AUSTRIA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		AUSTRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,102	1	17,638	- 11,536
Stroke	2	4,548	2	5,208	- 661
Lung Disease	3	4,051	5	4,107	- 56
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,046	9	2,093	+ 1,953
Tuberculosis	5	3,543	50	41	+ 3,502
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,316	13	1,563	+ 753
Malaria	7	2,184	75	0	+ 2,184
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,049	40	152	+ 1,897
Asthma	9	1,644	45	81	+ 1,563
Low Birth Weight	10	1,483	51	40	+ 1,443
Birth Trauma	11	1,342	54	34	+ 1,308
Road Traffic Accidents	12	987	31	436	+ 551
Hypertension	13	978	6	3,601	- 2,623
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	957	33	379	+ 578
Violence	15	865	47	47	+ 818
Congenital Anomalies	16	849	34	327	+ 522
Breast Cancer	17	682	11	1,857	- 1,175
Kidney Disease	18	613	8	2,247	- 1,634
Cervical Cancer	19	593	37	205	+ 388
Other Injuries	20	577	12	1,700	- 1,123
Liver Cancer	21	575	22	922	- 347
Liver Disease	22	557	16	1,366	- 808
Lung Cancers	23	555	3	4,217	- 3,662
HIV/AIDS	24	546	49	41	+ 505
Oral Cancer	25	518	27	614	- 96
Falls	26	448	21	982	- 534
Fires	27	436	52	36	+ 400
Stomach Cancer	28	399	24	817	- 418
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	397	7	2,324	- 1,927
Maternal Conditions	30	375	64	4	+ 371
Skin Cancers	31	372	28	585	- 213
Lymphomas	32	315	18	1,167	- 852
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	306	4	4,174	- 3,868
Meningitis	34	289	58	22	+ 267
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	269	42	142	+ 127
Prostate Cancer	36	254	15	1,501	- 1,247
Suicide	37	231	17	1,307	- 1,076
Leukemia	38	226	23	878	- 653
Pertussis	39	221	70	0	+ 221
Drownings	40	214	48	42	+ 172
Measles	41	212	73	0	+ 212
Syphilis	42	209	66	1	+ 208
Inflammatory/Heart	43	204	14	1,515	- 1,311
Oesophagus Cancer	44	178	32	406	- 228
Parkinson's Disease	45	165	19	1,102	- 938
Ovary Cancer	46	160	30	513	- 354
Endocrine Disorders	47	137	20	1,077	- 941
Malnutrition	48	120	46	71	+ 49
Skin Disease	49	113	43	99	+ 13
Poisonings	50	108	60	15	+ 94
Epilepsy	51	99	36	222	- 123
Pancreas Cancer	52	95	10	1,901	- 1,806
Alcohol	53	83	29	538	- 455
Bladder Cancer	54	74	26	617	- 544
Uterin Cancer	55	72	35	275	- 203
Tetanus	56	43	72	0	+ 43
Encephalitis	57	27	68	1	+ 26
Hepatitis B	58	24	62	8	+ 16
Appendicitis	59	18	59	15	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	60	14	25	814	- 801
Drug Use	61	11	39	161	- 150
Hepatitis C	62	7	41	147	- 140
Ascariasis	63	6	79	0	+ 6
Dengue	64	6	81	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	5	53	35	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	38	170	- 165
Diphtheria	67	3	71	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	2	55	26	- 24
War	69	1	67	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	65	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	63	4	- 4
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	44	99	- 99
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	22	- 22
Oral conditions	86	0	61	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRIA

New Guinea

Austria

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.