NEW GUINEA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,725	1	6,835	+ 1,890
Violence	2	3,904	15	969	+ 2,935
Stroke	3	3,357	2	5,095	- 1,737
Lung Disease	4	3,227	3	4,538	- 1,311
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,183	6	2,595	- 412
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,573	12	1,105	+ 468
Kidney Disease	7	1,384	18	687	+ 698
Hypertension	8	1,296	13	1,096	+ 201
Stomach Cancer	9	1,238	28	447	+ 791
Lung Cancers	10	1,064	23	622	+ 442
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,019	4	4,533	- 3,514
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	886	29	445	+ 441
Breast Cancer	13	743	17	764	- 20
Prostate Cancer	14	726	36	285	+ 441
Other Neoplasms	15	649	60	15	+ 634
Congenital Anomalies	16	600	16	951	- 350
HIV/AIDS	17	544	24	611	- 68
Lymphomas	18	527	32	353	+ 175
Liver Disease	19	492	22	624	- 133
Cervical Cancer	20	459	19	665	- 205
Leukemia	21	447	38	253	+ 194
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	437	33	343	+ 94
Low Birth Weight	23	424	10	1,661	- 1,237
Liver Cancer	24	418	21	644	- 226
Pancreas Cancer	25	410	52	107	+ 303
Suicide	26	398	37	259	+ 140
Malnutrition	27	380	48	134	+ 246
Other Injuries	28	323	20	647	- 324
Falls	29	307	26	502	- 194
Endocrine Disorders	30	277	47	153	+ 124
Inflammatory/Heart	31	269	43	229	+ 41
Tuberculosis	32	258	5	3,969	- 3,711
Ovary Cancer	33	227	46	179	+ 48
Skin Disease	34	223	49	126	+ 97
Skin Cancers	35	208	31	417	- 208
Oesophagus Cancer	36	169	44	199	- 30
Oral Cancer	37	163	25	580	- 417
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	151	8	2,295	- 2,144
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	142	35	302	- 160
Drownings	40	140	40	240	- 100
Birth Trauma	41	131	11	1,504	- 1,372
Bladder Cancer	42	123	54	82	+ 41
Epilepsy	43	121	51	111	+ 10
Drug Use	44	100	61	13	+ 87
Uterin Cancer	45	86	55	81	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	46	80	30	421	- 341
Parkinson's Disease	47	78	45	185	- 107
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	67	84	0	+ 67
War	49	53	69	1	+ 52
Meningitis	50	49	34	324	- 274
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	49	65	5	+ 44
Appendicitis	52	43	59	20	+ 23
Chagas disease	53	41	75	0	+ 41
Asthma	54	39	9	1,842	- 1,803
Dengue	55	27	64	6	+ 21
Fires	56	26	27	488	- 462
Anemia	57	20	82	0	+ 20
Osteoarthritis	58	14	85	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	59	13	62	8	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	60	13	66	5	+ 8
Poisonings	61	12	50	121	- 109
Hepatitis B	62	10	58	27	- 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	8	14	1,072	- 1,064
Encephalitis	64	8	57	31	- 23
Syphilis	65	6	42	234	- 228
Upper Respiratory	66	5	68	2	+ 4
Malaria	67	5	7	2,446	- 2,441
Alcohol	68	5	53	93	- 89
Pertussis	69	4	39	248	- 244
Schizophrenia	70	4	80	0	+ 4
Tetanus	71	3	56	48	- 45
Leprosy	72	2	72	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	73	1	71	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	1	74	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	75	1	86	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	76	1	63	7	- 6
Schistosomiasis	77	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	41	238	- 238
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	67	3	- 3
Chlamydia	81	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	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

Colombia

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.