NEW GUINEA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,375	1	6,835	+ 3,539
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,020	33	343	+ 7,677
Lung Cancers	3	5,422	23	622	+ 4,800
Lung Disease	4	3,680	3	4,538	- 857
Stroke	5	3,667	2	5,095	- 1,428
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,499	29	445	+ 2,054
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,924	6	2,595	- 671
Breast Cancer	8	1,530	17	764	+ 767
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,481	4	4,533	- 3,052
Lymphomas	10	1,333	32	353	+ 980
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,310	52	107	+ 1,203
Falls	12	1,251	26	502	+ 749
Prostate Cancer	13	1,220	36	285	+ 935
Kidney Disease	14	1,185	18	687	+ 499
Suicide	15	1,144	37	259	+ 885
Drug Use	16	955	61	13	+ 942
Liver Disease	17	938	22	624	+ 314
Parkinson's Disease	18	870	45	185	+ 685
Endocrine Disorders	19	837	47	153	+ 684
Liver Cancer	20	806	21	644	+ 162
Leukemia	21	802	38	253	+ 549
Hypertension	22	664	13	1,096	- 432
Bladder Cancer	23	653	54	82	+ 570
Other Injuries	24	620	20	647	- 27
Oesophagus Cancer	25	577	44	199	+ 378
Stomach Cancer	26	564	28	447	+ 117
Inflammatory/Heart	27	533	43	229	+ 305
Road Traffic Accidents	28	517	12	1,105	- 588
Ovary Cancer	29	493	46	179	+ 313
Skin Cancers	30	455	31	417	+ 38
Other Neoplasms	31	435	60	15	+ 419
Oral Cancer	32	412	25	580	- 168
Alcohol	33	386	53	93	+ 293
Uterin Cancer	34	306	55	81	+ 225
Congenital Anomalies	35	280	16	951	- 671
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	218	8	2,295	- 2,077
Multiple Sclerosis	37	179	66	5	+ 174
Skin Disease	38	176	49	126	+ 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	165	14	1,072	- 907
Violence	40	157	15	969	- 812
Cervical Cancer	41	150	19	665	- 515
Low Birth Weight	42	143	10	1,661	- 1,518
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	114	35	302	- 187
Epilepsy	44	99	51	111	- 11
Hepatitis C	45	94	62	8	+ 86
Anemia	46	89	82	0	+ 89
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	83	65	5	+ 78
Drownings	48	73	40	240	- 166
Asthma	49	68	9	1,842	- 1,774
Birth Trauma	50	50	11	1,504	- 1,454
Malnutrition	51	50	48	134	- 84
Fires	52	50	27	488	- 438
HIV/AIDS	53	42	24	611	- 569
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	37	84	0	+ 37
Osteoarthritis	55	36	85	0	+ 36
Poisonings	56	31	50	121	- 90
Schizophrenia	57	31	80	0	+ 31
Tuberculosis	58	25	5	3,969	- 3,944
Meningitis	59	18	34	324	- 306
Hepatitis B	60	17	58	27	- 10
Oral conditions	61	13	86	0	+ 13
Appendicitis	62	13	59	20	- 7
Upper Respiratory	63	12	68	2	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	64	12	30	421	- 409
War	65	5	69	1	+ 5
Otitis Media	66	2	71	0	+ 2
Syphilis	67	1	42	234	- 233
Encephalitis	68	1	57	31	- 30
Pertussis	69	0	39	248	- 247
Chagas disease	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	56	48	- 48
Dengue	72	0	64	6	- 6
Diphtheria	73	0	67	3	- 3
Measles	74	0	41	238	- 238
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	7	- 7
Chlamydia	83	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Canada

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.