NEW GUINEA VS BRUNEI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRUNEI		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,022	1	6,835	- 813
Stroke	2	4,905	2	5,095	- 190
Diabetes Mellitus	3	3,659	4	4,533	- 873
Kidney Disease	4	2,137	18	687	+ 1,451
Endocrine Disorders	5	1,759	47	153	+ 1,606
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,492	33	343	+ 1,149
Lung Cancers	7	1,483	23	622	+ 861
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,415	29	445	+ 970
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,413	6	2,595	- 1,182
Lung Disease	10	1,255	3	4,538	- 3,283
Hypertension	11	939	13	1,096	- 156
Breast Cancer	12	800	17	764	+ 37
Liver Cancer	13	767	21	644	+ 123
Congenital Anomalies	14	762	16	951	- 189
Road Traffic Accidents	15	660	12	1,105	- 446
Lymphomas	16	652	32	353	+ 299
Other Injuries	17	589	20	647	- 58
Stomach Cancer	18	519	28	447	+ 72
Inflammatory/Heart	19	514	43	229	+ 285
Oral Cancer	20	448	25	580	- 132
Tuberculosis	21	420	5	3,969	- 3,549
Falls	22	419	26	502	- 83
Skin Disease	23	416	49	126	+ 290
Leukemia	24	388	38	253	+ 135
Other Neoplasms	25	385	60	15	+ 370
Prostate Cancer	26	380	36	285	+ 95
Parkinson's Disease	27	375	45	185	+ 191
Cervical Cancer	28	359	19	665	- 306
Low Birth Weight	29	296	10	1,661	- 1,365
Asthma	30	294	9	1,842	- 1,548
Pancreas Cancer	31	264	52	107	+ 157
Suicide	32	239	37	259	- 20
Ovary Cancer	33	229	46	179	+ 50
Uterin Cancer	34	217	55	81	+ 136
Drownings	35	180	40	240	- 59
Liver Disease	36	180	22	624	- 444
Hepatitis B	37	139	58	27	+ 112
Hepatitis C	38	129	62	8	+ 121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	112	35	302	- 189
Bladder Cancer	40	91	54	82	+ 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	41	83	8	2,295	- 2,212
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	82	14	1,072	- 989
Birth Trauma	43	82	11	1,504	- 1,422
Epilepsy	44	74	51	111	- 36
Oesophagus Cancer	45	67	44	199	- 132
Violence	46	61	15	969	- 907
Drug Use	47	59	61	13	+ 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	58	84	0	+ 58
Fires	49	57	27	488	- 431
Maternal Conditions	50	53	30	421	- 367
Schizophrenia	51	37	80	0	+ 37
Skin Cancers	52	32	31	417	- 385
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	30	65	5	+ 25
Anemia	54	29	82	0	+ 29
Malnutrition	55	27	48	134	- 107
Alcohol	56	26	53	93	- 68
Oral conditions	57	14	86	0	+ 14
Meningitis	58	12	34	324	- 312
Otitis Media	59	12	71	0	+ 12
Syphilis	60	6	42	234	- 228
Pertussis	61	2	39	248	- 246
War	62	1	69	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	63	0	59	20	- 20
Poisonings	64	0	50	121	- 121
Upper Respiratory	65	0	68	2	- 2
Dengue	66	0	64	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	63	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	69	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	56	48	- 48
Measles	71	0	41	238	- 238
Diphtheria	72	0	67	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	81	0	24	611	- 611
Encephalitis	82	0	57	31	- 31
Osteoarthritis	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	85	0	66	5	- 5
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Brunei

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.