NEW GUINEA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,893	6	2,595	+ 1,298
HIV/AIDS	2	3,602	24	611	+ 2,991
Tuberculosis	3	3,390	5	3,969	- 579
Stroke	4	2,742	2	5,095	- 2,353
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,660	8	2,295	+ 365
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,567	12	1,105	+ 1,462
Liver Disease	7	2,312	22	624	+ 1,687
Malaria	8	2,182	7	2,446	- 264
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,065	1	6,835	- 4,770
Birth Trauma	10	1,717	11	1,504	+ 214
Low Birth Weight	11	1,649	10	1,661	- 12
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,055	16	951	+ 104
Maternal Conditions	13	975	30	421	+ 554
Diabetes Mellitus	14	975	4	4,533	- 3,558
Meningitis	15	925	34	324	+ 601
Kidney Disease	16	770	18	687	+ 83
Hypertension	17	762	13	1,096	- 334
Oesophagus Cancer	18	754	44	199	+ 555
Other Injuries	19	748	20	647	+ 101
Lung Disease	20	738	3	4,538	- 3,800
Malnutrition	21	727	48	134	+ 592
Cervical Cancer	22	585	19	665	- 80
Suicide	23	554	37	259	+ 296
Violence	24	507	15	969	- 461
Breast Cancer	25	458	17	764	- 305
Asthma	26	397	9	1,842	- 1,445
Tetanus	27	367	56	48	+ 320
Stomach Cancer	28	347	28	447	- 100
Lymphomas	29	333	32	353	- 20
Oral Cancer	30	318	25	580	- 262
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	315	33	343	- 28
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	255	29	445	- 190
Falls	33	253	26	502	- 249
Liver Cancer	34	233	21	644	- 411
Leukemia	35	229	38	253	- 24
Fires	36	227	27	488	- 261
Prostate Cancer	37	223	36	285	- 62
Poisonings	38	219	50	121	+ 97
Drownings	39	207	40	240	- 33
Inflammatory/Heart	40	193	43	229	- 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	188	35	302	- 114
Pertussis	42	175	39	248	- 73
Epilepsy	43	144	51	111	+ 33
Endocrine Disorders	44	143	47	153	- 10
Ovary Cancer	45	137	46	179	- 42
Pancreas Cancer	46	124	52	107	+ 17
Lung Cancers	47	115	23	622	- 507
Skin Cancers	48	110	31	417	- 306
Hepatitis B	49	90	58	27	+ 63
Parkinson's Disease	50	81	45	185	- 103
Skin Disease	51	79	49	126	- 48
Syphilis	52	78	42	234	- 156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	70	14	1,072	- 1,001
Schistosomiasis	54	64	73	0	+ 64
Alcohol	55	61	53	93	- 32
Uterin Cancer	56	56	55	81	- 26
Bladder Cancer	57	55	54	82	- 28
Appendicitis	58	41	59	20	+ 21
Leishmaniasis	59	34	74	0	+ 34
Encephalitis	60	33	57	31	+ 2
Hepatitis C	61	26	62	8	+ 18
Drug Use	62	20	61	13	+ 7
Measles	63	18	41	238	- 220
Upper Respiratory	64	16	68	2	+ 14
War	65	15	69	1	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	14	65	5	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	67	10	60	15	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	68	7	66	5	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	2	67	3	- 1
Chlamydia	70	2	70	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	2	63	7	- 5
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	64	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Kenya

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.