NEW GUINEA VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	AUSTRIA		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,758	1	6,835	+ 12,923
Stroke	2	5,835	2	5,095	+ 740
Lung Cancers	3	4,724	23	622	+ 4,102
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	4,676	33	343	+ 4,333
Lung Disease	5	4,600	3	4,538	+ 63
Hypertension	6	4,034	13	1,096	+ 2,938
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,603	29	445	+ 2,158
Kidney Disease	8	2,517	18	687	+ 1,831
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,345	4	4,533	- 2,188
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,130	52	107	+ 2,023
Breast Cancer	11	2,080	17	764	+ 1,316
Other Injuries	12	1,905	20	647	+ 1,258
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	1,751	6	2,595	- 844
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,698	43	229	+ 1,469
Prostate Cancer	15	1,681	36	285	+ 1,397
Liver Disease	16	1,530	22	624	+ 906
Suicide	17	1,464	37	259	+ 1,206
Lymphomas	18	1,307	32	353	+ 954
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,235	45	185	+ 1,051
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,207	47	153	+ 1,054
Falls	21	1,100	26	502	+ 598
Liver Cancer	22	1,032	21	644	+ 388
Leukemia	23	984	38	253	+ 731
Stomach Cancer	24	915	28	447	+ 468
Other Neoplasms	25	912	60	15	+ 897
Bladder Cancer	26	692	54	82	+ 609
Oral Cancer	27	688	25	580	+ 108
Skin Cancers	28	655	31	417	+ 238
Alcohol	29	603	53	93	+ 510
Ovary Cancer	30	575	46	179	+ 396
Road Traffic Accidents	31	488	12	1,105	- 617
Oesophagus Cancer	32	455	44	199	+ 256
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	424	14	1,072	- 648
Congenital Anomalies	34	366	16	951	- 584
Uterin Cancer	35	308	55	81	+ 227
Epilepsy	36	249	51	111	+ 138
Cervical Cancer	37	230	19	665	- 435
Multiple Sclerosis	38	190	66	5	+ 185
Drug Use	39	181	61	13	+ 168
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	170	8	2,295	- 2,125
Hepatitis C	41	165	62	8	+ 157
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	159	35	302	- 143
Skin Disease	43	111	49	126	- 15
Anemia	44	111	82	0	+ 111
Asthma	45	91	9	1,842	- 1,751
Malnutrition	46	79	48	134	- 55
Violence	47	52	15	969	- 916
Drownings	48	47	40	240	- 192
HIV/AIDS	49	46	24	611	- 565
Tuberculosis	50	46	5	3,969	- 3,923
Low Birth Weight	51	45	10	1,661	- 1,617
Fires	52	40	27	488	- 448
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	39	65	5	+ 34
Birth Trauma	54	38	11	1,504	- 1,466
Upper Respiratory	55	29	68	2	+ 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	25	84	0	+ 25
Osteoarthritis	57	25	85	0	+ 25
Meningitis	58	24	34	324	- 299
Appendicitis	59	17	59	20	- 3
Poisonings	60	16	50	121	- 105
Oral conditions	61	9	86	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	62	9	58	27	- 18
Schizophrenia	63	5	80	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	5	30	421	- 416
Otitis Media	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Syphilis	66	1	42	234	- 233
War	67	1	69	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	57	31	- 30
Leishmaniasis	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	39	248	- 248
Diphtheria	71	0	67	3	- 3
Tetanus	72	0	56	48	- 48
Measles	73	0	41	238	- 238
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	1	- 1
Ascariasis	79	0	63	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	64	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Austria

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.