ERITREA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,316	4	2,154	+ 2,163
Stroke	2	3,217	2	2,564	+ 653
Lung Disease	3	2,865	9	662	+ 2,204
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,862	7	944	+ 1,918
Tuberculosis	5	2,506	14	543	+ 1,963
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,639	1	3,277	- 1,638
Malaria	7	1,545	17	437	+ 1,108
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,449	3	2,292	- 843
Asthma	9	1,163	22	326	+ 837
Low Birth Weight	10	1,049	16	531	+ 518
Birth Trauma	11	950	11	616	+ 333
Road Traffic Accidents	12	698	5	1,326	- 628
Hypertension	13	692	8	926	- 234
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	677	41	77	+ 600
Violence	15	612	20	384	+ 227
Congenital Anomalies	16	600	18	432	+ 168
Breast Cancer	17	482	23	311	+ 171
Kidney Disease	18	434	12	578	- 144
Cervical Cancer	19	420	30	132	+ 287
Other Injuries	20	408	15	540	- 132
Liver Cancer	21	407	45	69	+ 337
Liver Disease	22	394	6	1,215	- 820
Lung Cancers	23	393	46	62	+ 331
HIV/AIDS	24	386	25	308	+ 78
Oral Cancer	25	366	44	71	+ 295
Falls	26	317	26	168	+ 149
Fires	27	308	31	132	+ 176
Stomach Cancer	28	282	48	48	+ 234
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	281	35	113	+ 168
Maternal Conditions	30	266	13	544	- 278
Skin Cancers	31	263	56	30	+ 233
Lymphomas	32	223	28	147	+ 76
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	217	24	310	- 93
Meningitis	34	204	19	404	- 200
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	190	27	147	+ 43
Prostate Cancer	36	180	47	54	+ 126
Suicide	37	163	21	382	- 218
Leukemia	38	160	29	144	+ 16
Pertussis	39	156	36	90	+ 67
Drownings	40	151	33	118	+ 34
Measles	41	150	63	13	+ 137
Syphilis	42	148	54	35	+ 113
Inflammatory/Heart	43	144	32	123	+ 22
Oesophagus Cancer	44	126	39	81	+ 45
Parkinson's Disease	45	117	37	85	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	46	113	40	79	+ 34
Endocrine Disorders	47	97	43	71	+ 25
Malnutrition	48	85	10	660	- 575
Skin Disease	49	80	50	45	+ 35
Poisonings	50	77	34	114	- 38
Epilepsy	51	70	38	81	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	52	67	58	20	+ 48
Alcohol	53	59	49	45	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	54	52	51	42	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	55	51	61	18	+ 34
Tetanus	56	30	52	37	- 7
Encephalitis	57	19	62	16	+ 4
Hepatitis B	58	17	57	28	- 11
Appendicitis	59	13	55	31	- 19
Other Neoplasms	60	10	66	6	+ 4
Drug Use	61	8	53	36	- 28
Hepatitis C	62	5	65	6	- 1
Ascariasis	63	4	68	2	+ 3
Dengue	64	4	73	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	64	12	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	67	4	- 1
Diphtheria	67	2	72	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	1	60	18	- 17
War	69	1	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	42	73	- 73
Leishmaniasis	74	0	59	19	- 19
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

New Guinea

Eritrea

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.