DENMARK VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,064	1	5,341	- 1,277
Stroke	2	3,029	5	3,662	- 633
Lung Disease	3	2,698	3	4,387	- 1,689
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,695	10	1,284	+ 1,411
Tuberculosis	5	2,360	57	16	+ 2,344
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,543	6	2,244	- 701
Malaria	7	1,454	79	0	+ 1,454
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,365	38	145	+ 1,220
Asthma	9	1,095	44	82	+ 1,013
Low Birth Weight	10	988	41	116	+ 871
Birth Trauma	11	894	56	21	+ 873
Road Traffic Accidents	12	657	33	213	+ 444
Hypertension	13	651	15	642	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	637	42	96	+ 541
Violence	15	576	47	63	+ 513
Congenital Anomalies	16	565	36	153	+ 412
Breast Cancer	17	454	9	1,299	- 845
Kidney Disease	18	408	12	911	- 502
Cervical Cancer	19	395	37	153	+ 242
Other Injuries	20	385	30	347	+ 37
Liver Cancer	21	383	25	464	- 81
Liver Disease	22	371	14	692	- 321
Lung Cancers	23	370	4	3,721	- 3,351
HIV/AIDS	24	363	55	23	+ 341
Oral Cancer	25	345	28	371	- 26
Falls	26	298	22	541	- 242
Fires	27	290	49	53	+ 237
Stomach Cancer	28	266	23	484	- 218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	265	7	2,147	- 1,882
Maternal Conditions	30	250	64	2	+ 248
Skin Cancers	31	248	26	388	- 141
Lymphomas	32	210	13	730	- 520
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	204	2	5,218	- 5,014
Meningitis	34	193	52	25	+ 168
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	179	32	216	- 37
Prostate Cancer	36	169	8	1,480	- 1,311
Suicide	37	154	16	617	- 464
Leukemia	38	150	20	558	- 408
Pertussis	39	147	72	0	+ 147
Drownings	40	142	50	37	+ 105
Measles	41	141	71	0	+ 141
Syphilis	42	139	70	0	+ 139
Inflammatory/Heart	43	136	31	284	- 148
Oesophagus Cancer	44	118	24	477	- 358
Parkinson's Disease	45	110	17	600	- 490
Ovary Cancer	46	107	29	367	- 261
Endocrine Disorders	47	91	19	575	- 484
Malnutrition	48	80	59	14	+ 66
Skin Disease	49	75	45	79	- 4
Poisonings	50	72	62	6	+ 67
Epilepsy	51	66	40	125	- 59
Pancreas Cancer	52	63	11	1,096	- 1,032
Alcohol	53	56	18	598	- 543
Bladder Cancer	54	49	21	545	- 496
Uterin Cancer	55	48	35	156	- 107
Tetanus	56	28	68	0	+ 28
Encephalitis	57	18	67	1	+ 18
Hepatitis B	58	16	61	6	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	12	54	23	- 11
Other Neoplasms	60	9	27	378	- 369
Drug Use	61	8	34	197	- 189
Hepatitis C	62	5	60	9	- 4
Ascariasis	63	4	81	0	+ 4
Dengue	64	4	83	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	43	84	- 81
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	39	132	- 129
Diphtheria	67	2	73	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	1	58	15	- 14
War	69	0	66	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	48	57	- 57
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	73	- 73
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	25	- 25
Oral conditions	86	0	63	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

New Guinea

Denmark

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.