NEW GUINEA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,490	1	6,835	+ 12,655
Diabetes Mellitus	2	12,379	4	4,533	+ 7,846
Stroke	3	12,014	2	5,095	+ 6,920
Kidney Disease	4	5,672	18	687	+ 4,986
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	5,222	6	2,595	+ 2,628
Lung Disease	6	4,158	3	4,538	- 380
Suicide	7	3,239	37	259	+ 2,980
Hypertension	8	2,735	13	1,096	+ 1,639
Liver Disease	9	2,392	22	624	+ 1,767
Lung Cancers	10	2,313	23	622	+ 1,691
Drownings	11	1,737	40	240	+ 1,498
Breast Cancer	12	1,713	17	764	+ 949
Asthma	13	1,605	9	1,842	- 237
Low Birth Weight	14	1,510	10	1,661	- 152
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	1,384	14	1,072	+ 312
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	1,354	8	2,295	- 941
Other Injuries	17	1,342	20	647	+ 696
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,339	16	951	+ 389
Tuberculosis	19	1,262	5	3,969	- 2,707
Stomach Cancer	20	1,184	28	447	+ 737
Birth Trauma	21	1,091	11	1,504	- 413
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	850	29	445	+ 405
Cervical Cancer	23	840	19	665	+ 175
Liver Cancer	24	823	21	644	+ 179
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	667	35	302	+ 366
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	658	33	343	+ 315
Falls	27	620	26	502	+ 119
Inflammatory/Heart	28	608	43	229	+ 379
Prostate Cancer	29	556	36	285	+ 271
Endocrine Disorders	30	535	47	153	+ 382
Violence	31	531	15	969	- 437
Leukemia	32	507	38	253	+ 253
Parkinson's Disease	33	471	45	185	+ 286
Maternal Conditions	34	370	30	421	- 51
Pancreas Cancer	35	366	52	107	+ 259
Lymphomas	36	363	32	353	+ 10
Pertussis	37	356	39	248	+ 108
Oral Cancer	38	341	25	580	- 239
Meningitis	39	322	34	324	- 2
Syphilis	40	305	42	234	+ 71
Uterin Cancer	41	289	55	81	+ 208
Skin Disease	42	276	49	126	+ 150
Epilepsy	43	275	51	111	+ 165
Malnutrition	44	268	48	134	+ 134
Ovary Cancer	45	233	46	179	+ 54
Alcohol	46	229	53	93	+ 136
Oesophagus Cancer	47	220	44	199	+ 21
Fires	48	203	27	488	- 285
Bladder Cancer	49	157	54	82	+ 75
Poisonings	50	103	50	121	- 19
Skin Cancers	51	92	31	417	- 325
Drug Use	52	62	61	13	+ 50
Encephalitis	53	60	57	31	+ 29
Appendicitis	54	45	59	20	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	55	38	60	15	+ 22
Measles	56	35	41	238	- 203
Hepatitis B	57	30	58	27	+ 3
Road Traffic Accidents	58	18	12	1,105	- 1,087
Tetanus	59	17	56	48	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	15	65	5	+ 9
Dengue	61	14	64	6	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	62	14	66	5	+ 9
Hepatitis C	63	4	62	8	- 4
Diphtheria	64	4	67	3	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	3	63	7	- 4
War	66	1	69	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	1	70	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	68	2	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	24	611	- 611
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Micronesia

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.