NEW GUINEA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,817	1	6,835	+ 5,981
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,898	33	343	+ 7,555
Stroke	3	6,213	2	5,095	+ 1,119
Lung Cancers	4	5,684	23	622	+ 5,062
Lung Disease	5	5,400	3	4,538	+ 862
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,762	6	2,595	+ 2,167
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,792	29	445	+ 2,347
Kidney Disease	8	2,476	18	687	+ 1,789
Breast Cancer	9	2,170	17	764	+ 1,406
Suicide	10	1,771	37	259	+ 1,512
Other Injuries	11	1,683	20	647	+ 1,036
Other Neoplasms	12	1,533	60	15	+ 1,518
Prostate Cancer	13	1,530	36	285	+ 1,245
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,518	52	107	+ 1,411
Falls	15	1,472	26	502	+ 971
Lymphomas	16	1,302	32	353	+ 949
Liver Disease	17	1,202	22	624	+ 577
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,201	47	153	+ 1,048
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,155	45	185	+ 971
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,065	4	4,533	- 3,468
Leukemia	21	1,006	38	253	+ 753
Bladder Cancer	22	905	54	82	+ 822
Inflammatory/Heart	23	889	43	229	+ 661
Liver Cancer	24	818	21	644	+ 174
Oesophagus Cancer	25	753	44	199	+ 554
Stomach Cancer	26	724	28	447	+ 277
Hypertension	27	620	13	1,096	- 475
Oral Cancer	28	566	25	580	- 14
Road Traffic Accidents	29	559	12	1,105	- 547
Ovary Cancer	30	547	46	179	+ 368
Skin Cancers	31	438	31	417	+ 21
Alcohol	32	419	53	93	+ 326
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	350	8	2,295	- 1,945
Uterin Cancer	34	322	55	81	+ 241
Skin Disease	35	318	49	126	+ 192
Epilepsy	36	292	51	111	+ 181
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	246	14	1,072	- 826
Malnutrition	38	244	48	134	+ 110
Drug Use	39	241	61	13	+ 228
Congenital Anomalies	40	236	16	951	- 714
Cervical Cancer	41	204	19	665	- 461
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	178	35	302	- 123
Anemia	43	167	82	0	+ 167
Violence	44	125	15	969	- 843
Multiple Sclerosis	45	123	66	5	+ 118
Asthma	46	107	9	1,842	- 1,735
Drownings	47	66	40	240	- 174
Fires	48	63	27	488	- 425
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	61	65	5	+ 56
Low Birth Weight	50	58	10	1,661	- 1,603
Osteoarthritis	51	49	85	0	+ 49
Hepatitis C	52	44	62	8	+ 37
Birth Trauma	53	39	11	1,504	- 1,464
Tuberculosis	54	38	5	3,969	- 3,931
Poisonings	55	34	50	121	- 87
Schizophrenia	56	33	80	0	+ 33
HIV/AIDS	57	30	24	611	- 581
Meningitis	58	24	34	324	- 300
Upper Respiratory	59	18	68	2	+ 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	17	84	0	+ 17
Oral conditions	61	16	86	0	+ 16
Appendicitis	62	14	59	20	- 6
Hepatitis B	63	14	58	27	- 13
Maternal Conditions	64	5	30	421	- 416
Otitis Media	65	2	71	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	57	31	- 30
War	67	1	69	1	+ 0
Pertussis	68	1	39	248	- 247
Diphtheria	69	0	67	3	- 3
Syphilis	70	0	42	234	- 234
Chlamydia	71	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Schistosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	56	48	- 48
Measles	79	0	41	238	- 238
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	7	- 7
Dengue	83	0	64	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	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

Belgium

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.