MEXICO VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	88,954	1	116,238	- 27,284
Stroke	2	66,299	4	39,790	+ 26,509
Lung Disease	3	59,054	7	29,123	+ 29,931
Diabetes Mellitus	4	58,990	2	86,110	- 27,120
Tuberculosis	5	51,651	38	1,943	+ 49,708
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	33,770	8	24,816	+ 8,955
Malaria	7	31,833	84	0	+ 31,833
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	29,867	29	3,476	+ 26,391
Asthma	9	23,971	47	1,342	+ 22,629
Low Birth Weight	10	21,621	18	7,163	+ 14,458
Birth Trauma	11	19,568	36	2,552	+ 17,016
Road Traffic Accidents	12	14,385	10	16,303	- 1,918
Hypertension	13	14,258	9	17,806	- 3,549
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	13,948	52	859	+ 13,089
Violence	15	12,605	5	32,450	- 19,845
Congenital Anomalies	16	12,370	13	10,457	+ 1,914
Breast Cancer	17	9,939	16	7,380	+ 2,559
Kidney Disease	18	8,937	3	44,622	- 35,685
Cervical Cancer	19	8,649	26	4,787	+ 3,862
Other Injuries	20	8,416	11	12,175	- 3,759
Liver Cancer	21	8,382	21	6,817	+ 1,565
Liver Disease	22	8,127	6	29,838	- 21,711
Lung Cancers	23	8,093	17	7,349	+ 744
HIV/AIDS	24	7,954	28	4,128	+ 3,826
Oral Cancer	25	7,548	46	1,355	+ 6,193
Falls	26	6,529	35	2,628	+ 3,901
Fires	27	6,349	56	604	+ 5,746
Stomach Cancer	28	5,817	19	6,939	- 1,122
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	5,791	20	6,871	- 1,080
Maternal Conditions	30	5,474	54	750	+ 4,724
Skin Cancers	31	5,421	40	1,909	+ 3,512
Lymphomas	32	4,590	24	4,961	- 371
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	4,463	30	3,447	+ 1,016
Meningitis	34	4,214	58	357	+ 3,857
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3,924	33	2,734	+ 1,190
Prostate Cancer	36	3,707	15	7,494	- 3,787
Suicide	37	3,365	22	6,772	- 3,407
Leukemia	38	3,294	25	4,830	- 1,536
Pertussis	39	3,223	70	21	+ 3,202
Drownings	40	3,118	42	1,799	+ 1,320
Measles	41	3,093	80	0	+ 3,093
Syphilis	42	3,043	73	5	+ 3,039
Inflammatory/Heart	43	2,977	41	1,866	+ 1,111
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,590	49	1,252	+ 1,338
Parkinson's Disease	45	2,401	43	1,567	+ 834
Ovary Cancer	46	2,332	34	2,649	- 317
Endocrine Disorders	47	1,992	12	11,310	- 9,318
Malnutrition	48	1,745	14	7,552	- 5,807
Skin Disease	49	1,642	31	3,029	- 1,386
Poisonings	50	1,580	57	531	+ 1,050
Epilepsy	51	1,439	39	1,912	- 473
Pancreas Cancer	52	1,389	27	4,510	- 3,121
Alcohol	53	1,216	32	2,945	- 1,730
Bladder Cancer	54	1,074	48	1,272	- 199
Uterin Cancer	55	1,056	50	902	+ 154
Tetanus	56	620	71	10	+ 611
Encephalitis	57	399	62	140	+ 259
Hepatitis B	58	351	61	210	+ 142
Appendicitis	59	263	53	774	- 511
Other Neoplasms	60	199	23	6,204	- 6,006
Drug Use	61	164	44	1,470	- 1,306
Hepatitis C	62	103	55	625	- 523
Ascariasis	63	90	72	5	+ 85
Dengue	64	83	67	30	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	69	45	1,415	- 1,347
Multiple Sclerosis	66	64	60	295	- 232
Diphtheria	67	42	79	0	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	68	25	64	127	- 102
War	69	11	66	112	- 101
Chlamydia	70	10	77	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	71	2	68	29	- 27
Leprosy	72	0	75	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	63	127	- 127
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

New Guinea

Mexico

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.