ISRAEL VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		ISRAEL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,397	1	5,122	+ 1,275
Stroke	2	4,768	4	2,431	+ 2,337
Lung Disease	3	4,247	7	1,546	+ 2,701
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,242	6	1,913	+ 2,329
Tuberculosis	5	3,715	57	16	+ 3,698
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,429	8	1,519	+ 910
Malaria	7	2,289	77	0	+ 2,289
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,148	32	166	+ 1,982
Asthma	9	1,724	36	142	+ 1,582
Low Birth Weight	10	1,555	42	94	+ 1,461
Birth Trauma	11	1,407	50	35	+ 1,372
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,035	26	333	+ 702
Hypertension	13	1,025	21	400	+ 625
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,003	35	144	+ 859
Violence	15	907	41	104	+ 803
Congenital Anomalies	16	890	29	291	+ 599
Breast Cancer	17	715	10	1,237	- 522
Kidney Disease	18	643	3	2,437	- 1,794
Cervical Cancer	19	622	38	133	+ 489
Other Injuries	20	605	14	828	- 223
Liver Cancer	21	603	25	345	+ 258
Liver Disease	22	584	28	292	+ 292
Lung Cancers	23	582	5	2,026	- 1,444
HIV/AIDS	24	572	52	25	+ 547
Oral Cancer	25	543	33	150	+ 393
Falls	26	470	39	123	+ 346
Fires	27	457	53	24	+ 432
Stomach Cancer	28	418	16	565	- 147
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	417	9	1,510	- 1,094
Maternal Conditions	30	394	61	6	+ 388
Skin Cancers	31	390	23	379	+ 11
Lymphomas	32	330	13	925	- 595
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	321	2	2,996	- 2,675
Meningitis	34	303	55	20	+ 283
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	282	51	33	+ 249
Prostate Cancer	36	267	17	521	- 255
Suicide	37	242	19	453	- 212
Leukemia	38	237	15	612	- 375
Pertussis	39	232	69	0	+ 232
Drownings	40	224	45	39	+ 185
Measles	41	222	74	0	+ 222
Syphilis	42	219	71	0	+ 219
Inflammatory/Heart	43	214	30	214	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	44	186	37	138	+ 48
Parkinson's Disease	45	173	22	398	- 225
Ovary Cancer	46	168	27	323	- 155
Endocrine Disorders	47	143	12	1,002	- 859
Malnutrition	48	125	48	39	+ 87
Skin Disease	49	118	24	368	- 250
Poisonings	50	114	63	4	+ 110
Epilepsy	51	103	40	109	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	52	100	11	1,023	- 923
Alcohol	53	87	49	39	+ 49
Bladder Cancer	54	77	18	496	- 419
Uterin Cancer	55	76	31	202	- 126
Tetanus	56	45	73	0	+ 45
Encephalitis	57	29	66	3	+ 25
Hepatitis B	58	25	58	16	+ 9
Appendicitis	59	19	64	4	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	60	14	20	420	- 406
Drug Use	61	12	43	67	- 56
Hepatitis C	62	7	46	39	- 31
Ascariasis	63	6	83	0	+ 6
Dengue	64	6	84	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	5	54	23	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	47	39	- 34
Diphtheria	67	3	72	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	2	62	5	- 4
War	69	1	60	7	- 7
Chlamydia	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	44	66	- 66
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	34	149	- 149
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	8	- 8
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ISRAEL

New Guinea

Israel

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.