BELGIUM VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,149	1	15,281	- 7,131
Stroke	2	6,074	3	7,408	- 1,334
Lung Disease	3	5,410	5	6,438	- 1,028
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,404	20	1,269	+ 4,135
Tuberculosis	5	4,732	54	46	+ 4,686
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,094	6	5,677	- 2,583
Malaria	7	2,916	75	0	+ 2,916
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,736	33	418	+ 2,319
Asthma	9	2,196	46	128	+ 2,068
Low Birth Weight	10	1,981	50	70	+ 1,911
Birth Trauma	11	1,793	53	47	+ 1,746
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,318	29	666	+ 652
Hypertension	13	1,306	27	740	+ 567
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,278	37	293	+ 985
Violence	15	1,155	44	149	+ 1,005
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,133	40	282	+ 851
Breast Cancer	17	911	9	2,587	- 1,676
Kidney Disease	18	819	8	2,952	- 2,133
Cervical Cancer	19	792	41	243	+ 550
Other Injuries	20	771	11	2,006	- 1,235
Liver Cancer	21	768	24	976	- 208
Liver Disease	22	745	17	1,433	- 688
Lung Cancers	23	741	4	6,777	- 6,035
HIV/AIDS	24	729	57	36	+ 693
Oral Cancer	25	692	28	675	+ 17
Falls	26	598	15	1,756	- 1,157
Fires	27	582	48	75	+ 507
Stomach Cancer	28	533	26	863	- 330
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	531	7	3,329	- 2,798
Maternal Conditions	30	501	64	6	+ 495
Skin Cancers	31	497	31	522	- 26
Lymphomas	32	421	16	1,552	- 1,132
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	409	2	9,416	- 9,007
Meningitis	34	386	58	28	+ 358
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	359	42	213	+ 147
Prostate Cancer	36	340	13	1,824	- 1,485
Suicide	37	308	10	2,111	- 1,803
Leukemia	38	302	21	1,199	- 898
Pertussis	39	295	68	1	+ 294
Drownings	40	286	47	79	+ 207
Measles	41	283	79	0	+ 283
Syphilis	42	279	70	0	+ 279
Inflammatory/Heart	43	273	23	1,060	- 788
Oesophagus Cancer	44	237	25	898	- 661
Parkinson's Disease	45	220	19	1,378	- 1,158
Ovary Cancer	46	214	30	653	- 439
Endocrine Disorders	47	183	18	1,432	- 1,249
Malnutrition	48	160	38	291	- 131
Skin Disease	49	150	35	380	- 229
Poisonings	50	145	55	41	+ 104
Epilepsy	51	132	36	348	- 216
Pancreas Cancer	52	127	14	1,809	- 1,682
Alcohol	53	111	32	500	- 388
Bladder Cancer	54	98	22	1,078	- 980
Uterin Cancer	55	97	34	384	- 287
Tetanus	56	57	78	0	+ 57
Encephalitis	57	37	66	1	+ 35
Hepatitis B	58	32	63	17	+ 16
Appendicitis	59	24	62	17	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	60	18	12	1,828	- 1,809
Drug Use	61	15	39	287	- 272
Hepatitis C	62	9	52	53	- 44
Ascariasis	63	8	82	0	+ 8
Dengue	64	8	83	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	6	49	73	- 66
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	45	147	- 141
Diphtheria	67	4	69	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	68	2	59	22	- 20
War	69	1	67	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

New Guinea

Belgium

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.