FINLAND VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,828	2	9,831	- 6,003
Stroke	2	2,853	3	4,115	- 1,262
Lung Disease	3	2,541	8	1,289	+ 1,252
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,539	22	418	+ 2,121
Tuberculosis	5	2,223	46	32	+ 2,191
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,453	21	436	+ 1,017
Malaria	7	1,370	74	0	+ 1,370
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,285	52	15	+ 1,270
Asthma	9	1,032	40	85	+ 947
Low Birth Weight	10	930	48	26	+ 904
Birth Trauma	11	842	56	8	+ 834
Road Traffic Accidents	12	619	33	215	+ 404
Hypertension	13	614	5	2,030	- 1,416
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	600	50	19	+ 581
Violence	15	542	43	64	+ 478
Congenital Anomalies	16	532	35	192	+ 340
Breast Cancer	17	428	12	948	- 520
Kidney Disease	18	385	26	342	+ 43
Cervical Cancer	19	372	44	62	+ 310
Other Injuries	20	362	20	437	- 75
Liver Cancer	21	361	16	545	- 184
Liver Disease	22	350	10	1,068	- 718
Lung Cancers	23	348	4	2,312	- 1,964
HIV/AIDS	24	342	59	6	+ 337
Oral Cancer	25	325	34	207	+ 118
Falls	26	281	7	1,325	- 1,044
Fires	27	273	45	62	+ 212
Stomach Cancer	28	250	19	447	- 196
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	249	6	1,433	- 1,184
Maternal Conditions	30	236	64	2	+ 234
Skin Cancers	31	233	29	297	- 64
Lymphomas	32	198	14	851	- 653
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	192	1	11,120	- 10,928
Meningitis	34	181	55	9	+ 172
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	169	36	151	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	36	160	11	970	- 811
Suicide	37	145	15	846	- 701
Leukemia	38	142	24	371	- 229
Pertussis	39	139	69	0	+ 139
Drownings	40	134	37	106	+ 28
Measles	41	133	72	0	+ 133
Syphilis	42	131	67	0	+ 131
Inflammatory/Heart	43	128	17	518	- 390
Oesophagus Cancer	44	111	27	320	- 208
Parkinson's Disease	45	103	13	853	- 750
Ovary Cancer	46	100	25	344	- 244
Endocrine Disorders	47	86	31	257	- 171
Malnutrition	48	75	57	7	+ 68
Skin Disease	49	71	47	27	+ 44
Poisonings	50	68	49	25	+ 43
Epilepsy	51	62	38	104	- 42
Pancreas Cancer	52	60	9	1,247	- 1,187
Alcohol	53	52	18	464	- 412
Bladder Cancer	54	46	28	308	- 262
Uterin Cancer	55	45	32	225	- 180
Tetanus	56	27	70	0	+ 27
Encephalitis	57	17	66	0	+ 17
Hepatitis B	58	15	63	2	+ 13
Appendicitis	59	11	54	10	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	60	9	23	377	- 368
Drug Use	61	7	30	269	- 262
Hepatitis C	62	4	60	5	- 0
Ascariasis	63	4	81	0	+ 4
Dengue	64	4	82	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	41	83	- 80
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	42	80	- 77
Diphtheria	67	2	71	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	1	62	2	- 1
War	69	0	65	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	39	93	- 93
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

New Guinea

Finland

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.