MALAYSIA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,517	1	36,729	- 13,212
Stroke	2	17,528	3	21,592	- 4,064
Lung Disease	3	15,613	5	6,633	+ 8,980
Diabetes Mellitus	4	15,596	9	4,107	+ 11,489
Tuberculosis	5	13,655	26	1,227	+ 12,428
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,928	2	23,477	- 14,549
Malaria	7	8,416	76	0	+ 8,416
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,896	20	1,773	+ 6,123
Asthma	9	6,337	30	1,013	+ 5,324
Low Birth Weight	10	5,716	29	1,020	+ 4,696
Birth Trauma	11	5,173	42	359	+ 4,815
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,803	4	7,181	- 3,378
Hypertension	13	3,769	38	649	+ 3,120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	3,687	51	246	+ 3,441
Violence	15	3,333	34	869	+ 2,464
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,270	24	1,403	+ 1,867
Breast Cancer	17	2,628	12	3,071	- 444
Kidney Disease	18	2,363	6	6,629	- 4,266
Cervical Cancer	19	2,287	31	1,010	+ 1,276
Other Injuries	20	2,225	14	2,222	+ 3
Liver Cancer	21	2,216	16	1,984	+ 232
Liver Disease	22	2,149	7	5,125	- 2,977
Lung Cancers	23	2,140	8	4,319	- 2,179
HIV/AIDS	24	2,103	13	2,679	- 576
Oral Cancer	25	1,996	17	1,865	+ 131
Falls	26	1,726	18	1,855	- 129
Fires	27	1,679	44	336	+ 1,343
Stomach Cancer	28	1,538	21	1,441	+ 96
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,531	11	3,832	- 2,301
Maternal Conditions	30	1,447	56	167	+ 1,280
Skin Cancers	31	1,433	50	247	+ 1,186
Lymphomas	32	1,214	25	1,321	- 107
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,180	10	3,996	- 2,816
Meningitis	34	1,114	46	301	+ 813
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,037	22	1,424	- 387
Prostate Cancer	36	980	33	903	+ 77
Suicide	37	890	19	1,823	- 934
Leukemia	38	871	23	1,412	- 541
Pertussis	39	852	57	80	+ 772
Drownings	40	824	36	820	+ 5
Measles	41	818	70	0	+ 818
Syphilis	42	805	62	19	+ 786
Inflammatory/Heart	43	787	27	1,214	- 427
Oesophagus Cancer	44	685	41	435	+ 250
Parkinson's Disease	45	635	28	1,106	- 471
Ovary Cancer	46	617	35	827	- 211
Endocrine Disorders	47	527	37	809	- 283
Malnutrition	48	461	49	249	+ 212
Skin Disease	49	434	15	2,066	- 1,632
Poisonings	50	418	53	211	+ 207
Epilepsy	51	380	52	226	+ 155
Pancreas Cancer	52	367	32	994	- 627
Alcohol	53	321	55	181	+ 141
Bladder Cancer	54	284	39	467	- 183
Uterin Cancer	55	279	43	352	- 73
Tetanus	56	164	61	21	+ 143
Encephalitis	57	105	40	452	- 347
Hepatitis B	58	93	54	206	- 113
Appendicitis	59	69	58	71	- 2
Other Neoplasms	60	53	48	265	- 212
Drug Use	61	43	45	322	- 279
Hepatitis C	62	27	64	6	+ 22
Ascariasis	63	24	67	2	+ 22
Dengue	64	22	47	280	- 258
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	18	60	27	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	66	17	59	30	- 13
Diphtheria	67	11	69	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	68	7	65	5	+ 2
War	69	3	63	11	- 8
Chlamydia	70	3	68	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

New Guinea

Malaysia

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.