NETHERLANDS VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,092	2	17,601	- 5,509
Stroke	2	9,012	4	9,707	- 694
Lung Disease	3	8,028	5	9,567	- 1,540
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,019	14	2,386	+ 5,633
Tuberculosis	5	7,021	56	29	+ 6,993
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,591	7	4,946	- 356
Malaria	7	4,327	77	0	+ 4,327
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,060	33	584	+ 3,476
Asthma	9	3,259	46	165	+ 3,093
Low Birth Weight	10	2,939	45	167	+ 2,772
Birth Trauma	11	2,660	52	74	+ 2,586
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,955	31	681	+ 1,274
Hypertension	13	1,938	29	818	+ 1,120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,896	41	238	+ 1,659
Violence	15	1,713	48	107	+ 1,606
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,682	35	544	+ 1,138
Breast Cancer	17	1,351	9	3,535	- 2,184
Kidney Disease	18	1,215	12	2,530	- 1,315
Cervical Cancer	19	1,176	39	266	+ 909
Other Injuries	20	1,144	19	1,648	- 504
Liver Cancer	21	1,139	24	1,163	- 24
Liver Disease	22	1,105	28	936	+ 169
Lung Cancers	23	1,100	3	10,980	- 9,879
HIV/AIDS	24	1,081	55	33	+ 1,048
Oral Cancer	25	1,026	30	768	+ 258
Falls	26	888	8	4,131	- 3,243
Fires	27	863	53	49	+ 814
Stomach Cancer	28	791	22	1,361	- 570
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	787	6	5,829	- 5,042
Maternal Conditions	30	744	65	8	+ 736
Skin Cancers	31	737	27	1,024	- 287
Lymphomas	32	624	13	2,511	- 1,887
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	607	1	18,148	- 17,542
Meningitis	34	573	51	78	+ 494
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	533	47	130	+ 403
Prostate Cancer	36	504	10	3,265	- 2,761
Suicide	37	457	17	2,025	- 1,568
Leukemia	38	448	20	1,578	- 1,131
Pertussis	39	438	67	1	+ 437
Drownings	40	424	49	98	+ 326
Measles	41	421	73	0	+ 421
Syphilis	42	414	69	1	+ 413
Inflammatory/Heart	43	405	23	1,201	- 796
Oesophagus Cancer	44	352	15	2,145	- 1,793
Parkinson's Disease	45	326	16	2,120	- 1,793
Ovary Cancer	46	317	25	1,067	- 750
Endocrine Disorders	47	271	26	1,055	- 784
Malnutrition	48	237	63	12	+ 225
Skin Disease	49	223	36	295	- 72
Poisonings	50	215	61	17	+ 197
Epilepsy	51	196	38	289	- 93
Pancreas Cancer	52	189	11	2,995	- 2,806
Alcohol	53	165	32	612	- 447
Bladder Cancer	54	146	21	1,471	- 1,325
Uterin Cancer	55	144	34	566	- 423
Tetanus	56	84	72	0	+ 84
Encephalitis	57	54	68	1	+ 53
Hepatitis B	58	48	62	14	+ 34
Appendicitis	59	36	58	26	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	60	27	18	1,831	- 1,804
Drug Use	61	22	42	231	- 208
Hepatitis C	62	14	60	20	- 6
Ascariasis	63	12	82	0	+ 12
Dengue	64	11	81	0	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	9	44	214	- 205
Multiple Sclerosis	66	9	37	295	- 286
Diphtheria	67	6	71	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	68	3	57	28	- 25
War	69	1	66	2	- 0
Chlamydia	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	64	10	- 10
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	50	96	- 96
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	85	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

New Guinea

Netherlands

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.