NEW GUINEA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	10,259	33	343	+ 9,916
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,949	1	6,835	+ 3,114
Lung Cancers	3	6,206	23	622	+ 5,585
Stroke	4	5,487	2	5,095	+ 393
Lung Disease	5	5,408	3	4,538	+ 870
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,295	29	445	+ 2,850
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,796	6	2,595	+ 201
Falls	8	2,335	26	502	+ 1,833
Breast Cancer	9	1,998	17	764	+ 1,234
Prostate Cancer	10	1,846	36	285	+ 1,561
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,693	52	107	+ 1,586
Kidney Disease	12	1,430	18	687	+ 744
Lymphomas	13	1,419	32	353	+ 1,067
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,349	4	4,533	- 3,184
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,213	44	199	+ 1,014
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,198	45	185	+ 1,014
Suicide	17	1,145	37	259	+ 886
Other Neoplasms	18	1,035	60	15	+ 1,020
Other Injuries	19	932	20	647	+ 285
Leukemia	20	892	38	253	+ 639
Bladder Cancer	21	832	54	82	+ 749
Stomach Cancer	22	769	28	447	+ 322
Inflammatory/Heart	23	679	43	229	+ 450
Liver Cancer	24	657	21	644	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	25	603	46	179	+ 424
Endocrine Disorders	26	596	47	153	+ 443
Skin Cancers	27	579	31	417	+ 162
Liver Disease	28	529	22	624	- 96
Hypertension	29	462	13	1,096	- 633
Oral Cancer	30	434	25	580	- 146
Road Traffic Accidents	31	385	12	1,105	- 720
Alcohol	32	346	53	93	+ 253
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	330	8	2,295	- 1,965
Uterin Cancer	34	320	55	81	+ 239
Congenital Anomalies	35	307	16	951	- 643
Skin Disease	36	167	49	126	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	37	167	66	5	+ 162
Epilepsy	38	163	51	111	+ 53
Cervical Cancer	39	150	19	665	- 514
Anemia	40	141	82	0	+ 141
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	134	14	1,072	- 938
Drug Use	42	130	61	13	+ 118
Osteoarthritis	43	124	85	0	+ 124
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	121	65	5	+ 116
Low Birth Weight	45	95	10	1,661	- 1,567
Asthma	46	93	9	1,842	- 1,749
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	74	35	302	- 228
Violence	48	61	15	969	- 908
Drownings	49	55	40	240	- 184
Schizophrenia	50	54	80	0	+ 54
Meningitis	51	44	34	324	- 279
Birth Trauma	52	42	11	1,504	- 1,462
Fires	53	28	27	488	- 460
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	24	84	0	+ 24
HIV/AIDS	55	19	24	611	- 593
Tuberculosis	56	16	5	3,969	- 3,953
Upper Respiratory	57	16	68	2	+ 14
Appendicitis	58	14	59	20	- 6
Oral conditions	59	12	86	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	60	12	62	8	+ 4
Poisonings	61	10	50	121	- 112
Hepatitis B	62	8	58	27	- 19
Malnutrition	63	7	48	134	- 127
Otitis Media	64	6	71	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	65	5	30	421	- 416
War	66	1	69	1	+ 0
Pertussis	67	1	39	248	- 247
Encephalitis	68	1	57	31	- 30
Syphilis	69	0	42	234	- 233
Leishmaniasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	3	- 3
Tetanus	72	0	56	48	- 48
Measles	73	0	41	238	- 238
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Chlamydia	78	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	64	6	- 6
Ascariasis	82	0	63	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	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

Netherlands

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.