NEW GUINEA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,187	6	2,595	+ 6,592
Malaria	2	5,876	7	2,446	+ 3,430
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,876	8	2,295	+ 2,581
Measles	4	4,328	41	238	+ 4,090
Stroke	5	4,150	2	5,095	- 945
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,069	1	6,835	- 2,766
Birth Trauma	7	3,445	11	1,504	+ 1,942
Low Birth Weight	8	3,102	10	1,661	+ 1,441
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,721	12	1,105	+ 1,616
HIV/AIDS	10	2,169	24	611	+ 1,558
Meningitis	11	1,891	34	324	+ 1,567
Liver Disease	12	1,832	22	624	+ 1,207
Tuberculosis	13	1,701	5	3,969	- 2,268
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,566	16	951	+ 616
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,536	4	4,533	- 2,997
Kidney Disease	16	1,393	18	687	+ 706
Maternal Conditions	17	1,288	30	421	+ 867
Other Injuries	18	1,080	20	647	+ 434
Cervical Cancer	19	1,071	19	665	+ 407
Lung Disease	20	986	3	4,538	- 3,552
Hypertension	21	968	13	1,096	- 127
Asthma	22	847	9	1,842	- 995
Liver Cancer	23	838	21	644	+ 194
Pertussis	24	837	39	248	+ 589
Endocrine Disorders	25	819	47	153	+ 665
Violence	26	810	15	969	- 158
Trypanosomiasis	27	770	76	0	+ 770
Malnutrition	28	741	48	134	+ 607
Suicide	29	641	37	259	+ 382
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	416	33	343	+ 73
Drownings	31	380	40	240	+ 140
Prostate Cancer	32	377	36	285	+ 92
Falls	33	344	26	502	- 157
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	322	35	302	+ 20
Inflammatory/Heart	35	316	43	229	+ 87
Fires	36	295	27	488	- 193
Epilepsy	37	251	51	111	+ 141
Breast Cancer	38	248	17	764	- 516
Syphilis	39	236	42	234	+ 2
Poisonings	40	212	50	121	+ 90
Stomach Cancer	41	176	28	447	- 271
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	171	14	1,072	- 901
Schistosomiasis	43	167	73	0	+ 167
Parkinson's Disease	44	152	45	185	- 32
Tetanus	45	122	56	48	+ 74
Drug Use	46	121	61	13	+ 109
Hepatitis B	47	116	58	27	+ 89
Lymphomas	48	113	32	353	- 239
Skin Cancers	49	109	31	417	- 307
Lung Cancers	50	92	23	622	- 530
Skin Disease	51	91	49	126	- 35
Oral Cancer	52	87	25	580	- 493
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	72	29	445	- 373
Ovary Cancer	54	67	46	179	- 113
Alcohol	55	60	53	93	- 34
Encephalitis	56	58	57	31	+ 27
Appendicitis	57	30	59	20	+ 9
Diphtheria	58	28	67	3	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	59	27	55	81	- 54
Bladder Cancer	60	23	54	82	- 60
Hepatitis C	61	16	62	8	+ 8
Ascariasis	62	16	63	7	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	63	14	44	199	- 185
War	64	14	69	1	+ 13
Pancreas Cancer	65	14	52	107	- 93
Multiple Sclerosis	66	13	66	5	+ 8
Leukemia	67	12	38	253	- 241
Other Neoplasms	68	12	60	15	- 4
Upper Respiratory	69	11	68	2	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	9	65	5	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	2	70	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	64	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Guinea

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.