JAPAN VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	83,825	1	163,905	- 80,080
Stroke	2	62,476	2	121,823	- 59,346
Lung Disease	3	55,649	5	78,169	- 22,520
Diabetes Mellitus	4	55,589	29	5,433	+ 50,156
Tuberculosis	5	48,673	34	3,459	+ 45,215
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	31,823	3	107,899	- 76,075
Malaria	7	29,998	79	0	+ 29,998
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	28,145	37	2,731	+ 25,413
Asthma	9	22,589	42	1,922	+ 20,667
Low Birth Weight	10	20,374	55	202	+ 20,172
Birth Trauma	11	18,440	61	104	+ 18,335
Road Traffic Accidents	12	13,555	31	4,566	+ 8,990
Hypertension	13	13,435	28	6,673	+ 6,762
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	13,144	39	2,555	+ 10,589
Violence	15	11,878	53	266	+ 11,612
Congenital Anomalies	16	11,657	40	2,473	+ 9,184
Breast Cancer	17	9,365	15	15,805	- 6,439
Kidney Disease	18	8,422	9	44,779	- 36,357
Cervical Cancer	19	8,150	32	3,799	+ 4,351
Other Injuries	20	7,931	12	22,068	- 14,137
Liver Cancer	21	7,899	11	29,384	- 21,486
Liver Disease	22	7,658	17	14,195	- 6,537
Lung Cancers	23	7,627	4	79,688	- 72,062
HIV/AIDS	24	7,495	63	48	+ 7,447
Oral Cancer	25	7,113	26	8,333	- 1,221
Falls	26	6,152	23	9,736	- 3,583
Fires	27	5,983	48	1,007	+ 4,976
Stomach Cancer	28	5,481	8	50,433	- 44,952
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	5,458	6	57,340	- 51,883
Maternal Conditions	30	5,158	64	39	+ 5,119
Skin Cancers	31	5,108	44	1,843	+ 3,266
Lymphomas	32	4,326	14	19,273	- 14,947
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	4,206	7	56,937	- 52,732
Meningitis	34	3,971	52	308	+ 3,663
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3,697	35	2,922	+ 776
Prostate Cancer	36	3,493	19	13,515	- 10,022
Suicide	37	3,171	13	19,466	- 16,295
Leukemia	38	3,104	24	9,607	- 6,503
Pertussis	39	3,038	71	1	+ 3,036
Drownings	40	2,939	25	8,409	- 5,470
Measles	41	2,915	75	0	+ 2,915
Syphilis	42	2,868	65	16	+ 2,852
Inflammatory/Heart	43	2,805	27	8,232	- 5,427
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,441	20	12,316	- 9,875
Parkinson's Disease	45	2,263	18	14,007	- 11,744
Ovary Cancer	46	2,198	30	5,061	- 2,863
Endocrine Disorders	47	1,877	21	11,486	- 9,609
Malnutrition	48	1,644	43	1,910	- 265
Skin Disease	49	1,548	36	2,806	- 1,258
Poisonings	50	1,489	54	255	+ 1,235
Epilepsy	51	1,356	45	1,558	- 203
Pancreas Cancer	52	1,309	10	37,027	- 35,718
Alcohol	53	1,146	51	576	+ 570
Bladder Cancer	54	1,012	22	9,936	- 8,925
Uterin Cancer	55	995	33	3,461	- 2,466
Tetanus	56	585	67	9	+ 575
Encephalitis	57	376	69	5	+ 371
Hepatitis B	58	331	46	1,423	- 1,092
Appendicitis	59	248	58	126	+ 122
Other Neoplasms	60	187	16	15,120	- 14,932
Drug Use	61	155	50	732	- 577
Hepatitis C	62	97	41	2,220	- 2,123
Ascariasis	63	85	82	0	+ 85
Dengue	64	78	83	0	+ 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	65	38	2,618	- 2,553
Multiple Sclerosis	66	60	59	108	- 48
Diphtheria	67	39	74	0	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	68	23	57	159	- 136
War	69	10	66	15	- 4
Chlamydia	70	9	80	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	71	2	68	8	- 6
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

New Guinea

Japan

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.