NEW GUINEA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,365	1	6,835	+ 6,530
Stroke	2	9,934	2	5,095	+ 4,839
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,798	6	2,595	+ 6,203
Lung Cancers	4	6,498	23	622	+ 5,876
Lung Disease	5	6,374	3	4,538	+ 1,836
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,676	29	445	+ 4,231
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,643	33	343	+ 4,300
Stomach Cancer	8	4,112	28	447	+ 3,665
Kidney Disease	9	3,651	18	687	+ 2,965
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,019	52	107	+ 2,913
Liver Cancer	11	2,396	21	644	+ 1,752
Other Injuries	12	1,799	20	647	+ 1,153
Suicide	13	1,587	37	259	+ 1,329
Lymphomas	14	1,572	32	353	+ 1,219
Breast Cancer	15	1,289	17	764	+ 525
Other Neoplasms	16	1,233	60	15	+ 1,218
Liver Disease	17	1,158	22	624	+ 533
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,142	45	185	+ 958
Prostate Cancer	19	1,102	36	285	+ 817
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,004	44	199	+ 805
Endocrine Disorders	21	937	47	153	+ 784
Bladder Cancer	22	810	54	82	+ 728
Falls	23	794	26	502	+ 292
Leukemia	24	783	38	253	+ 530
Drownings	25	686	40	240	+ 446
Oral Cancer	26	680	25	580	+ 100
Inflammatory/Heart	27	671	43	229	+ 443
Hypertension	28	544	13	1,096	- 551
Diabetes Mellitus	29	443	4	4,533	- 4,090
Ovary Cancer	30	413	46	179	+ 233
Road Traffic Accidents	31	372	12	1,105	- 733
Cervical Cancer	32	310	19	665	- 355
Uterin Cancer	33	282	55	81	+ 201
Tuberculosis	34	282	5	3,969	- 3,687
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	238	35	302	- 63
Skin Disease	36	229	49	126	+ 103
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	223	8	2,295	- 2,072
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	213	65	5	+ 208
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	208	14	1,072	- 863
Congenital Anomalies	40	202	16	951	- 749
Hepatitis C	41	181	62	8	+ 173
Asthma	42	157	9	1,842	- 1,685
Malnutrition	43	156	48	134	+ 22
Skin Cancers	44	150	31	417	- 266
Epilepsy	45	127	51	111	+ 17
Hepatitis B	46	116	58	27	+ 89
Schizophrenia	47	86	80	0	+ 86
Fires	48	82	27	488	- 406
Anemia	49	71	82	0	+ 71
Drug Use	50	60	61	13	+ 47
Alcohol	51	47	53	93	- 46
Meningitis	52	25	34	324	- 299
Violence	53	22	15	969	- 947
Poisonings	54	21	50	121	- 101
Low Birth Weight	55	16	10	1,661	- 1,645
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	14	84	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	57	13	68	2	+ 11
Appendicitis	58	10	59	20	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	59	9	66	5	+ 4
Oral conditions	60	9	86	0	+ 9
Birth Trauma	61	9	11	1,504	- 1,495
Osteoarthritis	62	7	85	0	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	63	4	24	611	- 607
Maternal Conditions	64	3	30	421	- 417
Syphilis	65	1	42	234	- 233
War	66	1	69	1	+ 0
Tetanus	67	1	56	48	- 47
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	57	31	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	39	248	- 248
Schistosomiasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	41	238	- 238
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Chlamydia	80	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	7	- 7
Dengue	83	0	64	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	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

Japan

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.