NEW GUINEA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	19,856	33	343	+ 19,513
Coronary Heart Disease	2	17,554	1	6,835	+ 10,718
Stroke	3	7,347	2	5,095	+ 2,253
Lung Cancers	4	4,128	23	622	+ 3,506
Hypertension	5	3,625	13	1,096	+ 2,529
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,559	29	445	+ 2,114
Falls	7	2,366	26	502	+ 1,864
Lung Disease	8	2,302	3	4,538	- 2,236
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,227	52	107	+ 2,120
Liver Disease	10	1,907	22	624	+ 1,283
Prostate Cancer	11	1,732	36	285	+ 1,447
Breast Cancer	12	1,693	17	764	+ 929
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,523	45	185	+ 1,338
Lymphomas	14	1,519	32	353	+ 1,166
Suicide	15	1,511	37	259	+ 1,252
Liver Cancer	16	973	21	644	+ 329
Inflammatory/Heart	17	925	43	229	+ 696
Alcohol	18	829	53	93	+ 736
Stomach Cancer	19	798	28	447	+ 351
Other Injuries	20	780	20	647	+ 133
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	779	6	2,595	- 1,816
Diabetes Mellitus	22	746	4	4,533	- 3,787
Other Neoplasms	23	673	60	15	+ 658
Leukemia	24	663	38	253	+ 410
Ovary Cancer	25	615	46	179	+ 436
Kidney Disease	26	610	18	687	- 76
Oesophagus Cancer	27	571	44	199	+ 372
Bladder Cancer	28	551	54	82	+ 468
Skin Cancers	29	531	31	417	+ 114
Drug Use	30	481	61	13	+ 468
Endocrine Disorders	31	458	47	153	+ 305
Uterin Cancer	32	402	55	81	+ 321
Road Traffic Accidents	33	384	12	1,105	- 721
Oral Cancer	34	370	25	580	- 210
Congenital Anomalies	35	343	16	951	- 608
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	270	35	302	- 31
Drownings	37	189	40	240	- 50
Epilepsy	38	186	51	111	+ 75
Schizophrenia	39	166	80	0	+ 166
Asthma	40	151	9	1,842	- 1,691
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	148	65	5	+ 143
Multiple Sclerosis	42	143	66	5	+ 138
Violence	43	115	15	969	- 854
Cervical Cancer	44	111	19	665	- 554
Fires	45	110	27	488	- 378
Tuberculosis	46	57	5	3,969	- 3,912
Skin Disease	47	48	49	126	- 78
Low Birth Weight	48	47	10	1,661	- 1,615
Poisonings	49	44	50	121	- 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	34	14	1,072	- 1,038
Osteoarthritis	51	30	85	0	+ 30
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	27	8	2,295	- 2,268
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	19	84	0	+ 19
Appendicitis	54	17	59	20	- 3
Meningitis	55	17	34	324	- 307
Birth Trauma	56	14	11	1,504	- 1,490
Malnutrition	57	12	48	134	- 122
Anemia	58	10	82	0	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	59	10	24	611	- 601
Hepatitis C	60	8	62	8	+ 0
Oral conditions	61	7	86	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	62	4	68	2	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	3	58	27	- 24
Maternal Conditions	64	3	30	421	- 418
War	65	1	69	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	1	57	31	- 30
Syphilis	67	1	42	234	- 233
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	39	248	- 248
Tetanus	70	0	56	48	- 48
Diphtheria	71	0	67	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	41	238	- 238
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	63	7	- 7
Dengue	82	0	64	6	- 6
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Finland

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.