NEW GUINEA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,300	6	2,595	+ 6,705
Tuberculosis	2	8,362	5	3,969	+ 4,393
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,327	8	2,295	+ 6,032
HIV/AIDS	4	6,671	24	611	+ 6,060
Stroke	5	5,838	2	5,095	+ 743
Malaria	6	5,830	7	2,446	+ 3,384
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,155	1	6,835	- 1,680
Low Birth Weight	8	3,961	10	1,661	+ 2,299
Birth Trauma	9	3,896	11	1,504	+ 2,393
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,182	12	1,105	+ 2,077
Measles	11	2,889	41	238	+ 2,651
Hypertension	12	2,226	13	1,096	+ 1,131
Maternal Conditions	13	2,088	30	421	+ 1,667
Liver Disease	14	2,050	22	624	+ 1,426
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,029	4	4,533	- 2,504
Meningitis	16	1,804	34	324	+ 1,480
Violence	17	1,793	15	969	+ 824
Lung Disease	18	1,700	3	4,538	- 2,838
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,379	16	951	+ 428
Asthma	20	1,353	9	1,842	- 489
Kidney Disease	21	1,263	18	687	+ 576
Malnutrition	22	1,228	48	134	+ 1,094
Other Injuries	23	1,103	20	647	+ 457
Suicide	24	1,040	37	259	+ 781
Endocrine Disorders	25	752	47	153	+ 599
Breast Cancer	26	612	17	764	- 152
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	564	35	302	+ 262
War	28	557	69	1	+ 557
Tetanus	29	498	56	48	+ 451
Inflammatory/Heart	30	480	43	229	+ 251
Pertussis	31	471	39	248	+ 224
Cervical Cancer	32	409	19	665	- 256
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	362	33	343	+ 20
Drownings	34	360	40	240	+ 120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	345	14	1,072	- 727
Falls	36	322	26	502	- 179
Schistosomiasis	37	301	73	0	+ 301
Prostate Cancer	38	278	36	285	- 7
Fires	39	252	27	488	- 236
Poisonings	40	238	50	121	+ 117
Syphilis	41	213	42	234	- 20
Lymphomas	42	212	32	353	- 141
Epilepsy	43	211	51	111	+ 101
Liver Cancer	44	207	21	644	- 437
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	207	29	445	- 238
Oral Cancer	46	162	25	580	- 418
Leukemia	47	157	38	253	- 96
Parkinson's Disease	48	120	45	185	- 65
Stomach Cancer	49	116	28	447	- 331
Ovary Cancer	50	114	46	179	- 65
Appendicitis	51	110	59	20	+ 90
Alcohol	52	110	53	93	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	53	86	44	199	- 113
Skin Disease	54	86	49	126	- 41
Lung Cancers	55	83	23	622	- 539
Leishmaniasis	56	81	74	0	+ 81
Drug Use	57	78	61	13	+ 65
Skin Cancers	58	76	31	417	- 340
Trypanosomiasis	59	70	76	0	+ 70
Pancreas Cancer	60	65	52	107	- 42
Hepatitis B	61	59	58	27	+ 32
Encephalitis	62	50	57	31	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	63	43	68	2	+ 41
Bladder Cancer	64	41	54	82	- 41
Uterin Cancer	65	35	55	81	- 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	27	65	5	+ 21
Diphtheria	67	19	67	3	+ 16
Otitis Media	68	11	71	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	69	10	62	8	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	70	9	60	15	- 7
Ascariasis	71	8	63	7	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	7	66	5	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	3	70	1	+ 3
Dengue	74	0	64	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Central Africa

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.