MALAWI VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,807	7	4,929	+ 9,878
Stroke	2	11,036	5	5,939	+ 5,097
Lung Disease	3	9,830	21	1,340	+ 8,490
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,820	14	2,267	+ 7,553
Tuberculosis	5	8,598	11	2,992	+ 5,606
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,621	2	7,739	- 2,117
Malaria	7	5,299	3	6,308	- 1,009
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,972	6	5,782	- 810
Asthma	9	3,990	26	705	+ 3,285
Low Birth Weight	10	3,599	8	4,339	- 740
Birth Trauma	11	3,257	9	3,563	- 305
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,395	4	6,221	- 3,827
Hypertension	13	2,373	17	1,797	+ 577
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	2,322	49	154	+ 2,167
Violence	15	2,098	32	406	+ 1,692
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,059	13	2,509	- 450
Breast Cancer	17	1,654	27	600	+ 1,054
Kidney Disease	18	1,488	19	1,567	- 80
Cervical Cancer	19	1,440	12	2,876	- 1,437
Other Injuries	20	1,401	22	1,266	+ 135
Liver Cancer	21	1,395	38	317	+ 1,079
Liver Disease	22	1,353	10	3,259	- 1,906
Lung Cancers	23	1,347	51	131	+ 1,217
HIV/AIDS	24	1,324	1	12,839	- 11,515
Oral Cancer	25	1,256	43	251	+ 1,005
Falls	26	1,087	28	562	+ 525
Fires	27	1,057	34	380	+ 677
Stomach Cancer	28	968	45	206	+ 762
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	964	44	234	+ 730
Maternal Conditions	30	911	15	1,854	- 943
Skin Cancers	31	902	36	331	+ 572
Lymphomas	32	764	24	839	- 74
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	743	25	782	- 39
Meningitis	34	702	18	1,792	- 1,091
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	653	39	280	+ 374
Prostate Cancer	36	617	40	271	+ 346
Suicide	37	560	23	1,007	- 447
Leukemia	38	548	56	82	+ 466
Pertussis	39	537	31	436	+ 101
Drownings	40	519	30	458	+ 61
Measles	41	515	67	6	+ 509
Syphilis	42	507	29	480	+ 26
Inflammatory/Heart	43	496	35	370	+ 125
Oesophagus Cancer	44	431	16	1,842	- 1,411
Parkinson's Disease	45	400	46	200	+ 200
Ovary Cancer	46	388	48	158	+ 231
Endocrine Disorders	47	332	42	257	+ 75
Malnutrition	48	290	20	1,499	- 1,209
Skin Disease	49	273	53	101	+ 172
Poisonings	50	263	37	325	- 62
Epilepsy	51	240	41	260	- 20
Pancreas Cancer	52	231	60	38	+ 193
Alcohol	53	202	52	114	+ 89
Bladder Cancer	54	179	33	388	- 209
Uterin Cancer	55	176	62	23	+ 153
Tetanus	56	103	47	178	- 74
Encephalitis	57	66	58	48	+ 19
Hepatitis B	58	59	55	88	- 29
Appendicitis	59	44	54	94	- 50
Other Neoplasms	60	33	63	17	+ 16
Drug Use	61	27	59	48	- 20
Hepatitis C	62	17	64	15	+ 2
Ascariasis	63	15	69	4	+ 11
Dengue	64	14	65	9	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	11	61	29	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	66	11	66	9	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	7	72	2	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	68	4	57	60	- 55
War	69	2	71	2	- 1
Chlamydia	70	2	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	50	143	- 143
Leishmaniasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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 MALAWI

New Guinea

Malawi

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.