KENYA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,630	9	11,972	+ 27,658
Stroke	2	29,537	4	15,895	+ 13,642
Lung Disease	3	26,309	20	4,280	+ 22,029
Diabetes Mellitus	4	26,281	14	5,651	+ 20,630
Tuberculosis	5	23,011	3	19,655	+ 3,356
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,045	1	22,571	- 7,526
Malaria	7	14,182	8	12,652	+ 1,530
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	13,306	5	15,420	- 2,114
Asthma	9	10,679	26	2,300	+ 8,379
Low Birth Weight	10	9,632	11	9,562	+ 70
Birth Trauma	11	8,718	10	9,957	- 1,239
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,409	6	14,883	- 8,474
Hypertension	13	6,352	17	4,418	+ 1,934
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	6,214	53	408	+ 5,806
Violence	15	5,616	24	2,942	+ 2,673
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,511	12	6,115	- 604
Breast Cancer	17	4,428	25	2,658	+ 1,770
Kidney Disease	18	3,981	16	4,464	- 482
Cervical Cancer	19	3,853	22	3,389	+ 464
Other Injuries	20	3,749	19	4,336	- 586
Liver Cancer	21	3,734	34	1,351	+ 2,383
Liver Disease	22	3,621	7	13,405	- 9,784
Lung Cancers	23	3,606	47	669	+ 2,937
HIV/AIDS	24	3,544	2	20,885	- 17,341
Oral Cancer	25	3,363	30	1,842	+ 1,521
Falls	26	2,909	33	1,465	+ 1,444
Fires	27	2,829	36	1,316	+ 1,512
Stomach Cancer	28	2,591	28	2,010	+ 582
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	2,580	32	1,477	+ 1,103
Maternal Conditions	30	2,439	13	5,651	- 3,213
Skin Cancers	31	2,415	48	638	+ 1,777
Lymphomas	32	2,045	29	1,931	+ 114
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,988	31	1,827	+ 161
Meningitis	34	1,878	15	5,364	- 3,486
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,748	41	1,089	+ 659
Prostate Cancer	36	1,651	37	1,292	+ 360
Suicide	37	1,499	23	3,214	- 1,715
Leukemia	38	1,467	35	1,327	+ 140
Pertussis	39	1,436	42	1,014	+ 422
Drownings	40	1,389	39	1,200	+ 189
Measles	41	1,378	63	103	+ 1,275
Syphilis	42	1,356	52	449	+ 907
Inflammatory/Heart	43	1,326	40	1,121	+ 205
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,154	18	4,373	- 3,219
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,070	50	470	+ 600
Ovary Cancer	46	1,039	45	795	+ 244
Endocrine Disorders	47	888	44	831	+ 57
Malnutrition	48	777	21	4,212	- 3,435
Skin Disease	49	732	51	455	+ 276
Poisonings	50	704	38	1,269	- 565
Epilepsy	51	641	43	832	- 191
Pancreas Cancer	52	619	46	716	- 97
Alcohol	53	542	55	355	+ 186
Bladder Cancer	54	478	57	318	+ 161
Uterin Cancer	55	471	56	323	+ 148
Tetanus	56	276	27	2,129	- 1,853
Encephalitis	57	178	60	189	- 11
Hepatitis B	58	157	49	522	- 366
Appendicitis	59	117	58	240	- 123
Other Neoplasms	60	89	67	60	+ 28
Drug Use	61	73	62	113	- 40
Hepatitis C	62	46	61	152	- 107
Ascariasis	63	40	71	9	+ 31
Dengue	64	37	73	0	+ 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	31	66	84	- 53
Multiple Sclerosis	66	28	68	39	- 10
Diphtheria	67	18	69	13	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	68	11	64	95	- 84
War	69	5	65	89	- 84
Chlamydia	70	4	70	10	- 6
Otitis Media	71	1	72	7	- 6
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	54	370	- 370
Leishmaniasis	74	0	59	194	- 194
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

New Guinea

Kenya

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.