MICRONESIA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		MICRONESIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	68	1	193	- 125
Stroke	2	51	3	119	- 69
Lung Disease	3	45	6	41	+ 4
Diabetes Mellitus	4	45	2	123	- 78
Tuberculosis	5	39	19	13	+ 27
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	26	5	52	- 26
Malaria	7	24	77	0	+ 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	23	16	13	+ 9
Asthma	9	18	13	16	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	10	16	14	15	+ 2
Birth Trauma	11	15	21	11	+ 4
Road Traffic Accidents	12	11	58	0	+ 11
Hypertension	13	11	8	27	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	11	15	14	- 3
Violence	15	10	31	5	+ 4
Congenital Anomalies	16	9	18	13	- 4
Breast Cancer	17	8	12	17	- 9
Kidney Disease	18	7	4	56	- 49
Cervical Cancer	19	7	23	8	- 2
Other Injuries	20	6	17	13	- 7
Liver Cancer	21	6	24	8	- 2
Liver Disease	22	6	9	24	- 18
Lung Cancers	23	6	10	23	- 17
HIV/AIDS	24	6	74	0	+ 6
Oral Cancer	25	6	38	3	+ 2
Falls	26	5	27	6	- 1
Fires	27	5	48	2	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	28	4	20	12	- 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	4	22	8	- 4
Maternal Conditions	30	4	34	4	+ 1
Skin Cancers	31	4	51	1	+ 3
Lymphomas	32	3	36	4	- 0
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	3	26	7	- 3
Meningitis	34	3	39	3	+ 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3	25	7	- 4
Prostate Cancer	36	3	29	6	- 3
Suicide	37	3	7	32	- 30
Leukemia	38	3	32	5	- 3
Pertussis	39	2	37	4	- 1
Drownings	40	2	11	17	- 15
Measles	41	2	56	0	+ 2
Syphilis	42	2	40	3	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	43	2	28	6	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2	47	2	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	45	2	33	5	- 3
Ovary Cancer	46	2	45	2	- 1
Endocrine Disorders	47	2	30	5	- 4
Malnutrition	48	1	44	3	- 1
Skin Disease	49	1	42	3	- 1
Poisonings	50	1	50	1	+ 0
Epilepsy	51	1	43	3	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	52	1	35	4	- 3
Alcohol	53	1	46	2	- 1
Bladder Cancer	54	1	49	2	- 1
Uterin Cancer	55	1	41	3	- 2
Tetanus	56	0	59	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	57	0	53	1	- 0
Hepatitis B	58	0	57	0	- 0
Appendicitis	59	0	54	0	- 0
Other Neoplasms	60	0	55	0	- 0
Drug Use	61	0	52	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	63	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	0	65	0	+ 0
Dengue	64	0	61	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	0	60	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	64	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	68	0	+ 0
War	69	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MICRONESIA

New Guinea

Micronesia

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.