NEW GUINEA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,141	1	6,835	+ 2,306
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,160	33	343	+ 5,818
Lung Cancers	3	3,678	23	622	+ 3,056
Lung Disease	4	3,677	3	4,538	- 861
Stroke	5	3,397	2	5,095	- 1,697
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,492	6	2,595	- 103
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,102	29	445	+ 1,657
Breast Cancer	8	1,458	17	764	+ 695
Prostate Cancer	9	1,123	36	285	+ 838
Kidney Disease	10	1,087	18	687	+ 401
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,018	52	107	+ 912
Parkinson's Disease	12	1,017	45	185	+ 832
Lymphomas	13	984	32	353	+ 632
Suicide	14	902	37	259	+ 644
Oesophagus Cancer	15	803	44	199	+ 604
Diabetes Mellitus	16	794	4	4,533	- 3,739
Stomach Cancer	17	685	28	447	+ 238
Liver Cancer	18	610	21	644	- 34
Liver Disease	19	536	22	624	- 88
Leukemia	20	526	38	253	+ 272
Ovary Cancer	21	524	46	179	+ 345
Bladder Cancer	22	491	54	82	+ 409
Skin Cancers	23	483	31	417	+ 67
Endocrine Disorders	24	478	47	153	+ 325
Falls	25	474	26	502	- 28
Inflammatory/Heart	26	460	43	229	+ 232
Other Neoplasms	27	418	60	15	+ 403
Oral Cancer	28	351	25	580	- 229
Hypertension	29	335	13	1,096	- 760
Other Injuries	30	328	20	647	- 319
Drug Use	31	320	61	13	+ 307
Congenital Anomalies	32	294	16	951	- 657
Road Traffic Accidents	33	294	12	1,105	- 812
Uterin Cancer	34	242	55	81	+ 161
Cervical Cancer	35	198	19	665	- 467
Epilepsy	36	163	51	111	+ 53
Multiple Sclerosis	37	159	66	5	+ 154
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	128	35	302	- 173
Alcohol	39	123	53	93	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	113	65	5	+ 108
Asthma	41	111	9	1,842	- 1,731
Skin Disease	42	111	49	126	- 15
Drownings	43	110	40	240	- 130
Low Birth Weight	44	107	10	1,661	- 1,554
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	101	8	2,295	- 2,194
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	96	14	1,072	- 976
Violence	47	73	15	969	- 895
Fires	48	58	27	488	- 430
Anemia	49	55	82	0	+ 55
Tuberculosis	50	44	5	3,969	- 3,925
Osteoarthritis	51	38	85	0	+ 38
Hepatitis C	52	37	62	8	+ 29
Poisonings	53	27	50	121	- 94
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	26	84	0	+ 26
Schizophrenia	55	22	80	0	+ 22
Birth Trauma	56	19	11	1,504	- 1,484
HIV/AIDS	57	17	24	611	- 595
Meningitis	58	14	34	324	- 310
Hepatitis B	59	11	58	27	- 16
Appendicitis	60	7	59	20	- 14
Maternal Conditions	61	6	30	421	- 415
Oral conditions	62	4	86	0	+ 4
Malnutrition	63	3	48	134	- 131
Upper Respiratory	64	2	68	2	+ 0
War	65	1	69	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	57	31	- 30
Pertussis	67	0	39	248	- 248
Syphilis	68	0	42	234	- 234
Chlamydia	69	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	63	7	- 7
Dengue	78	0	64	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	56	48	- 48
Diphtheria	82	0	67	3	- 3
Measles	83	0	41	238	- 238
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Ireland

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.