CANADA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,395	1	40,063	- 13,668
Stroke	2	19,673	5	14,159	+ 5,514
Lung Disease	3	17,523	4	14,212	+ 3,311
Diabetes Mellitus	4	17,504	9	5,718	+ 11,787
Tuberculosis	5	15,327	58	97	+ 15,229
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,021	7	7,431	+ 2,589
Malaria	7	9,446	76	0	+ 9,446
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,862	36	840	+ 8,022
Asthma	9	7,113	49	262	+ 6,851
Low Birth Weight	10	6,416	42	553	+ 5,862
Birth Trauma	11	5,807	50	193	+ 5,614
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,268	28	1,998	+ 2,271
Hypertension	13	4,231	22	2,563	+ 1,668
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	4,139	39	636	+ 3,503
Violence	15	3,740	40	605	+ 3,135
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,671	35	1,081	+ 2,590
Breast Cancer	17	2,949	8	5,910	- 2,961
Kidney Disease	18	2,652	14	4,578	- 1,926
Cervical Cancer	19	2,566	41	578	+ 1,988
Other Injuries	20	2,497	24	2,392	+ 105
Liver Cancer	21	2,487	20	3,113	- 626
Liver Disease	22	2,412	17	3,624	- 1,212
Lung Cancers	23	2,402	3	20,937	- 18,535
HIV/AIDS	24	2,360	53	163	+ 2,197
Oral Cancer	25	2,240	32	1,592	+ 648
Falls	26	1,937	12	4,829	- 2,892
Fires	27	1,884	52	192	+ 1,692
Stomach Cancer	28	1,726	26	2,177	- 451
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,719	6	9,651	- 7,932
Maternal Conditions	30	1,624	64	45	+ 1,579
Skin Cancers	31	1,609	30	1,756	- 148
Lymphomas	32	1,362	10	5,146	- 3,784
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,324	2	30,970	- 29,645
Meningitis	34	1,251	59	68	+ 1,182
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,164	43	442	+ 722
Prostate Cancer	36	1,100	13	4,711	- 3,611
Suicide	37	998	15	4,417	- 3,418
Leukemia	38	977	21	3,098	- 2,121
Pertussis	39	956	69	1	+ 956
Drownings	40	925	48	283	+ 642
Measles	41	918	74	0	+ 918
Syphilis	42	903	67	5	+ 898
Inflammatory/Heart	43	883	27	2,060	- 1,176
Oesophagus Cancer	44	769	25	2,230	- 1,461
Parkinson's Disease	45	713	18	3,359	- 2,646
Ovary Cancer	46	692	29	1,902	- 1,210
Endocrine Disorders	47	591	19	3,233	- 2,641
Malnutrition	48	518	51	192	+ 325
Skin Disease	49	487	38	679	- 192
Poisonings	50	469	56	121	+ 348
Epilepsy	51	427	44	384	+ 43
Pancreas Cancer	52	412	11	5,057	- 4,645
Alcohol	53	361	33	1,491	- 1,130
Bladder Cancer	54	319	23	2,521	- 2,202
Uterin Cancer	55	313	34	1,183	- 869
Tetanus	56	184	71	0	+ 184
Encephalitis	57	118	68	3	+ 115
Hepatitis B	58	104	60	66	+ 38
Appendicitis	59	78	62	49	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	60	59	31	1,679	- 1,620
Drug Use	61	49	16	3,686	- 3,637
Hepatitis C	62	30	45	363	- 333
Ascariasis	63	27	82	0	+ 27
Dengue	64	25	72	0	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	20	47	322	- 302
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	37	692	- 673
Diphtheria	67	12	73	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	68	7	63	47	- 39
War	69	3	65	21	- 18
Chlamydia	70	3	83	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	1	66	8	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	118	- 118
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	85	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

New Guinea

Canada

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.