NEW GUINEA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,984	1	6,835	+ 2,148
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,775	33	343	+ 8,432
Lung Disease	3	7,378	3	4,538	+ 2,840
Lung Cancers	4	6,259	23	622	+ 5,637
Stroke	5	6,160	2	5,095	+ 1,065
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,773	6	2,595	+ 1,178
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,611	29	445	+ 3,166
Prostate Cancer	8	2,489	36	285	+ 2,204
Breast Cancer	9	2,185	17	764	+ 1,421
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,159	4	4,533	- 2,374
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,843	52	107	+ 1,736
Kidney Disease	12	1,532	18	687	+ 845
Lymphomas	13	1,227	32	353	+ 875
Liver Disease	14	1,164	22	624	+ 540
Hypertension	15	1,081	13	1,096	- 15
Suicide	16	1,038	37	259	+ 780
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,009	45	185	+ 825
Alcohol	18	1,006	53	93	+ 913
Endocrine Disorders	19	966	47	153	+ 813
Leukemia	20	939	38	253	+ 686
Bladder Cancer	21	917	54	82	+ 835
Falls	22	909	26	502	+ 408
Stomach Cancer	23	814	28	447	+ 367
Oesophagus Cancer	24	801	44	199	+ 602
Liver Cancer	25	781	21	644	+ 137
Skin Cancers	26	653	31	417	+ 237
Other Neoplasms	27	636	60	15	+ 620
Oral Cancer	28	623	25	580	+ 43
Ovary Cancer	29	617	46	179	+ 438
Other Injuries	30	584	20	647	- 63
Inflammatory/Heart	31	478	43	229	+ 250
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	364	35	302	+ 62
Road Traffic Accidents	33	359	12	1,105	- 746
Drug Use	34	331	61	13	+ 318
Uterin Cancer	35	262	55	81	+ 181
Congenital Anomalies	36	258	16	951	- 693
Cervical Cancer	37	257	19	665	- 408
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	243	8	2,295	- 2,052
Multiple Sclerosis	39	222	66	5	+ 217
Epilepsy	40	210	51	111	+ 100
Low Birth Weight	41	196	10	1,661	- 1,465
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	162	14	1,072	- 910
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	142	65	5	+ 137
Asthma	44	138	9	1,842	- 1,704
Skin Disease	45	133	49	126	+ 6
Anemia	46	123	82	0	+ 123
Violence	47	106	15	969	- 863
Schizophrenia	48	95	80	0	+ 95
Fires	49	89	27	488	- 399
Drownings	50	63	40	240	- 177
Osteoarthritis	51	43	85	0	+ 43
Meningitis	52	42	34	324	- 282
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	41	84	0	+ 41
Appendicitis	54	39	59	20	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	55	38	24	611	- 573
Birth Trauma	56	36	11	1,504	- 1,468
Tuberculosis	57	26	5	3,969	- 3,943
Upper Respiratory	58	26	68	2	+ 24
Malnutrition	59	24	48	134	- 111
Hepatitis C	60	14	62	8	+ 7
Hepatitis B	61	10	58	27	- 17
Poisonings	62	9	50	121	- 112
Oral conditions	63	7	86	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	64	4	30	421	- 417
Otitis Media	65	3	71	0	+ 3
War	66	1	69	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	1	57	31	- 30
Tetanus	68	1	56	48	- 47
Chlamydia	69	1	70	1	- 0
Syphilis	70	1	42	234	- 233
Measles	71	1	41	238	- 237
Pertussis	72	0	39	248	- 248
Diphtheria	73	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	63	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
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

Denmark

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.