VENEZUELA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,262	1	26,905	- 5,643
Stroke	2	15,847	3	12,133	+ 3,714
Lung Disease	3	14,115	10	5,150	+ 8,966
Diabetes Mellitus	4	14,100	4	11,176	+ 2,924
Tuberculosis	5	12,346	31	748	+ 11,598
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,072	7	7,188	+ 884
Malaria	7	7,609	42	402	+ 7,207
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,139	22	1,359	+ 5,780
Asthma	9	5,730	46	311	+ 5,419
Low Birth Weight	10	5,168	12	3,088	+ 2,080
Birth Trauma	11	4,677	24	1,087	+ 3,590
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,438	5	11,127	- 7,689
Hypertension	13	3,408	9	5,195	- 1,787
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	3,334	57	80	+ 3,254
Violence	15	3,013	2	18,132	- 15,119
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,957	14	2,846	+ 111
Breast Cancer	17	2,376	15	2,563	- 188
Kidney Disease	18	2,136	8	5,932	- 3,796
Cervical Cancer	19	2,067	20	1,986	+ 81
Other Injuries	20	2,012	21	1,693	+ 318
Liver Cancer	21	2,003	26	1,029	+ 974
Liver Disease	22	1,943	16	2,340	- 398
Lung Cancers	23	1,934	11	3,900	- 1,965
HIV/AIDS	24	1,901	6	7,490	- 5,589
Oral Cancer	25	1,804	38	544	+ 1,260
Falls	26	1,561	28	865	+ 695
Fires	27	1,518	54	144	+ 1,373
Stomach Cancer	28	1,390	17	2,175	- 785
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,384	19	2,037	- 653
Maternal Conditions	30	1,308	39	422	+ 886
Skin Cancers	31	1,296	37	553	+ 743
Lymphomas	32	1,097	23	1,248	- 151
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,067	35	572	+ 495
Meningitis	34	1,007	49	251	+ 757
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	938	40	418	+ 520
Prostate Cancer	36	886	13	2,848	- 1,962
Suicide	37	804	34	585	+ 219
Leukemia	38	787	27	1,007	- 220
Pertussis	39	770	64	26	+ 745
Drownings	40	745	43	388	+ 357
Measles	41	739	79	0	+ 739
Syphilis	42	727	67	15	+ 712
Inflammatory/Heart	43	712	33	599	+ 113
Oesophagus Cancer	44	619	44	370	+ 249
Parkinson's Disease	45	574	48	252	+ 322
Ovary Cancer	46	557	36	563	- 5
Endocrine Disorders	47	476	30	760	- 284
Malnutrition	48	417	32	629	- 212
Skin Disease	49	393	66	18	+ 375
Poisonings	50	378	58	68	+ 310
Epilepsy	51	344	41	411	- 67
Pancreas Cancer	52	332	25	1,082	- 750
Alcohol	53	291	62	34	+ 256
Bladder Cancer	54	257	45	365	- 108
Uterin Cancer	55	252	47	309	- 57
Tetanus	56	148	68	8	+ 141
Encephalitis	57	95	61	37	+ 58
Hepatitis B	58	84	63	30	+ 54
Appendicitis	59	63	56	98	- 35
Other Neoplasms	60	48	18	2,167	- 2,120
Drug Use	61	39	50	225	- 186
Hepatitis C	62	25	65	21	+ 3
Ascariasis	63	21	70	5	+ 17
Dengue	64	20	59	65	- 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	16	52	180	- 164
Multiple Sclerosis	66	15	60	51	- 35
Diphtheria	67	10	78	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	68	6	74	1	+ 5
War	69	3	51	185	- 182
Chlamydia	70	2	82	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	71	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	73	0	76	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	73	3	- 3
Chagas disease	75	0	29	826	- 826
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	69	6	- 6
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	85	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

New Guinea

Venezuela

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.