BELIZE VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	283	1	192	+ 91
Stroke	2	211	4	127	+ 84
Lung Disease	3	188	11	46	+ 142
Diabetes Mellitus	4	188	3	141	+ 47
Tuberculosis	5	164	33	9	+ 155
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	107	7	97	+ 11
Malaria	7	101	76	0	+ 101
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	95	34	9	+ 86
Asthma	9	76	35	8	+ 69
Low Birth Weight	10	69	25	20	+ 49
Birth Trauma	11	62	32	9	+ 53
Road Traffic Accidents	12	46	8	88	- 42
Hypertension	13	45	12	46	- 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	44	41	3	+ 41
Violence	15	40	2	146	- 106
Congenital Anomalies	16	39	21	23	+ 16
Breast Cancer	17	32	23	22	+ 10
Kidney Disease	18	28	6	102	- 74
Cervical Cancer	19	28	17	28	+ 0
Other Injuries	20	27	14	36	- 9
Liver Cancer	21	27	19	24	+ 3
Liver Disease	22	26	9	58	- 32
Lung Cancers	23	26	15	30	- 5
HIV/AIDS	24	25	5	119	- 94
Oral Cancer	25	24	67	0	+ 24
Falls	26	21	27	13	+ 8
Fires	27	20	40	4	+ 17
Stomach Cancer	28	18	20	23	- 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	18	24	20	- 2
Maternal Conditions	30	17	42	2	+ 15
Skin Cancers	31	17	66	0	+ 17
Lymphomas	32	15	50	1	+ 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	14	13	45	- 31
Meningitis	34	13	46	1	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	12	38	5	+ 7
Prostate Cancer	36	12	10	47	- 36
Suicide	37	11	16	28	- 17
Leukemia	38	10	39	4	+ 6
Pertussis	39	10	63	0	+ 10
Drownings	40	10	18	24	- 14
Measles	41	10	71	0	+ 10
Syphilis	42	10	62	0	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	43	9	26	18	- 9
Oesophagus Cancer	44	8	43	2	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	45	8	28	11	- 3
Ovary Cancer	46	7	52	1	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	47	6	22	23	- 16
Malnutrition	48	6	29	10	- 4
Skin Disease	49	5	37	5	- 0
Poisonings	50	5	45	1	+ 4
Epilepsy	51	5	36	8	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	52	4	31	9	- 5
Alcohol	53	4	30	10	- 6
Bladder Cancer	54	3	81	0	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	55	3	51	1	+ 2
Tetanus	56	2	59	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	57	1	48	1	- 0
Hepatitis B	58	1	56	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	44	1	- 1
Other Neoplasms	60	1	53	1	- 0
Drug Use	61	1	47	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	62	0	61	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	0	64	0	+ 0
Dengue	64	0	55	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	0	49	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	54	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	58	0	- 0
War	69	0	60	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	57	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	79	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 BELIZE

New Guinea

Belize

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.