AUSTRALIA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,213	1	21,548	- 3,335
Stroke	2	13,575	3	10,331	+ 3,243
Lung Disease	3	12,091	5	8,487	+ 3,604
Diabetes Mellitus	4	12,078	7	4,471	+ 7,607
Tuberculosis	5	10,575	56	53	+ 10,523
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,914	8	4,446	+ 2,468
Malaria	7	6,518	82	0	+ 6,518
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,115	40	296	+ 5,819
Asthma	9	4,908	36	455	+ 4,453
Low Birth Weight	10	4,427	43	248	+ 4,179
Birth Trauma	11	4,007	50	140	+ 3,866
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,945	29	1,245	+ 1,700
Hypertension	13	2,919	23	1,631	+ 1,288
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	2,856	38	379	+ 2,477
Violence	15	2,581	44	243	+ 2,337
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,533	33	711	+ 1,822
Breast Cancer	17	2,035	10	3,405	- 1,371
Kidney Disease	18	1,830	12	3,139	- 1,309
Cervical Cancer	19	1,771	39	342	+ 1,429
Other Injuries	20	1,723	22	1,642	+ 81
Liver Cancer	21	1,716	20	2,036	- 320
Liver Disease	22	1,664	26	1,421	+ 243
Lung Cancers	23	1,657	4	8,769	- 7,111
HIV/AIDS	24	1,629	57	50	+ 1,579
Oral Cancer	25	1,545	32	972	+ 573
Falls	26	1,337	14	3,116	- 1,779
Fires	27	1,300	55	55	+ 1,245
Stomach Cancer	28	1,191	27	1,288	- 97
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,186	6	6,209	- 5,023
Maternal Conditions	30	1,121	63	20	+ 1,100
Skin Cancers	31	1,110	17	2,319	- 1,209
Lymphomas	32	940	15	3,039	- 2,099
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	914	2	15,588	- 14,675
Meningitis	34	863	60	37	+ 826
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	803	42	276	+ 527
Prostate Cancer	36	759	9	3,766	- 3,007
Suicide	37	689	11	3,150	- 2,461
Leukemia	38	674	18	2,126	- 1,452
Pertussis	39	660	69	1	+ 659
Drownings	40	638	47	177	+ 461
Measles	41	633	78	0	+ 633
Syphilis	42	623	67	3	+ 620
Inflammatory/Heart	43	609	24	1,571	- 961
Oesophagus Cancer	44	530	25	1,494	- 963
Parkinson's Disease	45	492	19	2,036	- 1,544
Ovary Cancer	46	478	31	1,003	- 525
Endocrine Disorders	47	408	16	2,328	- 1,920
Malnutrition	48	357	51	117	+ 240
Skin Disease	49	336	34	594	- 258
Poisonings	50	324	61	35	+ 289
Epilepsy	51	295	41	285	+ 10
Pancreas Cancer	52	284	13	3,118	- 2,833
Alcohol	53	249	37	380	- 131
Bladder Cancer	54	220	30	1,187	- 968
Uterin Cancer	55	216	35	524	- 308
Tetanus	56	127	70	1	+ 126
Encephalitis	57	82	68	3	+ 79
Hepatitis B	58	72	58	41	+ 31
Appendicitis	59	54	62	26	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	60	41	28	1,252	- 1,212
Drug Use	61	34	21	1,783	- 1,749
Hepatitis C	62	21	48	173	- 152
Ascariasis	63	18	75	0	+ 18
Dengue	64	17	72	0	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	14	45	229	- 215
Multiple Sclerosis	66	13	46	188	- 175
Diphtheria	67	8	71	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	68	5	64	17	- 12
War	69	2	65	8	- 6
Chlamydia	70	2	77	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	64	- 64
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

New Guinea

Australia

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.