BHUTAN VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	602	1	702	- 101
Stroke	2	449	3	360	+ 88
Lung Disease	3	400	2	524	- 125
Diabetes Mellitus	4	399	7	164	+ 235
Tuberculosis	5	349	9	138	+ 212
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	228	4	177	+ 51
Malaria	7	215	81	0	+ 215
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	202	5	169	+ 33
Asthma	9	162	15	78	+ 84
Low Birth Weight	10	146	14	79	+ 67
Birth Trauma	11	132	19	51	+ 81
Road Traffic Accidents	12	97	10	123	- 26
Hypertension	13	96	16	77	+ 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	94	17	68	+ 27
Violence	15	85	35	18	+ 67
Congenital Anomalies	16	84	20	50	+ 33
Breast Cancer	17	67	43	8	+ 59
Kidney Disease	18	60	8	149	- 88
Cervical Cancer	19	59	29	30	+ 28
Other Injuries	20	57	24	43	+ 14
Liver Cancer	21	57	27	35	+ 22
Liver Disease	22	55	6	166	- 111
Lung Cancers	23	55	21	44	+ 11
HIV/AIDS	24	54	18	58	- 4
Oral Cancer	25	51	23	43	+ 8
Falls	26	44	12	111	- 67
Fires	27	43	44	8	+ 35
Stomach Cancer	28	39	11	118	- 79
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	39	31	24	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	30	37	42	9	+ 28
Skin Cancers	31	37	41	9	+ 27
Lymphomas	32	31	52	5	+ 26
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	30	13	105	- 74
Meningitis	34	29	36	17	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	27	25	39	- 12
Prostate Cancer	36	25	55	3	+ 22
Suicide	37	23	26	35	- 12
Leukemia	38	22	34	19	+ 4
Pertussis	39	22	63	1	+ 21
Drownings	40	21	32	20	+ 1
Measles	41	21	58	2	+ 19
Syphilis	42	21	40	11	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	43	20	45	8	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	44	18	22	44	- 26
Parkinson's Disease	45	16	28	31	- 15
Ovary Cancer	46	16	37	14	+ 2
Endocrine Disorders	47	13	39	11	+ 3
Malnutrition	48	12	54	3	+ 8
Skin Disease	49	11	46	7	+ 4
Poisonings	50	11	59	2	+ 9
Epilepsy	51	10	38	14	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	52	9	33	20	- 11
Alcohol	53	8	49	6	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	54	7	48	6	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	55	7	71	0	+ 7
Tetanus	56	4	60	1	+ 3
Encephalitis	57	3	30	28	- 25
Hepatitis B	58	2	53	4	- 2
Appendicitis	59	2	51	5	- 3
Other Neoplasms	60	1	57	2	- 1
Drug Use	61	1	47	7	- 6
Hepatitis C	62	1	64	1	- 0
Ascariasis	63	1	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	64	1	56	3	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	0	50	5	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	62	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	61	1	- 1
War	69	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	85	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	65	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	74	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

New Guinea

Bhutan

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.