POLAND VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,362	1	117,700	- 91,337
Stroke	2	19,648	2	32,693	- 13,045
Lung Disease	3	17,501	6	13,677	+ 3,825
Diabetes Mellitus	4	17,482	8	8,947	+ 8,535
Tuberculosis	5	15,307	41	597	+ 14,711
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,008	4	19,998	- 9,990
Malaria	7	9,434	78	0	+ 9,434
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,851	37	839	+ 8,012
Asthma	9	7,104	43	540	+ 6,564
Low Birth Weight	10	6,408	42	579	+ 5,829
Birth Trauma	11	5,799	57	52	+ 5,747
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,263	22	3,555	+ 709
Hypertension	13	4,225	15	4,937	- 711
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	4,134	40	612	+ 3,522
Violence	15	3,736	49	294	+ 3,442
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,666	36	916	+ 2,750
Breast Cancer	17	2,945	9	7,967	- 5,021
Kidney Disease	18	2,649	20	4,065	- 1,416
Cervical Cancer	19	2,563	32	1,907	+ 657
Other Injuries	20	2,494	28	2,527	- 32
Liver Cancer	21	2,484	29	2,290	+ 194
Liver Disease	22	2,409	10	7,912	- 5,504
Lung Cancers	23	2,399	3	25,781	- 23,382
HIV/AIDS	24	2,357	54	115	+ 2,242
Oral Cancer	25	2,237	25	3,377	- 1,140
Falls	26	1,935	16	4,712	- 2,777
Fires	27	1,882	45	474	+ 1,408
Stomach Cancer	28	1,724	12	5,910	- 4,187
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,716	5	14,610	- 12,894
Maternal Conditions	30	1,622	63	10	+ 1,613
Skin Cancers	31	1,607	31	2,155	- 548
Lymphomas	32	1,360	19	4,141	- 2,781
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,323	21	3,701	- 2,379
Meningitis	34	1,249	53	171	+ 1,078
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,163	26	3,091	- 1,928
Prostate Cancer	36	1,099	11	6,489	- 5,390
Suicide	37	997	18	4,282	- 3,285
Leukemia	38	976	24	3,456	- 2,479
Pertussis	39	955	71	0	+ 955
Drownings	40	924	39	636	+ 288
Measles	41	917	72	0	+ 917
Syphilis	42	902	69	0	+ 902
Inflammatory/Heart	43	882	23	3,495	- 2,612
Oesophagus Cancer	44	768	33	1,803	- 1,035
Parkinson's Disease	45	712	34	1,500	- 789
Ovary Cancer	46	691	27	2,929	- 2,238
Endocrine Disorders	47	590	38	831	- 241
Malnutrition	48	517	50	291	+ 227
Skin Disease	49	487	46	469	+ 18
Poisonings	50	468	51	205	+ 264
Epilepsy	51	426	35	1,145	- 719
Pancreas Cancer	52	412	13	5,430	- 5,018
Alcohol	53	360	14	5,238	- 4,878
Bladder Cancer	54	318	17	4,700	- 4,382
Uterin Cancer	55	313	30	2,163	- 1,850
Tetanus	56	184	67	2	+ 182
Encephalitis	57	118	64	6	+ 112
Hepatitis B	58	104	56	52	+ 52
Appendicitis	59	78	55	69	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	60	59	7	9,256	- 9,197
Drug Use	61	49	48	321	- 272
Hepatitis C	62	30	52	188	- 158
Ascariasis	63	27	82	0	+ 27
Dengue	64	25	84	0	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	20	47	369	- 349
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	44	502	- 484
Diphtheria	67	12	70	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	68	7	60	19	- 12
War	69	3	66	4	- 1
Chlamydia	70	3	73	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	1	68	1	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

New Guinea

Poland

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.