NICARAGUA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,543	1	5,843	- 1,301
Stroke	2	3,386	3	2,225	+ 1,161
Lung Disease	3	3,016	5	1,570	+ 1,446
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,013	4	2,068	+ 945
Tuberculosis	5	2,638	37	115	+ 2,523
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,725	7	1,152	+ 573
Malaria	7	1,626	83	0	+ 1,626
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,525	36	122	+ 1,403
Asthma	9	1,224	38	105	+ 1,119
Low Birth Weight	10	1,104	13	490	+ 615
Birth Trauma	11	999	25	198	+ 801
Road Traffic Accidents	12	735	8	1,109	- 374
Hypertension	13	728	9	1,103	- 375
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	712	54	20	+ 692
Violence	15	644	10	619	+ 25
Congenital Anomalies	16	632	11	571	+ 61
Breast Cancer	17	508	20	283	+ 225
Kidney Disease	18	456	2	3,533	- 3,076
Cervical Cancer	19	442	16	374	+ 68
Other Injuries	20	430	17	358	+ 72
Liver Cancer	21	428	12	509	- 81
Liver Disease	22	415	6	1,203	- 788
Lung Cancers	23	413	23	274	+ 139
HIV/AIDS	24	406	35	139	+ 267
Oral Cancer	25	385	43	64	+ 321
Falls	26	333	22	276	+ 57
Fires	27	324	57	16	+ 308
Stomach Cancer	28	297	14	478	- 181
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	296	18	315	- 20
Maternal Conditions	30	280	39	88	+ 191
Skin Cancers	31	277	45	59	+ 218
Lymphomas	32	234	29	164	+ 71
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	228	33	149	+ 79
Meningitis	34	215	51	29	+ 186
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	200	40	85	+ 115
Prostate Cancer	36	189	15	386	- 197
Suicide	37	172	19	285	- 113
Leukemia	38	168	24	227	- 59
Pertussis	39	165	67	3	+ 162
Drownings	40	159	32	157	+ 2
Measles	41	158	78	0	+ 158
Syphilis	42	155	60	9	+ 146
Inflammatory/Heart	43	152	34	139	+ 13
Oesophagus Cancer	44	132	47	42	+ 90
Parkinson's Disease	45	123	42	67	+ 56
Ovary Cancer	46	119	44	61	+ 58
Endocrine Disorders	47	102	28	164	- 62
Malnutrition	48	89	30	163	- 74
Skin Disease	49	84	31	162	- 78
Poisonings	50	81	55	18	+ 63
Epilepsy	51	73	41	74	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	52	71	27	178	- 107
Alcohol	53	62	21	279	- 217
Bladder Cancer	54	55	52	28	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	55	54	48	39	+ 15
Tetanus	56	32	79	0	+ 32
Encephalitis	57	20	58	10	+ 10
Hepatitis B	58	18	62	5	+ 13
Appendicitis	59	13	49	32	- 18
Other Neoplasms	60	10	26	192	- 182
Drug Use	61	8	46	50	- 42
Hepatitis C	62	5	68	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	63	5	69	1	+ 4
Dengue	64	4	64	4	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	4	50	31	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	61	7	- 4
Diphtheria	67	2	77	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	1	72	1	+ 1
War	69	1	70	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	66	3	- 3
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	86	0	63	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

New Guinea

Nicaragua

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.