CHINA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	963,456	2	1,771,525	- 808,070
Stroke	2	718,084	1	2,043,210	- 1,325,126
Lung Disease	3	639,612	3	968,607	- 328,995
Diabetes Mellitus	4	638,920	14	161,672	+ 477,248
Tuberculosis	5	559,433	32	34,802	+ 524,631
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	365,766	12	183,342	+ 182,424
Malaria	7	344,782	75	0	+ 344,782
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	323,484	50	8,719	+ 314,765
Asthma	9	259,630	39	23,147	+ 236,483
Low Birth Weight	10	234,172	40	21,631	+ 212,541
Birth Trauma	11	211,943	43	17,644	+ 194,298
Road Traffic Accidents	12	155,802	8	250,272	- 94,470
Hypertension	13	154,423	7	301,183	- 146,760
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	151,068	21	65,350	+ 85,718
Violence	15	136,525	47	11,115	+ 125,410
Congenital Anomalies	16	133,982	31	36,613	+ 97,370
Breast Cancer	17	107,644	19	92,757	+ 14,887
Kidney Disease	18	96,795	11	192,302	- 95,507
Cervical Cancer	19	93,675	27	51,650	+ 42,026
Other Injuries	20	91,154	25	54,087	+ 37,067
Liver Cancer	21	90,783	13	180,952	- 90,169
Liver Disease	22	88,024	15	145,603	- 57,579
Lung Cancers	23	87,658	4	714,311	- 626,653
HIV/AIDS	24	86,148	34	28,746	+ 57,402
Oral Cancer	25	81,753	24	54,695	+ 27,057
Falls	26	70,714	16	138,878	- 68,163
Fires	27	68,771	48	10,498	+ 58,273
Stomach Cancer	28	63,002	5	398,439	- 335,437
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	62,727	9	248,388	- 185,661
Maternal Conditions	30	59,284	54	3,596	+ 55,688
Skin Cancers	31	58,712	41	19,669	+ 39,043
Lymphomas	32	49,718	23	57,838	- 8,120
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	48,337	6	304,455	- 256,118
Meningitis	34	45,644	51	5,704	+ 39,941
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	42,497	30	37,723	+ 4,774
Prostate Cancer	36	40,149	28	51,056	- 10,907
Suicide	37	36,443	17	116,324	- 79,881
Leukemia	38	35,676	22	58,145	- 22,469
Pertussis	39	34,913	64	484	+ 34,429
Drownings	40	33,775	26	52,807	- 19,032
Measles	41	33,504	62	558	+ 32,947
Syphilis	42	32,962	58	1,824	+ 31,139
Inflammatory/Heart	43	32,242	33	29,954	+ 2,288
Oesophagus Cancer	44	28,051	10	242,891	- 214,840
Parkinson's Disease	45	26,010	20	70,699	- 44,689
Ovary Cancer	46	25,262	35	28,078	- 2,816
Endocrine Disorders	47	21,579	37	25,613	- 4,034
Malnutrition	48	18,900	44	12,995	+ 5,905
Skin Disease	49	17,787	52	5,222	+ 12,564
Poisonings	50	17,117	36	25,762	- 8,645
Epilepsy	51	15,585	46	11,365	+ 4,220
Pancreas Cancer	52	15,047	18	111,537	- 96,489
Alcohol	53	13,167	42	19,071	- 5,905
Bladder Cancer	54	11,627	29	37,873	- 26,246
Uterin Cancer	55	11,440	45	11,751	- 312
Tetanus	56	6,718	63	491	+ 6,227
Encephalitis	57	4,322	55	2,796	+ 1,526
Hepatitis B	58	3,807	56	2,757	+ 1,049
Appendicitis	59	2,846	60	1,468	+ 1,378
Other Neoplasms	60	2,153	53	4,374	- 2,221
Drug Use	61	1,781	38	24,214	- 22,433
Hepatitis C	62	1,112	66	86	+ 1,027
Ascariasis	63	971	68	34	+ 937
Dengue	64	902	70	12	+ 890
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	744	49	10,108	- 9,364
Multiple Sclerosis	66	691	59	1,734	- 1,043
Diphtheria	67	449	71	11	+ 439
Upper Respiratory	68	267	57	2,663	- 2,396
War	69	118	61	900	- 783
Chlamydia	70	106	67	55	+ 50
Otitis Media	71	21	69	15	+ 6
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	65	400	- 400
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

New Guinea

China

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.