COLOMBIA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,739	1	43,066	- 9,327
Stroke	2	25,147	3	16,573	+ 8,574
Lung Disease	3	22,399	4	15,928	+ 6,470
Diabetes Mellitus	4	22,374	11	5,028	+ 17,346
Tuberculosis	5	19,591	32	1,272	+ 18,319
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,809	5	10,773	+ 2,035
Malaria	7	12,074	67	26	+ 12,048
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	11,328	38	747	+ 10,581
Asthma	9	9,092	54	191	+ 8,901
Low Birth Weight	10	8,200	23	2,095	+ 6,105
Birth Trauma	11	7,422	41	648	+ 6,774
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,456	6	7,765	- 2,309
Hypertension	13	5,408	8	6,400	- 992
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	5,290	63	38	+ 5,252
Violence	15	4,781	2	19,268	- 14,487
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,692	16	2,963	+ 1,729
Breast Cancer	17	3,770	13	3,669	+ 100
Kidney Disease	18	3,390	7	6,834	- 3,444
Cervical Cancer	19	3,280	20	2,266	+ 1,014
Other Injuries	20	3,192	28	1,592	+ 1,600
Liver Cancer	21	3,179	24	2,065	+ 1,114
Liver Disease	22	3,083	19	2,426	+ 656
Lung Cancers	23	3,070	10	5,250	- 2,181
HIV/AIDS	24	3,017	17	2,683	+ 334
Oral Cancer	25	2,863	37	807	+ 2,056
Falls	26	2,476	29	1,518	+ 959
Fires	27	2,408	56	127	+ 2,282
Stomach Cancer	28	2,206	9	6,112	- 3,906
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	2,197	12	4,371	- 2,174
Maternal Conditions	30	2,076	46	394	+ 1,682
Skin Cancers	31	2,056	35	1,028	+ 1,028
Lymphomas	32	1,741	18	2,603	- 862
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,693	22	2,157	- 464
Meningitis	34	1,598	50	244	+ 1,355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,488	39	698	+ 790
Prostate Cancer	36	1,406	14	3,584	- 2,179
Suicide	37	1,276	26	1,965	- 689
Leukemia	38	1,249	21	2,208	- 959
Pertussis	39	1,223	69	18	+ 1,204
Drownings	40	1,183	40	689	+ 494
Measles	41	1,173	78	0	+ 1,173
Syphilis	42	1,154	65	30	+ 1,124
Inflammatory/Heart	43	1,129	31	1,329	- 200
Oesophagus Cancer	44	982	36	835	+ 147
Parkinson's Disease	45	911	47	383	+ 528
Ovary Cancer	46	885	33	1,122	- 238
Endocrine Disorders	47	756	30	1,367	- 612
Malnutrition	48	662	27	1,878	- 1,216
Skin Disease	49	623	34	1,102	- 479
Poisonings	50	599	61	61	+ 539
Epilepsy	51	546	43	597	- 52
Pancreas Cancer	52	527	25	2,022	- 1,495
Alcohol	53	461	68	23	+ 438
Bladder Cancer	54	407	42	609	- 202
Uterin Cancer	55	401	45	423	- 22
Tetanus	56	235	71	14	+ 221
Encephalitis	57	151	64	38	+ 114
Hepatitis B	58	133	62	50	+ 83
Appendicitis	59	100	52	213	- 113
Other Neoplasms	60	75	15	3,205	- 3,129
Drug Use	61	62	44	492	- 429
Hepatitis C	62	39	59	65	- 26
Ascariasis	63	34	76	5	+ 29
Dengue	64	32	55	133	- 102
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	26	51	242	- 216
Multiple Sclerosis	66	24	60	62	- 38
Diphtheria	67	16	80	0	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	68	9	66	27	- 17
War	69	4	49	260	- 256
Chlamydia	70	4	81	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	1	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	72	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	74	7	- 7
Chagas disease	75	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

New Guinea

Colombia

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.