EQU. GUINEA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,222	7	419	+ 803
Stroke	2	911	6	437	+ 474
Lung Disease	3	811	20	120	+ 691
Diabetes Mellitus	4	810	11	299	+ 511
Tuberculosis	5	709	10	321	+ 389
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	464	2	913	- 449
Malaria	7	437	3	668	- 230
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	410	9	349	+ 61
Asthma	9	329	26	65	+ 264
Low Birth Weight	10	297	4	457	- 160
Birth Trauma	11	269	5	441	- 172
Road Traffic Accidents	12	198	8	368	- 171
Hypertension	13	196	16	165	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	192	50	14	+ 177
Violence	15	173	33	45	+ 128
Congenital Anomalies	16	170	12	249	- 79
Breast Cancer	17	137	24	84	+ 52
Kidney Disease	18	123	14	198	- 76
Cervical Cancer	19	119	28	56	+ 63
Other Injuries	20	116	23	105	+ 11
Liver Cancer	21	115	34	43	+ 72
Liver Disease	22	112	13	199	- 88
Lung Cancers	23	111	41	27	+ 84
HIV/AIDS	24	109	1	1,838	- 1,729
Oral Cancer	25	104	37	35	+ 69
Falls	26	90	32	46	+ 44
Fires	27	87	39	30	+ 57
Stomach Cancer	28	80	49	16	+ 64
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	80	40	29	+ 51
Maternal Conditions	30	75	17	139	- 64
Skin Cancers	31	74	48	16	+ 58
Lymphomas	32	63	45	19	+ 44
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	61	29	55	+ 6
Meningitis	34	58	19	127	- 69
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	54	43	22	+ 32
Prostate Cancer	36	51	35	43	+ 8
Suicide	37	46	22	107	- 61
Leukemia	38	45	61	4	+ 41
Pertussis	39	44	21	109	- 65
Drownings	40	43	36	39	+ 3
Measles	41	42	15	181	- 139
Syphilis	42	42	18	134	- 92
Inflammatory/Heart	43	41	27	63	- 22
Oesophagus Cancer	44	36	54	12	+ 24
Parkinson's Disease	45	33	46	18	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	46	32	52	13	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	47	27	25	73	- 46
Malnutrition	48	24	31	48	- 24
Skin Disease	49	23	51	13	+ 10
Poisonings	50	22	44	21	+ 1
Epilepsy	51	20	38	32	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	52	19	55	11	+ 8
Alcohol	53	17	53	12	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	54	15	56	9	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	55	15	58	8	+ 7
Tetanus	56	9	42	23	- 15
Encephalitis	57	5	57	8	- 2
Hepatitis B	58	5	65	3	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	4	59	6	- 2
Other Neoplasms	60	3	63	3	- 0
Drug Use	61	2	30	50	- 48
Hepatitis C	62	1	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	63	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	64	1	73	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	1	62	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	67	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	1	64	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	68	0	66	2	- 1
War	69	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	60	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	47	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

New Guinea

Equ. Guinea

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.