AFGHANISTAN VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,298	1	40,195	- 12,897
Stroke	2	20,346	3	19,060	+ 1,286
Lung Disease	3	18,122	15	4,650	+ 13,473
Diabetes Mellitus	4	18,103	12	5,750	+ 12,353
Tuberculosis	5	15,851	7	9,839	+ 6,012
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,363	4	14,649	- 4,286
Malaria	7	9,769	57	185	+ 9,583
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	9,165	13	5,555	+ 3,610
Asthma	9	7,356	17	3,403	+ 3,953
Low Birth Weight	10	6,635	5	12,631	- 5,996
Birth Trauma	11	6,005	6	10,723	- 4,718
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,414	11	6,033	- 1,619
Hypertension	13	4,375	8	7,995	- 3,620
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	4,280	33	1,041	+ 3,240
Violence	15	3,868	19	3,217	+ 652
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,796	14	5,001	- 1,205
Breast Cancer	17	3,050	22	1,822	+ 1,228
Kidney Disease	18	2,743	10	6,590	- 3,848
Cervical Cancer	19	2,654	44	541	+ 2,113
Other Injuries	20	2,583	18	3,241	- 659
Liver Cancer	21	2,572	40	657	+ 1,915
Liver Disease	22	2,494	16	4,600	- 2,106
Lung Cancers	23	2,484	32	1,076	+ 1,408
HIV/AIDS	24	2,441	46	464	+ 1,977
Oral Cancer	25	2,316	27	1,467	+ 849
Falls	26	2,004	37	905	+ 1,098
Fires	27	1,949	50	348	+ 1,601
Stomach Cancer	28	1,785	26	1,501	+ 284
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,777	39	741	+ 1,036
Maternal Conditions	30	1,680	9	7,807	- 6,127
Skin Cancers	31	1,664	59	145	+ 1,519
Lymphomas	32	1,409	36	946	+ 463
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,370	23	1,765	- 395
Meningitis	34	1,293	20	2,626	- 1,332
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,204	25	1,505	- 301
Prostate Cancer	36	1,138	55	258	+ 880
Suicide	37	1,033	24	1,573	- 540
Leukemia	38	1,011	42	610	+ 401
Pertussis	39	989	21	2,107	- 1,118
Drownings	40	957	34	996	- 39
Measles	41	949	49	350	+ 599
Syphilis	42	934	60	94	+ 840
Inflammatory/Heart	43	914	45	527	+ 387
Oesophagus Cancer	44	795	29	1,314	- 520
Parkinson's Disease	45	737	41	628	+ 109
Ovary Cancer	46	716	48	369	+ 347
Endocrine Disorders	47	611	28	1,364	- 752
Malnutrition	48	535	43	589	- 54
Skin Disease	49	504	61	94	+ 410
Poisonings	50	485	47	384	+ 101
Epilepsy	51	442	35	993	- 551
Pancreas Cancer	52	426	56	229	+ 197
Alcohol	53	373	58	150	+ 223
Bladder Cancer	54	329	54	272	+ 58
Uterin Cancer	55	324	53	289	+ 36
Tetanus	56	190	30	1,254	- 1,064
Encephalitis	57	122	31	1,190	- 1,068
Hepatitis B	58	108	38	863	- 756
Appendicitis	59	81	52	298	- 218
Other Neoplasms	60	61	63	29	+ 32
Drug Use	61	50	51	328	- 278
Hepatitis C	62	32	64	28	+ 4
Ascariasis	63	28	66	17	+ 11
Dengue	64	26	72	0	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	21	65	25	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	20	62	84	- 64
Diphtheria	67	13	67	16	- 4
Upper Respiratory	68	8	68	9	- 2
War	69	3	2	25,620	- 25,616
Chlamydia	70	3	69	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	71	1	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

New Guinea

Afghanistan

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.