
Prostate Cancer	36	9,696	20	35,612	- 25,917
Suicide	37	8,801	12	53,099	- 44,298
Leukemia	38	8,615	24	26,966	- 18,350
Pertussis	39	8,431	69	16	+ 8,415
Drownings	40	8,156	45	4,070	+ 4,086
Measles	41	8,091	80	0	+ 8,091
Syphilis	42	7,960	66	49	+ 7,911
Inflammatory/Heart	43	7,786	22	32,529	- 24,743
Oesophagus Cancer	44	6,774	28	17,829	- 11,055
Parkinson's Disease	45	6,281	21	34,491	- 28,210
Ovary Cancer	46	6,101	31	14,591	- 8,491
Endocrine Disorders	47	5,211	14	46,985	- 41,774
Malnutrition	48	4,564	40	6,762	- 2,198
Skin Disease	49	4,295	43	5,409	- 1,114
Poisonings	50	4,134	53	1,674	+ 2,459
Epilepsy	51	3,764	50	3,162	+ 601
Pancreas Cancer	52	3,634	15	44,293	- 40,659
Alcohol	53	3,180	30	14,659	- 11,480
Bladder Cancer	54	2,808	26	19,622	- 16,814
Uterin Cancer	55	2,763	36	10,063	- 7,300
Tetanus	56	1,622	71	2	+ 1,620
Encephalitis	57	1,044	68	25	+ 1,018
Hepatitis B	58	919	59	608	+ 311
Appendicitis	59	687	63	424	+ 263
Other Neoplasms	60	520	29	17,743	- 17,223
Drug Use	61	430	7	74,435	- 74,005
Hepatitis C	62	269	41	5,684	- 5,415
Ascariasis	63	235	82	0	+ 235
Dengue	64	218	76	0	+ 218
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	180	52	2,461	- 2,281
Multiple Sclerosis	66	167	44	5,059	- 4,892
Diphtheria	67	109	75	0	+ 108
Upper Respiratory	68	64	65	229	- 165
War	69	28	55	1,198	- 1,169
Chlamydia	70	25	84	0	+ 25
Otitis Media	71	5	67	34	- 29
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

New Guinea

United States

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.