YEMEN VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,868	1	30,158	- 8,290
Stroke	2	16,299	2	13,570	+ 2,729
Lung Disease	3	14,518	11	3,196	+ 11,322
Diabetes Mellitus	4	14,502	19	1,794	+ 12,707
Tuberculosis	5	12,698	18	1,899	+ 10,798
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,302	4	11,978	- 3,676
Malaria	7	7,826	20	1,719	+ 6,107
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,342	9	4,372	+ 2,970
Asthma	9	5,893	17	2,106	+ 3,787
Low Birth Weight	10	5,315	5	8,810	- 3,495
Birth Trauma	11	4,811	7	5,939	- 1,129
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,536	6	8,561	- 5,024
Hypertension	13	3,505	8	5,293	- 1,788
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	3,429	37	707	+ 2,722
Violence	15	3,099	14	2,839	+ 260
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,041	10	4,291	- 1,250
Breast Cancer	17	2,443	26	1,134	+ 1,310
Kidney Disease	18	2,197	15	2,679	- 482
Cervical Cancer	19	2,126	57	119	+ 2,007
Other Injuries	20	2,069	16	2,225	- 156
Liver Cancer	21	2,061	39	609	+ 1,452
Liver Disease	22	1,998	13	2,891	- 893
Lung Cancers	23	1,990	41	569	+ 1,420
HIV/AIDS	24	1,955	46	396	+ 1,559
Oral Cancer	25	1,856	42	547	+ 1,308
Falls	26	1,605	24	1,170	+ 435
Fires	27	1,561	29	991	+ 570
Stomach Cancer	28	1,430	31	902	+ 528
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,424	30	913	+ 511
Maternal Conditions	30	1,346	32	890	+ 456
Skin Cancers	31	1,333	58	100	+ 1,233
Lymphomas	32	1,128	45	433	+ 696
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,097	22	1,405	- 308
Meningitis	34	1,036	28	1,018	+ 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	965	33	833	+ 131
Prostate Cancer	36	911	63	39	+ 872
Suicide	37	827	21	1,699	- 871
Leukemia	38	810	34	776	+ 33
Pertussis	39	792	23	1,239	- 447
Drownings	40	767	25	1,142	- 376
Measles	41	760	12	3,019	- 2,259
Syphilis	42	748	53	175	+ 573
Inflammatory/Heart	43	732	40	585	+ 147
Oesophagus Cancer	44	637	35	765	- 128
Parkinson's Disease	45	590	49	362	+ 229
Ovary Cancer	46	573	52	188	+ 385
Endocrine Disorders	47	490	36	738	- 248
Malnutrition	48	429	27	1,058	- 629
Skin Disease	49	404	61	44	+ 360
Poisonings	50	389	44	532	- 143
Epilepsy	51	354	43	539	- 185
Pancreas Cancer	52	342	51	283	+ 59
Alcohol	53	299	59	78	+ 221
Bladder Cancer	54	264	55	160	+ 104
Uterin Cancer	55	260	69	5	+ 254
Tetanus	56	152	47	395	- 242
Encephalitis	57	98	48	369	- 271
Hepatitis B	58	86	50	299	- 213
Appendicitis	59	65	54	162	- 97
Other Neoplasms	60	49	64	21	+ 28
Drug Use	61	40	38	613	- 572
Hepatitis C	62	25	68	8	+ 17
Ascariasis	63	22	65	17	+ 5
Dengue	64	20	60	71	- 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	17	66	14	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	16	62	42	- 26
Diphtheria	67	10	67	14	- 4
Upper Respiratory	68	6	70	5	+ 1
War	69	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Chlamydia	70	2	72	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	56	124	- 124
Leishmaniasis	74	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

New Guinea

Yemen

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.