BRAZIL VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	149,720	1	165,788	- 16,068
Stroke	2	111,589	2	123,207	- 11,617
Lung Disease	3	99,395	6	59,373	+ 40,022
Diabetes Mellitus	4	99,287	5	59,608	+ 39,680
Tuberculosis	5	86,935	40	4,895	+ 82,040
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	56,840	3	94,705	- 37,865
Malaria	7	53,579	74	44	+ 53,535
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	50,269	35	5,659	+ 44,610
Asthma	9	40,346	48	2,595	+ 37,752
Low Birth Weight	10	36,390	33	6,881	+ 29,509
Birth Trauma	11	32,936	45	3,777	+ 29,159
Road Traffic Accidents	12	24,211	8	33,871	- 9,659
Hypertension	13	23,997	11	28,822	- 4,825
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	23,476	51	2,193	+ 21,283
Violence	15	21,216	4	68,779	- 47,563
Congenital Anomalies	16	20,821	23	12,317	+ 8,504
Breast Cancer	17	16,728	14	20,759	- 4,031
Kidney Disease	18	15,042	7	37,690	- 22,649
Cervical Cancer	19	14,557	29	9,511	+ 5,046
Other Injuries	20	14,165	21	13,807	+ 359
Liver Cancer	21	14,108	25	11,514	+ 2,593
Liver Disease	22	13,679	13	21,422	- 7,743
Lung Cancers	23	13,622	9	31,659	- 18,037
HIV/AIDS	24	13,387	22	12,558	+ 829
Oral Cancer	25	12,704	28	9,951	+ 2,753
Falls	26	10,989	16	18,847	- 7,858
Fires	27	10,687	58	1,028	+ 9,659
Stomach Cancer	28	9,790	17	17,992	- 8,202
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	9,748	12	23,161	- 13,414
Maternal Conditions	30	9,213	53	1,507	+ 7,706
Skin Cancers	31	9,124	38	5,032	+ 4,092
Lymphomas	32	7,726	27	10,376	- 2,650
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	7,511	10	30,717	- 23,205
Meningitis	34	7,093	54	1,359	+ 5,735
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	6,604	44	4,258	+ 2,346
Prostate Cancer	36	6,239	15	19,001	- 12,762
Suicide	37	5,663	20	14,540	- 8,877
Leukemia	38	5,544	30	8,531	- 2,987
Pertussis	39	5,425	75	30	+ 5,395
Drownings	40	5,249	39	4,937	+ 311
Measles	41	5,207	81	4	+ 5,203
Syphilis	42	5,122	68	223	+ 4,899
Inflammatory/Heart	43	5,010	18	17,508	- 12,498
Oesophagus Cancer	44	4,359	26	10,466	- 6,107
Parkinson's Disease	45	4,042	41	4,770	- 728
Ovary Cancer	46	3,926	43	4,355	- 430
Endocrine Disorders	47	3,353	19	16,927	- 13,574
Malnutrition	48	2,937	34	6,695	- 3,758
Skin Disease	49	2,764	31	7,179	- 4,415
Poisonings	50	2,660	66	317	+ 2,343
Epilepsy	51	2,422	46	3,263	- 841
Pancreas Cancer	52	2,338	24	11,999	- 9,661
Alcohol	53	2,046	32	7,121	- 5,075
Bladder Cancer	54	1,807	36	5,306	- 3,499
Uterin Cancer	55	1,778	47	2,780	- 1,003
Tetanus	56	1,044	71	88	+ 956
Encephalitis	57	672	72	65	+ 607
Hepatitis B	58	592	59	775	- 183
Appendicitis	59	442	57	1,067	- 625
Other Neoplasms	60	335	42	4,665	- 4,330
Drug Use	61	277	49	2,467	- 2,190
Hepatitis C	62	173	52	1,955	- 1,782
Ascariasis	63	151	78	7	+ 144
Dengue	64	140	76	14	+ 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	116	61	596	- 481
Multiple Sclerosis	66	107	64	356	- 248
Diphtheria	67	70	79	7	+ 63
Upper Respiratory	68	41	67	260	- 218
War	69	18	56	1,090	- 1,072
Chlamydia	70	16	80	5	+ 11
Otitis Media	71	3	70	94	- 90
Leprosy	72	0	69	173	- 173
Schistosomiasis	73	0	62	593	- 593
Leishmaniasis	74	0	63	432	- 432
Chagas disease	75	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	661	- 661
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

New Guinea

Brazil

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.