PHILIPPINES VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	80,474	1	129,955	- 49,481
Stroke	2	59,979	3	74,167	- 14,188
Lung Disease	3	53,425	6	32,559	+ 20,865
Diabetes Mellitus	4	53,367	7	32,260	+ 21,106
Tuberculosis	5	46,727	8	27,061	+ 19,667
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	30,551	2	93,807	- 63,256
Malaria	7	28,798	69	94	+ 28,704
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	27,019	22	6,189	+ 20,831
Asthma	9	21,686	11	11,404	+ 10,282
Low Birth Weight	10	19,560	14	10,141	+ 9,419
Birth Trauma	11	17,703	18	7,960	+ 9,743
Road Traffic Accidents	12	13,014	10	13,017	- 3
Hypertension	13	12,898	5	34,500	- 21,601
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	12,618	42	1,807	+ 10,811
Violence	15	11,403	9	14,835	- 3,431
Congenital Anomalies	16	11,191	17	8,051	+ 3,140
Breast Cancer	17	8,991	15	9,802	- 811
Kidney Disease	18	8,085	4	39,380	- 31,295
Cervical Cancer	19	7,824	33	3,076	+ 4,749
Other Injuries	20	7,614	31	3,536	+ 4,078
Liver Cancer	21	7,583	19	7,663	- 81
Liver Disease	22	7,352	20	7,076	+ 276
Lung Cancers	23	7,322	13	10,296	- 2,974
HIV/AIDS	24	7,196	66	204	+ 6,991
Oral Cancer	25	6,828	34	2,916	+ 3,912
Falls	26	5,907	28	3,861	+ 2,046
Fires	27	5,744	54	600	+ 5,145
Stomach Cancer	28	5,262	41	1,868	+ 3,394
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	5,239	16	8,063	- 2,824
Maternal Conditions	30	4,952	38	2,042	+ 2,910
Skin Cancers	31	4,904	61	368	+ 4,536
Lymphomas	32	4,153	36	2,279	+ 1,874
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	4,037	39	2,010	+ 2,027
Meningitis	34	3,813	47	1,041	+ 2,771
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3,550	21	6,865	- 3,316
Prostate Cancer	36	3,353	26	4,149	- 796
Suicide	37	3,044	35	2,325	+ 719
Leukemia	38	2,980	29	3,596	- 616
Pertussis	39	2,916	43	1,760	+ 1,156
Drownings	40	2,821	27	3,881	- 1,060
Measles	41	2,798	48	894	+ 1,905
Syphilis	42	2,753	44	1,157	+ 1,596
Inflammatory/Heart	43	2,693	30	3,545	- 852
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,343	53	672	+ 1,671
Parkinson's Disease	45	2,173	55	594	+ 1,579
Ovary Cancer	46	2,110	40	1,994	+ 116
Endocrine Disorders	47	1,802	12	10,464	- 8,661
Malnutrition	48	1,579	24	4,311	- 2,732
Skin Disease	49	1,486	25	4,229	- 2,744
Poisonings	50	1,430	65	226	+ 1,204
Epilepsy	51	1,302	45	1,120	+ 182
Pancreas Cancer	52	1,257	37	2,121	- 864
Alcohol	53	1,100	60	401	+ 699
Bladder Cancer	54	971	58	569	+ 402
Uterin Cancer	55	956	50	761	+ 195
Tetanus	56	561	59	521	+ 40
Encephalitis	57	361	67	185	+ 176
Hepatitis B	58	318	56	590	- 272
Appendicitis	59	238	63	276	- 38
Other Neoplasms	60	180	23	5,146	- 4,967
Drug Use	61	149	52	695	- 546
Hepatitis C	62	93	81	0	+ 93
Ascariasis	63	81	76	13	+ 68
Dengue	64	75	46	1,060	- 985
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	62	62	323	- 260
Multiple Sclerosis	66	58	72	31	+ 27
Diphtheria	67	38	75	14	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	68	22	70	39	- 16
War	69	10	49	817	- 807
Chlamydia	70	9	78	4	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	2	74	23	- 21
Leprosy	72	0	71	37	- 37
Schistosomiasis	73	0	64	233	- 233
Leishmaniasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	78	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	68	127	- 127
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	752	- 752
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	570	- 570
Oral conditions	86	0	73	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

New Guinea

Philippines

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.