NEPAL VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,175	2	19,677	+ 1,499
Stroke	2	15,782	4	12,909	+ 2,874
Lung Disease	3	14,058	1	27,027	- 12,969
Diabetes Mellitus	4	14,042	14	2,929	+ 11,113
Tuberculosis	5	12,295	3	16,535	- 4,239
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,039	6	6,237	+ 1,802
Malaria	7	7,578	72	0	+ 7,578
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,110	7	6,071	+ 1,039
Asthma	9	5,706	8	5,930	- 224
Low Birth Weight	10	5,147	11	3,822	+ 1,324
Birth Trauma	11	4,658	15	2,676	+ 1,983
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,424	9	4,654	- 1,230
Hypertension	13	3,394	18	2,092	+ 1,302
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	3,320	17	2,320	+ 1,000
Violence	15	3,001	35	704	+ 2,297
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,945	21	1,949	+ 996
Breast Cancer	17	2,366	27	1,038	+ 1,328
Kidney Disease	18	2,127	10	4,284	- 2,157
Cervical Cancer	19	2,059	20	1,969	+ 89
Other Injuries	20	2,003	22	1,655	+ 349
Liver Cancer	21	1,995	46	256	+ 1,739
Liver Disease	22	1,935	5	6,383	- 4,448
Lung Cancers	23	1,927	12	3,586	- 1,659
HIV/AIDS	24	1,893	34	737	+ 1,157
Oral Cancer	25	1,797	24	1,389	+ 408
Falls	26	1,554	13	3,321	- 1,767
Fires	27	1,511	50	184	+ 1,328
Stomach Cancer	28	1,385	25	1,379	+ 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,379	26	1,167	+ 211
Maternal Conditions	30	1,303	28	977	+ 326
Skin Cancers	31	1,290	42	400	+ 891
Lymphomas	32	1,093	32	768	+ 325
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,062	19	2,022	- 960
Meningitis	34	1,003	43	377	+ 626
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	934	49	191	+ 743
Prostate Cancer	36	882	58	85	+ 797
Suicide	37	801	16	2,571	- 1,770
Leukemia	38	784	36	668	+ 116
Pertussis	39	767	40	453	+ 315
Drownings	40	742	23	1,505	- 763
Measles	41	736	59	60	+ 676
Syphilis	42	724	54	134	+ 590
Inflammatory/Heart	43	709	48	217	+ 491
Oesophagus Cancer	44	617	38	491	+ 125
Parkinson's Disease	45	572	33	760	- 188
Ovary Cancer	46	555	37	585	- 29
Endocrine Disorders	47	474	45	257	+ 217
Malnutrition	48	415	31	845	- 430
Skin Disease	49	391	67	17	+ 374
Poisonings	50	376	39	474	- 97
Epilepsy	51	343	30	874	- 531
Pancreas Cancer	52	331	41	445	- 115
Alcohol	53	289	52	168	+ 122
Bladder Cancer	54	256	44	325	- 69
Uterin Cancer	55	251	60	56	+ 195
Tetanus	56	148	53	134	+ 13
Encephalitis	57	95	29	882	- 787
Hepatitis B	58	84	56	117	- 33
Appendicitis	59	63	47	220	- 158
Other Neoplasms	60	47	61	50	- 2
Drug Use	61	39	57	93	- 54
Hepatitis C	62	24	64	29	- 4
Ascariasis	63	21	69	4	+ 17
Dengue	64	20	55	120	- 100
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	16	51	173	- 157
Multiple Sclerosis	66	15	63	38	- 23
Diphtheria	67	10	71	1	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	68	6	66	24	- 18
War	69	3	65	24	- 22
Chlamydia	70	2	68	5	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	70	4	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	62	39	- 39
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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 NEPAL

New Guinea

Nepal

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.