CHILE VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,699	1	10,685	+ 2,014
Stroke	2	9,465	2	9,731	- 266
Lung Disease	3	8,431	4	4,062	+ 4,368
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,422	10	3,177	+ 5,245
Tuberculosis	5	7,374	38	410	+ 6,964
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,821	6	3,920	+ 901
Malaria	7	4,545	82	0	+ 4,545
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,264	39	334	+ 3,930
Asthma	9	3,422	42	295	+ 3,128
Low Birth Weight	10	3,087	36	437	+ 2,649
Birth Trauma	11	2,794	54	87	+ 2,706
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,054	12	2,826	- 773
Hypertension	13	2,035	7	3,817	- 1,781
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,991	52	104	+ 1,887
Violence	15	1,800	29	744	+ 1,056
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,766	25	858	+ 908
Breast Cancer	17	1,419	16	1,689	- 270
Kidney Disease	18	1,276	3	4,065	- 2,789
Cervical Cancer	19	1,235	27	780	+ 455
Other Injuries	20	1,201	21	1,310	- 109
Liver Cancer	21	1,197	19	1,369	- 173
Liver Disease	22	1,160	13	2,647	- 1,487
Lung Cancers	23	1,155	9	3,452	- 2,297
HIV/AIDS	24	1,136	33	539	+ 596
Oral Cancer	25	1,078	40	307	+ 771
Falls	26	932	23	904	+ 28
Fires	27	906	41	295	+ 611
Stomach Cancer	28	830	8	3,631	- 2,800
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	827	11	3,022	- 2,195
Maternal Conditions	30	781	63	24	+ 758
Skin Cancers	31	774	34	526	+ 248
Lymphomas	32	655	18	1,394	- 738
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	637	5	4,000	- 3,363
Meningitis	34	602	53	95	+ 507
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	560	46	223	+ 337
Prostate Cancer	36	529	14	2,435	- 1,906
Suicide	37	480	15	1,700	- 1,220
Leukemia	38	470	24	879	- 409
Pertussis	39	460	68	3	+ 458
Drownings	40	445	44	283	+ 162
Measles	41	442	75	0	+ 442
Syphilis	42	434	66	5	+ 430
Inflammatory/Heart	43	425	31	709	- 284
Oesophagus Cancer	44	370	30	722	- 352
Parkinson's Disease	45	343	26	790	- 447
Ovary Cancer	46	333	35	514	- 181
Endocrine Disorders	47	284	22	1,286	- 1,002
Malnutrition	48	249	37	420	- 171
Skin Disease	49	234	28	763	- 529
Poisonings	50	226	57	68	+ 157
Epilepsy	51	205	43	294	- 89
Pancreas Cancer	52	198	17	1,567	- 1,369
Alcohol	53	174	47	207	- 33
Bladder Cancer	54	153	32	641	- 488
Uterin Cancer	55	151	45	275	- 124
Tetanus	56	89	69	2	+ 87
Encephalitis	57	57	70	2	+ 55
Hepatitis B	58	50	60	30	+ 20
Appendicitis	59	38	59	37	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	60	28	20	1,358	- 1,329
Drug Use	61	23	50	149	- 125
Hepatitis C	62	15	61	27	- 12
Ascariasis	63	13	72	0	+ 13
Dengue	64	12	73	0	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	10	48	187	- 177
Multiple Sclerosis	66	9	62	27	- 17
Diphtheria	67	6	74	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	68	4	67	4	- 1
War	69	2	64	14	- 12
Chlamydia	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	2	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	55	79	- 79
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	58	38	- 38
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	180	- 180
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	73	- 73
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	131	- 131
Oral conditions	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

New Guinea

Chile

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.