GREECE VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,118	1	21,124	- 14,007
Stroke	2	5,305	2	14,077	- 8,773
Lung Disease	3	4,725	5	5,526	- 801
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,720	20	1,266	+ 3,455
Tuberculosis	5	4,133	46	66	+ 4,066
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,702	3	8,282	- 5,580
Malaria	7	2,547	78	0	+ 2,547
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,390	44	95	+ 2,295
Asthma	9	1,918	55	27	+ 1,891
Low Birth Weight	10	1,730	41	127	+ 1,603
Birth Trauma	11	1,566	57	17	+ 1,549
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,151	22	870	+ 281
Hypertension	13	1,141	9	2,922	- 1,782
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,116	43	100	+ 1,016
Violence	15	1,009	42	104	+ 905
Congenital Anomalies	16	990	38	174	+ 816
Breast Cancer	17	795	11	2,520	- 1,725
Kidney Disease	18	715	6	4,759	- 4,043
Cervical Cancer	19	692	36	243	+ 449
Other Injuries	20	673	17	1,453	- 780
Liver Cancer	21	671	14	1,566	- 895
Liver Disease	22	650	23	809	- 159
Lung Cancers	23	648	4	7,355	- 6,708
HIV/AIDS	24	636	50	47	+ 589
Oral Cancer	25	604	30	440	+ 164
Falls	26	522	21	1,245	- 723
Fires	27	508	39	146	+ 362
Stomach Cancer	28	465	16	1,535	- 1,070
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	463	8	3,264	- 2,800
Maternal Conditions	30	438	61	2	+ 436
Skin Cancers	31	434	31	438	- 4
Lymphomas	32	367	19	1,268	- 901
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	357	7	3,940	- 3,583
Meningitis	34	337	53	33	+ 304
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	314	26	611	- 297
Prostate Cancer	36	297	12	2,023	- 1,727
Suicide	37	269	28	533	- 263
Leukemia	38	264	18	1,354	- 1,090
Pertussis	39	258	69	0	+ 258
Drownings	40	250	32	435	- 186
Measles	41	248	68	0	+ 247
Syphilis	42	244	65	1	+ 242
Inflammatory/Heart	43	238	24	725	- 487
Oesophagus Cancer	44	207	35	246	- 38
Parkinson's Disease	45	192	10	2,646	- 2,454
Ovary Cancer	46	187	27	557	- 371
Endocrine Disorders	47	159	29	526	- 367
Malnutrition	48	140	66	1	+ 139
Skin Disease	49	131	47	56	+ 75
Poisonings	50	126	56	19	+ 107
Epilepsy	51	115	34	249	- 134
Pancreas Cancer	52	111	13	1,904	- 1,793
Alcohol	53	97	49	50	+ 47
Bladder Cancer	54	86	15	1,551	- 1,465
Uterin Cancer	55	85	33	373	- 288
Tetanus	56	50	62	2	+ 48
Encephalitis	57	32	67	1	+ 31
Hepatitis B	58	28	48	56	- 28
Appendicitis	59	21	58	9	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	60	16	25	679	- 663
Drug Use	61	13	37	193	- 180
Hepatitis C	62	8	52	38	- 30
Ascariasis	63	7	73	0	+ 7
Dengue	64	7	71	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	5	45	67	- 61
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	40	135	- 130
Diphtheria	67	3	70	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	2	59	8	- 6
War	69	1	64	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	60	4	- 4
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	27	- 27
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

New Guinea

Greece

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.