PERU VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,181	2	13,769	+ 8,412
Stroke	2	16,532	3	7,722	+ 8,810
Lung Disease	3	14,725	15	2,519	+ 12,207
Diabetes Mellitus	4	14,709	8	4,437	+ 10,273
Tuberculosis	5	12,879	17	2,377	+ 10,502
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,421	1	15,326	- 6,906
Malaria	7	7,938	61	35	+ 7,903
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,447	27	1,108	+ 6,339
Asthma	9	5,977	50	208	+ 5,769
Low Birth Weight	10	5,391	24	1,475	+ 3,916
Birth Trauma	11	4,879	37	537	+ 4,342
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,587	9	4,414	- 827
Hypertension	13	3,555	28	1,061	+ 2,494
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	3,478	51	198	+ 3,280
Violence	15	3,143	12	3,013	+ 130
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,085	19	1,997	+ 1,088
Breast Cancer	17	2,478	20	1,969	+ 509
Kidney Disease	18	2,228	4	7,234	- 5,006
Cervical Cancer	19	2,157	21	1,924	+ 233
Other Injuries	20	2,099	13	2,876	- 777
Liver Cancer	21	2,090	16	2,476	- 386
Liver Disease	22	2,027	5	6,375	- 4,349
Lung Cancers	23	2,018	10	3,169	- 1,151
HIV/AIDS	24	1,983	31	849	+ 1,135
Oral Cancer	25	1,882	38	519	+ 1,363
Falls	26	1,628	25	1,285	+ 343
Fires	27	1,583	49	239	+ 1,344
Stomach Cancer	28	1,450	7	5,072	- 3,621
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,444	14	2,642	- 1,198
Maternal Conditions	30	1,365	43	345	+ 1,020
Skin Cancers	31	1,352	32	786	+ 566
Lymphomas	32	1,145	18	2,254	- 1,109
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,113	6	5,811	- 4,699
Meningitis	34	1,051	56	118	+ 933
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	978	35	609	+ 370
Prostate Cancer	36	924	11	3,167	- 2,243
Suicide	37	839	30	903	- 64
Leukemia	38	821	22	1,850	- 1,029
Pertussis	39	804	48	260	+ 543
Drownings	40	778	36	584	+ 194
Measles	41	771	73	0	+ 771
Syphilis	42	759	52	182	+ 576
Inflammatory/Heart	43	742	39	494	+ 249
Oesophagus Cancer	44	646	42	394	+ 252
Parkinson's Disease	45	599	26	1,270	- 671
Ovary Cancer	46	582	33	713	- 132
Endocrine Disorders	47	497	40	474	+ 23
Malnutrition	48	435	29	1,006	- 571
Skin Disease	49	409	54	156	+ 253
Poisonings	50	394	55	126	+ 268
Epilepsy	51	359	47	262	+ 97
Pancreas Cancer	52	346	23	1,607	- 1,260
Alcohol	53	303	44	321	- 18
Bladder Cancer	54	268	41	463	- 195
Uterin Cancer	55	263	45	304	- 41
Tetanus	56	155	60	48	+ 107
Encephalitis	57	100	46	281	- 181
Hepatitis B	58	88	64	10	+ 78
Appendicitis	59	66	53	170	- 105
Other Neoplasms	60	50	58	54	- 5
Drug Use	61	41	34	635	- 594
Hepatitis C	62	26	65	4	+ 22
Ascariasis	63	22	69	2	+ 21
Dengue	64	21	66	4	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	17	57	107	- 90
Multiple Sclerosis	66	16	62	35	- 19
Diphtheria	67	10	70	1	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	68	6	63	11	- 5
War	69	3	67	3	- 1
Chlamydia	70	2	68	3	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

New Guinea

Peru

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.