NEW GUINEA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,649	1	6,835	+ 1,814
Violence	2	5,829	15	969	+ 4,860
Stroke	3	3,901	2	5,095	- 1,194
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,593	4	4,533	- 940
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,577	12	1,105	+ 2,472
HIV/AIDS	6	2,408	24	611	+ 1,797
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,311	6	2,595	- 284
Kidney Disease	8	1,907	18	687	+ 1,220
Hypertension	9	1,670	13	1,096	+ 574
Lung Disease	10	1,655	3	4,538	- 2,882
Lung Cancers	11	1,254	23	622	+ 632
Low Birth Weight	12	993	10	1,661	- 669
Prostate Cancer	13	916	36	285	+ 631
Congenital Anomalies	14	915	16	951	- 36
Breast Cancer	15	824	17	764	+ 60
Liver Disease	16	752	22	624	+ 128
Stomach Cancer	17	699	28	447	+ 252
Other Neoplasms	18	697	60	15	+ 681
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	655	29	445	+ 210
Cervical Cancer	20	639	19	665	- 26
Other Injuries	21	544	20	647	- 102
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	437	8	2,295	- 1,858
Lymphomas	23	401	32	353	+ 48
Birth Trauma	24	349	11	1,504	- 1,154
Pancreas Cancer	25	348	52	107	+ 241
Liver Cancer	26	331	21	644	- 313
Leukemia	27	324	38	253	+ 71
Falls	28	278	26	502	- 224
Chagas disease	29	266	75	0	+ 266
Endocrine Disorders	30	244	47	153	+ 91
Tuberculosis	31	240	5	3,969	- 3,729
Malnutrition	32	202	48	134	+ 68
Inflammatory/Heart	33	193	43	229	- 36
Suicide	34	188	37	259	- 70
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	184	33	343	- 159
Ovary Cancer	36	181	46	179	+ 2
Skin Cancers	37	178	31	417	- 239
Oral Cancer	38	175	25	580	- 405
Maternal Conditions	39	136	30	421	- 285
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	134	35	302	- 167
Epilepsy	41	132	51	111	+ 21
Malaria	42	129	7	2,446	- 2,317
Drownings	43	125	40	240	- 115
Oesophagus Cancer	44	119	44	199	- 80
Bladder Cancer	45	117	54	82	+ 35
Asthma	46	100	9	1,842	- 1,742
Uterin Cancer	47	99	55	81	+ 18
Parkinson's Disease	48	81	45	185	- 104
Meningitis	49	81	34	324	- 243
Drug Use	50	72	61	13	+ 60
War	51	59	69	1	+ 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	58	65	5	+ 53
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	48	84	0	+ 48
Fires	54	46	27	488	- 441
Anemia	55	40	82	0	+ 40
Appendicitis	56	31	59	20	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	26	14	1,072	- 1,046
Poisonings	58	22	50	121	- 100
Dengue	59	21	64	6	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	60	16	66	5	+ 11
Encephalitis	61	12	57	31	- 19
Alcohol	62	11	53	93	- 82
Hepatitis B	63	10	58	27	- 17
Pertussis	64	8	39	248	- 239
Hepatitis C	65	7	62	8	- 1
Skin Disease	66	6	49	126	- 121
Syphilis	67	5	42	234	- 229
Tetanus	68	2	56	48	- 45
Schizophrenia	69	2	80	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	63	7	- 5
Leprosy	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	72	1	85	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	74	0	68	2	- 1
Otitis Media	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	73	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	67	3	- 3
Measles	79	0	41	238	- 238
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Venezuela

New Guinea

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.