NORWAY VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,749	1	5,321	- 1,572
Stroke	2	2,794	4	2,475	+ 319
Lung Disease	3	2,489	3	2,723	- 234
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,486	16	560	+ 1,926
Tuberculosis	5	2,177	56	15	+ 2,162
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,423	6	1,797	- 373
Malaria	7	1,342	84	0	+ 1,342
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,259	37	128	+ 1,131
Asthma	9	1,010	43	85	+ 926
Low Birth Weight	10	911	52	23	+ 888
Birth Trauma	11	825	54	17	+ 807
Road Traffic Accidents	12	606	42	114	+ 492
Hypertension	13	601	28	230	+ 371
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	588	46	61	+ 526
Violence	15	531	50	32	+ 499
Congenital Anomalies	16	521	34	136	+ 385
Breast Cancer	17	419	11	698	- 279
Kidney Disease	18	377	14	611	- 234
Cervical Cancer	19	364	39	125	+ 240
Other Injuries	20	355	15	583	- 228
Liver Cancer	21	353	26	259	+ 94
Liver Disease	22	342	30	214	+ 129
Lung Cancers	23	341	5	2,320	- 1,979
HIV/AIDS	24	335	61	10	+ 325
Oral Cancer	25	318	32	168	+ 150
Falls	26	275	9	777	- 502
Fires	27	268	48	45	+ 223
Stomach Cancer	28	245	22	343	- 98
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	244	7	1,787	- 1,543
Maternal Conditions	30	231	66	1	+ 230
Skin Cancers	31	228	18	407	- 179
Lymphomas	32	193	12	646	- 452
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	188	2	4,464	- 4,276
Meningitis	34	178	58	14	+ 164
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	165	33	160	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	36	156	8	1,172	- 1,016
Suicide	37	142	13	633	- 492
Leukemia	38	139	21	354	- 215
Pertussis	39	136	64	1	+ 135
Drownings	40	131	45	65	+ 67
Measles	41	130	72	0	+ 130
Syphilis	42	128	67	1	+ 127
Inflammatory/Heart	43	125	29	221	- 96
Oesophagus Cancer	44	109	27	248	- 139
Parkinson's Disease	45	101	17	554	- 453
Ovary Cancer	46	98	24	309	- 211
Endocrine Disorders	47	84	19	359	- 275
Malnutrition	48	74	35	135	- 62
Skin Disease	49	69	38	128	- 58
Poisonings	50	67	57	14	+ 52
Epilepsy	51	61	40	119	- 59
Pancreas Cancer	52	59	10	770	- 712
Alcohol	53	51	31	205	- 153
Bladder Cancer	54	45	20	356	- 311
Uterin Cancer	55	45	36	134	- 90
Tetanus	56	26	69	0	+ 26
Encephalitis	57	17	70	0	+ 17
Hepatitis B	58	15	63	3	+ 11
Appendicitis	59	11	59	12	- 1
Other Neoplasms	60	8	23	324	- 316
Drug Use	61	7	25	264	- 257
Hepatitis C	62	4	55	17	- 13
Ascariasis	63	4	76	0	+ 4
Dengue	64	4	75	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	47	60	- 58
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	41	119	- 116
Diphtheria	67	2	71	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	1	60	12	- 11
War	69	0	68	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	53	23	- 23
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	44	75	- 75
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	49	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	27	- 27
Oral conditions	86	0	62	9	- 9
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

New Guinea

Norway

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.