ITALY VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,480	1	97,116	- 55,636
Stroke	2	30,916	2	62,633	- 31,718
Lung Disease	3	27,537	5	32,382	- 4,845
Diabetes Mellitus	4	27,507	8	19,836	+ 7,671
Tuberculosis	5	24,085	53	336	+ 23,749
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,747	9	16,339	- 591
Malaria	7	14,844	79	0	+ 14,844
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	13,927	36	1,622	+ 12,305
Asthma	9	11,178	47	494	+ 10,684
Low Birth Weight	10	10,082	51	357	+ 9,724
Birth Trauma	11	9,125	59	140	+ 8,985
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,708	30	3,221	+ 3,487
Hypertension	13	6,648	6	29,931	- 23,283
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	6,504	32	2,216	+ 4,288
Violence	15	5,878	50	409	+ 5,469
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,768	37	1,443	+ 4,325
Breast Cancer	17	4,634	10	13,868	- 9,234
Kidney Disease	18	4,167	11	12,726	- 8,558
Cervical Cancer	19	4,033	40	1,154	+ 2,879
Other Injuries	20	3,924	12	12,112	- 8,188
Liver Cancer	21	3,908	17	9,620	- 5,712
Liver Disease	22	3,790	23	5,559	- 1,770
Lung Cancers	23	3,774	4	34,152	- 30,379
HIV/AIDS	24	3,709	46	520	+ 3,189
Oral Cancer	25	3,520	27	3,343	+ 176
Falls	26	3,044	25	4,222	- 1,178
Fires	27	2,961	56	271	+ 2,690
Stomach Cancer	28	2,712	14	10,252	- 7,540
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	2,701	7	21,254	- 18,553
Maternal Conditions	30	2,552	67	6	+ 2,546
Skin Cancers	31	2,528	29	3,239	- 711
Lymphomas	32	2,141	16	9,670	- 7,530
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,081	3	41,445	- 39,364
Meningitis	34	1,965	60	128	+ 1,837
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,830	43	690	+ 1,140
Prostate Cancer	36	1,729	20	8,409	- 6,681
Suicide	37	1,569	26	4,042	- 2,473
Leukemia	38	1,536	21	6,728	- 5,193
Pertussis	39	1,503	73	1	+ 1,503
Drownings	40	1,454	52	344	+ 1,110
Measles	41	1,442	71	1	+ 1,441
Syphilis	42	1,419	69	4	+ 1,415
Inflammatory/Heart	43	1,388	24	5,531	- 4,143
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,208	34	2,045	- 838
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,120	19	8,428	- 7,308
Ovary Cancer	46	1,088	28	3,282	- 2,194
Endocrine Disorders	47	929	18	8,431	- 7,502
Malnutrition	48	814	41	775	+ 38
Skin Disease	49	766	38	1,440	- 674
Poisonings	50	737	58	154	+ 583
Epilepsy	51	671	39	1,337	- 666
Pancreas Cancer	52	648	13	12,095	- 11,447
Alcohol	53	567	55	277	+ 290
Bladder Cancer	54	501	22	6,711	- 6,210
Uterin Cancer	55	493	33	2,198	- 1,705
Tetanus	56	289	63	22	+ 268
Encephalitis	57	186	68	5	+ 181
Hepatitis B	58	164	54	334	- 170
Appendicitis	59	123	61	49	+ 74
Other Neoplasms	60	93	15	9,984	- 9,891
Drug Use	61	77	45	654	- 577
Hepatitis C	62	48	31	2,451	- 2,403
Ascariasis	63	42	80	0	+ 42
Dengue	64	39	81	0	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	32	42	701	- 669
Multiple Sclerosis	66	30	44	677	- 647
Diphtheria	67	19	76	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	68	11	64	20	- 9
War	69	5	66	6	- 1
Chlamydia	70	5	84	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	1	65	16	- 15
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	3	- 3
Chagas disease	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	49	424	- 424
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

New Guinea

Italy

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.